Fashion Show

The Holly Club of Wrentham will hold its annual fashion show March 28 at the Lake View Pavilion in Foxborough. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., with dinner beginning at 7 p.m. The cost is $40 per person, with all proceeds going to local scholarships and charities. To reserve tickets and for more details, contact Pat Connolly at 508-699-4851. - Rachel Lebeaux

Hugs, kisses, a massage and a vampire bite - stars were desperate to sell to the highest bidder at the amfAR Gala at the Cap D'Antibes. In an attempt to raise money Thursday at the Cinema Against AIDS auction, celebrity presenters threw in bribes to persuade the well-dressed audience to part with their money, and try to achieve a target of $10 million dollars. Held at the exclusive Hotel Du Cap, over-looking the sea, Janet Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kylie Minogue, Gerard Butler and Kim Kardashian all attended the black tie event.

MILWAUKEE -- A Roman Catholic school is canceling a fashion show by the manufacturer of American Girl dolls and books amid conservative groups' criticism of a girls organization that receives support from the company. St. Luke School in Brookfield notified its parents of the decision through bulletins at Masses over the weekend. Two national groups -- the Pro-Life Action League in Chicago and the American Family Association in Tupelo, Miss. -- have raised questions about the American Girl brand and its parent company, Mattel Inc. , because of the company's fund-raising for Girls Inc., formerly...

The Boston fashion designers showing their clothes at a June 16 runway event at the Seaport Hotel may not be internationally known, but the VIPs slated to be in attendance are instantly recognizable. "Sex and the City" fashion plate Sarah Jessica Parker will be in attendance at a show featuring clothes from Boston designers Candice Wu , Nara Paz , and Pavlina Gilson . The fashion show and shopping event will be hosted by Leighton Meester . Other guests watching the stylish proceedings that night include Naomi Campbell and Sharon Stone . It's all part of the conference...

In order to fully enjoy "The Fashion Show" - and there is plenty to enjoy in Bravo's new reality contest - you have to resist the urge to keep comparing it to "Project Runway. " To excise all memory of Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum from your brain. To forget you ever heard the words "auf Wiedersehen. " Except that we all know that's impossible. In all likelihood, "The Fashion Show" wouldn't exist if "Project Runway" hadn't decamped from Bravo to Lifetime - its sixth season premieres on the women's channel in August - and from New York to Los Angeles.

Jan Ankerson (above), director of volunteer services for the Mount Auburn Hospital Auxiliary, struck some poses in spring couture at her organization's Annual Spring Benefit Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Oakley Country Club in Watertown on Thursday. The mid-morning event, which benefited Mount Auburn, featured members of the Auxiliary in designs by Boston's own Sara Campbell.

Fashion reality programming has given us everything from budding designers making couture from potato sacks to stylists scrambling to find frocks for starlets. Having exhausted nearly every aspect of the industry - and knocking off its dearly-departed “Project Runway’’ with pallid imitations - Bravo finds a new way to bring viewers into the rapid, vapid world of fashion: a show focused on fashion publicists. “Kell on Earth,’’ which premieres tonight at 10, captures the drama and meltdowns you’d hope to see from a pressure-cooker office...

The following was submitted by the Marblehead Harbor Rotary Club: Mablehead, MA - The Marblehead Harbor Rotary Club is holding its third "Cheap & Chic" fashion show on Thursday, September 15.  The event, which is a fundraiser for the Club's scholarship programs, will take place on the picturesque terrace of the Eastern Yacht Club.  The celebrity host for the event will be popular North Shore news anchor Kim Carrigan, FOX 25 morning...

It's a blustery day — February tends to be that way in New York — and Marian Kihogo, a fashion stylist and blogger from London, is dashing from one runway show to another, from the tents at Lincoln Center to studios and galleries scattered around Manhattan. As she strides by on her "architectural heels" by Nicholas Kirkwood for Peter Pilotto, the heels hollowed out for artistic effect, this reporter dares to suggest she might be more comfortable in running shoes. She laughs.

DESIGNED FOR TROOPS: Lorraine Roy Designer Collections in Danvers hosts a charity fashion event, "Runway USA: Celebrating Women in Uniform," at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly Nov. 7. The event benefits military support organizations, including Operation Troop Support and the USO serving New England. The evening features food tastings, boutique shopping, and a fashion show in the theater-in-the-round setting. Emcees are 102.5-FM country radio personalities Lori Grande and Carolyn Kruse . Military honorees will be...

