On The Catwalk
photo by Mark Nelson
I'm not much of a fashion maven. When not wearing tennis clothes, jogging shorts or ski pants, Levi 501s are pretty much my everyday Park City "look." There's nothing I like better than admiring the fashion pages of glossy magazines, but I've just never been one to pull it off myself. So it was with some trepidation that I walked in the doors at The Yard Saturday night for the "Art Meets Fas
hion" event Park City Magazine was sponsoring. As editor of the magazine, I felt I should have SOMETHING other than jeans on when I got there, to better blend with the crowd. I came up with a rather uninspired outfit - one of my favorite old suede mini skirts with a new brown turtleneck and paisley cardigan, trying to capture the seasonal feel in autumn colors. But the big stretch was wearing patterned stockings and - gasp - high heels, which look so good but hurt so bad. They were off about an hour later, thrown into a corner for the night. So much for my fashion debut.
Luckily, the
evening had nothing to do with me. It was a fundraiser for two of our favorite Park City charities - Friends of the Animals (which we have an article on in our upcoming winter issue) and The Peace House. Heidi and Anne from (a)perture marketing produced the event, so all guests had to do was sip on libations and nibble on the likes of spanikopita, beef and chicken skewers, charcuterie, hummus and chips, fruit and cheese whipped up by Jean Louis restaurant. My worries about my not-so-glamorous outfit soon fell away. No one was looking at what I was wearing - all eyes were on the absolutely gorgeous models and the absolutely gorgeous clothes from local Park City retailers Flight, Cake boutique, Burns Cowboy Shop, Olive & Tweed, Whimsy, Mary Jane's, Hilda and Convictions. After time to browse the local artwork provided by Gallery Mar, Phoenix Gallery and Meyer Gallery and a silent auction to raise money for the charities, a real live catwalk fashion show entertained us all for nearly an hour - with hopping music, colorful lights, video screens and a cast of truly beautiful models strutting their stuff and vogueing for the cluster of photographers at the end of the runway. And even for a fashion ignoramus like me, our local retailers proved in their selection of clothes modeled that you can still look "down to earth Park City" and be dressed practically for the weather yet look stylish at the same time. The male models from Burns Cowboy Shop really got the female half of the crowd cheering (think open shirts showing six-pack abs, form-fitting jeans, cowboy boots, cowboy hats and cute smiles), but the star of the night was "Lucy Has Everything" boutique owner's little white pooch wearing a "fetching" plaid sweater coat. Another hit of the evening was the free photo booth, where a gathering of our staff squeezed in for some fun. Park City Magazine and (a)perture plan to repeat the event next fall - so stay tuned and join us next time. In the meantime, shop our local retailers this fall and holiday season - they have some GREAT clothes - and learn more about Friends of Animals and The Peace House at friendsofanimals.net and peacehouse.org.
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Kristen Gould Case is editor of Park City Magazine and a freelance writer who publishes nationally. Weaned on the blue ice slopes of New England, she moved to Park City 25 years ago and hasn't looked back.
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Reader Comments:
Love the sunglasses, Kristen! Looks like a fun event. xo VR