We were SEEN

The Seen column insert of the Post-Gazette came out this weekend and they did an amazingly wonderful article on Carousel Couture at the Madcap Masquerade.  Five of the gowns were featured in their full-color glory, and I was even credited with letting the whole city of Pittsburgh know about our local design talent!  How fabulous!

Check out the article here and don't forget to click all the links on the left side to see the photos that were published. The photo here of mine and Carl Williams' designs is just one of five great pics. Special thanks to our models Marlee Fritz and Jenn Thomas for working it on the runway!

Photos Have Been Posted

TONS of photos from Saturday's Madcap Masquerade have been posted to Pittsburgh Grapevine. There are 476 photos posted, so if you want to skip right to the fashion show they start around page 22 of the album.  Since many of us who were backstage didn't get to see the beginning of the party, be sure not to miss photos of Bill Kolano and Bridgette Pavlik showing up as Amy Whinehouse and a London Police Man... in a working ambulance! Amy (I mean Bridgette) was wheeled into the party on a gurney! Don't miss those photos.

The pic you see to the left is of Samantha Scott of the Docherty Model & Talent Agency wearing a carousel inspired design by Brittney Thieroff for Babylove designs. Photos of all 16 of the designers' work can be seen on Pittsburgh Grapevine.  Don't forget to vote on your favorite design below after checking them all out.

Bravo!

It is all said and done now! Carousel Couture was a great success, and if you were lucky enough to have seen it, you know what I am talking about. The gowns were absolutely spectacular this year. I know I may be a little biased, but I was so impressed by the amount of detail, creativity and care that was put into each garment. Thank you designers for really making this the best show yet!

Of course, the gowns would not have looked nearly as beautiful without our 17 stunning local models provided by Docherty Model and Talent Agency, the Talent Group, and independent models provided by some of their own designers. Thank you girls for being so easy to work with and being so beautiful!

At every fashion show I've even been to the music is a key part of the audience's experience. This year we had amazingly helpful people working on the music to ensure it all went as planned. Thank you, as well!

There are so many people who made this event the hit that it was, too many to list here. So, if you were one of them, THANK YOU!

Please cast your vote in the poll below on which gown was your favorite at the show. If you can't choose just one, you can select your top three.

Also, stay tuned to this blog for photos and even a video of the show to be posted later this week. I know many people were there taking photos, please feel free to post links to their location in the comments section of this post.