Editor’s Note: Reporters wishing to attend the 7 p.m. Nov. 10 fashion show at the Jemison-Van de Graaff mansion should register, in advance, by emailing FrontRowChallengeUA@hearst.com.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Abigail Hardin, a senior in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, is one of four college students nationwide selected by Marie Claire magazine to host benefit fashion shows in their respective college towns.
Dr. Virginia S. Wimberley, an assistant professor in clothing, textiles and interior design, encouraged Hardin to apply for Marie Claire magazine’s Front Row Challenge, and she did.
She was flown to New York City in August and given a crash course in fashion-show planning. Since then, Hardin has been working tirelessly with faculty, staff and fellow students to organize the fashion show.
Marie Claire will donate $10 for every pre-registered show attendee to Project Blessings, a Tuscaloosa-based non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income and underprivileged homeowners repair their homes and achieve a better quality of living.
Hardin, a Clinton, Miss. native, will produce and style the fashion show, which will be Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Jemison-Van de Graaff mansion, using clothes from Ann Taylor LOFT.
The event is free to attend, however seats are limited to the first 350 who reserve one by emailing FrontRowChallengeUA@hearst.com.
Contact
Deidre Stalnaker, UA Media Relations, 205/348-4956, dstalnaker@ur.ua.edu
Source
Abigail Hardin, 601/573-3890, achardin@crimson.ua.edu