A model who looks a bit like a girl on fire struts down the catwalk at the MassArt 2012 Fashion Show, "Reveal," on Friday. The outfit was designed by Cavalyn Galano of the class of 2012. The new Revere Hotel hosted the event.

EASTON Zumba fund-raiser: The Dancing for Dogs fund-raiser is next Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Easton Self Defense, 502 Foundry St. The cost is $15. There will be raffles and Zumba lessons. Benefits the Blue Dog Shelter and Easton Animal Control. 508-207-0036. HINGHAM School fair: The free Wilder Fair will held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wilder Memorial Nursery School. The playground will be transformed into a carnival with a moonwalk, obstacle course, games, face painting, and food.

Jan Ankerson (above), director of volunteer services for the Mount Auburn Hospital Auxiliary, struck some poses in spring couture at her organization's Annual Spring Benefit Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Oakley Country Club in Watertown on Thursday. The mid-morning event, which benefited Mount Auburn, featured members of the Auxiliary in designs by Boston's own Sara Campbell.

The new Revere Hotel Boston Common is putting on a high-flying fashion show Wednesday, celebrating its official opening with models descending down the façade of the 24-story hotel decked out in designer outfits.   The Revere, a $27 million reinvention of the Radisson formerly located on the Stuart Street site, is sending climbers from Boston Rock Gym down the west side of the building at 5:40 p.m. wearing hotel uniforms designed by Massachusetts College of Art and Design students and spring and summer looks from Ted Baker London.

Kids FAMILY DAY AT THE DAVIS: MEMORY IN MIXED MEDIA Kids are invited to an interactive exploration of the exhibit "Rad-cliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine. " Afterward, they'll use some of the techniques they observed in their own art projects. April 21, 11 a.m. Free. Wellesley College, Davis Museum, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2051, www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu SLEEPING BEAUTY This version of the classic fairy tale presented by the Tanglewood Marionettes begins in the great hall of King Felix, where the wicked witch arrives with an unwelcome surprise for young Princess Aurora.

The new Revere Hotel Boston Common, which is in the building that used to be the Radisson, opened Wednesday night with a spectacle - namely a "vertical fashion show" that had climbers from Boston Rock Gym rappelling down the side of the building in stylish gear by Ted Baker and MassArt students, who were commissioned earlier this year to design uniforms for the hotel staff. The Revere gave binoculars to spectators down below to make it easier to see the models who were closer to the 24th floor.

The following was submitted by Malden High School: Malden High School's class of 2012 will present a senior fashion show called "Spring Time Gala" April 26. The doors open at 6:00 pm at the show starts at 6:30. The even will be held in the school's Jenkins Auditorium and will cost $10 for general admission seating. Light refreshments will be available. 

Boston rock god Steven Tyler spent some quality time with his kids on the West Coast over the weekend. He joined his model daughter, Chelsea (above), at the Andrew Charles fashion show at Macy's in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on Saturday. The Aerosmith frontman is a creative consultant for the Andrew Charles line, which is run by Andy Hilfiger, brother of Tommy. Tyler was spotted later with another daughter Mia at an after-party for the fashion show. The party, which was held at Hollywood's famous Viper Room and sponsored by Hilfiger's line, included a performance by the...

WHO Paula Pryke WHAT Pryke is a national celebrity in her native England for her inventive floral arrangements. She also sells her work online, designs elaborate environments for events, and runs a floral arranging school in England. She will be in Boston for the Museum of Fine Arts' annual Art in Bloom festival April 28-30. Her workshops are sold out, but you can meet her at a signing April 30 for her latest book, "Everyday Flowers," at the MFA from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (Go to www.mfa.org for more information.)

The new Revere Hotel Boston Common put on a high-flying fashion show Wednesday evening to celebrate its official opening, with models descending the façade of the 24-story hotel decked out in designer outfits -- and body harnesses. The Revere, a $27 million reinvention of the Radisson formerly located on the Stuart Street site, sent climbers from Boston Rock Gym down the west side of the building wearing hotel uniforms designed by Massachusetts College of Art and Design students and spring and summer looks from Ted Baker London.