Fashion for Paws 09

The District Dog is proud to have been a part of Fashion for Paws 09, thrown by The Washington Humane Society, by specially designing promotional fliers with a discount for the goodie bags. We donate to The Washington Humane Society and were very excited to be a part of this fun and important event our first year in business!

Fashion for Paws infuses the nation’s capital with cutting edge high fashion, drawing an extraordinary crowd of VIP’s, fashion and animals lovers alike. The fashion show and fundraising event features sixty notable personalities as the models on the runway. F4P includes 3 different categories of models walking the runway, with one category comprised of fundraising models who agree to raise funds in the weeks leading up to the fashion show and participate in a friendly fundraising competition. The top male and female fundraiser will be awarded the title “F4P Model Washingtonian of the Year,” on the runway. In just its first 2 years, F4P DC has been a smashing success, selling more than 1000 tickets each year, and raising more than $330,000 for charity. This year, to date, the F4P fundraising models have already raised a total of $98,000 in just 4½ weeks.

We are all thrilled to be returning to the Embassy of Italy, and are certain that we will exceed the accomplishments of last year’s success, even in these troubling economic times.

This year Tysons Galleria has signed on to be the official fashion partner of the event.  Models will be strutting down the runway in selections from the spring 2009 collections of: 7 for all Mankind, Betsey Johnson, Cache, Cole-Haan, MaxMara, Nicole Miller, Liljenquist & Beckstead, Ermenegildo Zegna, Anthropologie, Cartier, David Yurman, Lacoste, Saks Fifth Avenue and Aram.

Make-up will be done by Chanel and hair will be styled by Toka Salon.

KM Canine Couture will be created by Kristina Robertson of Barkley Square Gourmet Dog Bakery & Boutique, and will be in keeping with the designs worn by the two-legged models on the runway.

Teatro Goldoni restaurant will be the VIP section sponsor, providing lavish Italian fare for VIP seated guests, as well as providing special service to the VIP tables.

For the third year in a row the runway and staging production will be handled by NoMad Event Systems, this year unveiling a new sleek design reminiscent of runways in Milan, Paris and New York, yet still able to accommodate those models on four-legs featured in the F4P show.

The official F4P after party for VIP ticket holders, models and committee members will take place at L2 Lounge from 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

To purchase tickets and to see a full list of 2009 models and sponsors please click here.

Source: Washington Humane Society Blog