Glitter Gala Re-cap

Last night was the 2nd annual Glitter Gala held downtown at the Sheraton. As promised, it was filled with lots of glitter - it's patrons sure know how to bring out the bling!

The fashion show began at 7:30 and the theme was the Golden Era of Film. The models were made up of 60 volunteers along with 2 local celebs! All of the clothing in the show will be available at the Glitter Sale on November 14-15th. They had over 30 movie snipits (Grease, South Pacific, Pretty Woman, Gigi, Some Like it Hot, Breakfast at Tiffany's, etc...) paired with outfits that portrayed the film and the era - it was really well done!

The show ended with the winning designs from the students from the Art Institute - they were given $75, a movie to work with (Twilight, Austin Powers...) and then let loose in the Goodwill store. It's like a mini Project Runway...

Check out the photos and experience the fun for yourself!

Glitter Gala Tonight!

Tonight is the Goodwill Glitter Gala - are you going to be there?

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:00pm
Sheraton Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle

Here are all the details!

Check out pictures from last years event.

The Goodwill Glitter Gala

Last night was the first annual Glitter Gala which was put on to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Goodwill Glitter Sale (which was originally called 'Sequins, Satin, Feathers and Beads' and then 'All That Glitters' and then eventually shorten to the name we now know). It will be held tomorrow and Sunday from 9am - 6pm at their Dearborn St. Store (1400 South Lane Street).

The gala was attended by many sharply dressed men and women who were there to support Goodill! The night started out with light appetizers and champagne being passed around while the patrons bought raffle tickets for numerous prizes and bid on 2 tables worth of silent auction items. I had my eye on a collector Barbie but sadly I didn't have time to bid.

The Art Institute had several designers there as well who had created pieces for the runway show. They had been given $75 at Goodwill and had been the task of creative a futuristic outfit for the runway show. I got some great images of those items, make sure to check them all out. (I had hoped to meet the designers but was so busy taking photos I didn't get a chance to speak to all of them.)

Rhinestone Rosie was also there with some of her vintage jewelry pieces that patrons could view. From what I was told some of those pieces will be in the Glitter Sale!

At a little after 7pm the Sheraton Metropolitan Ballroom doors were opened and guests were asked to go in and find their tables for dinner. We took our places next to the stage so we could get some great shots of the clothing coming off the runway.

The runway show was great; Mary Louise (head of the Goodwill vintage collection), the Art Institute and Robert Leonard did a fantastic job of styling the models and clothing to look like the differnt eras they were representing. Their whole show is about reusing and repurposing items, what a great eco friendly show!! All of the clothing they showed came from Goodwill which, as you should know, are items that the community donated. Plus, all of the items they showed will be in the Glitter Sale!

The proceeds from the event support Goodwill’s free job training and education programs, which help low income people with barriers to employment get the skills and support they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency through work. Towards the end of the evening everyone was introduced to two success stories, Joyce and Kimberly, it was very heart warming and portrayed how Goodwill really does help people!

Make sure to head on over to the Glitter Sale tomorrow to buy some of these amazing items!

Thank you to Tracy Schneider and Betsy McFeely for all their help answering questions and for allowing us to cover the event, thank you so much ladies!

I'll be in line at the sale tomorrow, make sure to say hi if you see me! ;)