SAVANNAH BOUTIQUES … COMING TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL FASHION SHOW. THE EVENT … IS PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL VETERANS, … PAIRING – FASHION WITH A GOOD CAUSE. WJCL 22 NEWS’ LYDIA – BLACKSTONE REPORTS … MANY OF THOSE WALKING THE RUNWAY … ARE VETERAN’S./// “YOU WALK INTO MY STORE, YOU ASKED FOR SOMETHING FOR A WOMAN. THE ANSWER IS YES. YOU ASK FOR SOMETHING FOR A CHILD, THE ANSWER IS YES. YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR MY COUNTRY OR ANY OF OUR VALUES. ANYTHING. THE ANSWER IS YES BECAUSE I THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT.” IT WAS AN EASY YES FOR 5 SAVANNAH BOUTIQUES TO SIGN UP TO BE APART OF THE INAUGURAL SAVANNAH BOUTIQUE FASHION SHOW. THE FUNDS GOING TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE VETERAN’S COUNCIL OF CHATHAM COUNTY. “LET’S HIGHLIGHT THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE A PART OF AS VETERANS. YOU KNOW, WE DEFENDED IT. NOW WE’RE A PART OF IT AND WE GO TO THESE BUSINESSES. SO LET’S HIGHLIGHT THEM AND JUST HAVE THE VETERAN COUNCIL BE THE BACKBONE TO SUPPORT THE EVENT AND MANAGE IT.” SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES, SEA OR BE SEEN, GOOD. GOOD., DELANEY ROSE, PIMA, MORGAN RAE, AND GOLDY LINKS…THEIR CLOTHES SHOWCASED ON THE RUNWAY AT THE MACKEY HOUSE ON MAY 7TH BUT HOW DO VETERANS AND FASHION MIX? “I HAVE NO FASHION SENSE WHATSOEVER AND I JUST SAID, WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THIS WORK AND WE CAN BREAK THE MOLD OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF VETERANS.” WITH THE HELP OF STYLISH STORE OWNERS LIKE MO DIXON AT SEA OR BE SEEN…AND STYLIST SHEYNA IMM AT THE GOOD GOOD TO HELP BRING THE TWO TOGETHER. …SHEYNA IS WORKING TO CAST VETERANS TO BE THE MODELS IN THE SHOW..UPLIFTING THEIR STORIES “IT’S REALLY COOL TOO, THAT EVERYONE’S REALLY VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME FOR THIS. AND I THINK JUST THAT AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE DOING THE WORK, YOU GUYS JUST BUY A TICKET AND SHOW UP.” AND THOSE TICKERS ARE $45 EACH, THE MONEY GOING TO HELP NON-PROFITS LIKE THE DIVE…WHO WORKS TO HELP UNHOUSED VETERANS, AS WELL AS TO HELP FUND THE EFFORTS OF THE VETERAN’S DAY PARADE, AND THE FLAGS YOU’LL SEE FLYING ON BROUGHTON STREET FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. “IF YOU ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER TO COME OR NOT, JUST TELL YOUR HUSBAND YOU’RE AT TARGET, OKAY? THAT’S WHAT YOU DO. ALL RIGHT?” IN SAVANNAH, LYDIA BLACKSTONE WJCL 22 NEWS. THANK YOU LYDIA, ALL THAT INFORMATION … ON HOW TO BUY A TICKET FOR T
Savannah boutiques host fashion show to benefit local veterans; how you can attend
Local veterans to serve as models and raise funds to Veterans Council of Chatham County
Five local boutiques are teaming up for a fashion show with a mission that extends beyond the runway.The inaugural Savannah Boutique Fashion Show is set for May 7 at The Mackey House, bringing together style and service by raising funds for the Veterans Council of Chatham County. Many of the show’s models will be veterans themselves.“It was an easy yes,” said Mo Dixon-Strickland, owner of Sea Oar Be Seen on Wilmington Island. “You have something for my country or our values—anything—the answer is yes, because it’s so important.”The participating businesses include Sea Oar Be Seen, Delaney Rose, Pima, Morgan Rae, and Goldy Links. They’re contributing outfits to be featured in the event, with proceeds supporting local veteran-focused nonprofits, including The Dive, which aids unhoused veterans.Retired Marine Lt. Col. Harry Gardner, of the Veterans Council, emphasized the event’s deeper significance.“Let’s highlight the community we are a part of as veterans,” Gardner said. “We defended it. Now we’re a part of it, and we go to these businesses. Let’s highlight them.” Tickets are $45, with proceeds also supporting the Veterans Day Parade and Memorial Day flag displays on Broughton Street.“If you’re questioning whether to come or not, just tell your husband you’re at Target,” Dixon-Strickland joked.Event Timeline:5:00 – 5:30 PM | Guest arrival, boutique browsing, socializing, and appetizers provided by The Dive5:45 PM | Guests are seated for the live fashion show7:15 – 8:00 PM | Fashion show concludes and guests are invited to continue shopping.“If you’re questioning whether to come or not, just tell your husband you’re at Target,” Dixon-Strickland joked.
Five local boutiques are teaming up for a fashion show with a mission that extends beyond the runway.
The inaugural Savannah Boutique Fashion Show is set for May 7 at The Mackey House, bringing together style and service by raising funds for the Veterans Council of Chatham County. Many of the show’s models will be veterans themselves.
“It was an easy yes,” said Mo Dixon-Strickland, owner of Sea Oar Be Seen on Wilmington Island. “You have something for my country or our values—anything—the answer is yes, because it’s so important.”
The participating businesses include Sea Oar Be Seen, Delaney Rose, Pima, Morgan Rae, and Goldy Links. They’re contributing outfits to be featured in the event, with proceeds supporting local veteran-focused nonprofits, including The Dive, which aids unhoused veterans.
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Harry Gardner, of the Veterans Council, emphasized the event’s deeper significance.
“Let’s highlight the community we are a part of as veterans,” Gardner said. “We defended it. Now we’re a part of it, and we go to these businesses. Let’s highlight them.”
Tickets are $45, with proceeds also supporting the Veterans Day Parade and Memorial Day flag displays on Broughton Street.
“If you’re questioning whether to come or not, just tell your husband you’re at Target,” Dixon-Strickland joked.
Event Timeline:
- 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Guest arrival, boutique browsing, socializing, and appetizers provided by The Dive
- 5:45 PM | Guests are seated for the live fashion show
- 7:15 – 8:00 PM | Fashion show concludes and guests are invited to continue shopping.
“If you’re questioning whether to come or not, just tell your husband you’re at Target,” Dixon-Strickland joked.
