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ReCap: Tea Sandwiches, Boutique Shopping and a Passport to Fashion You’ll Want To See – The Career Wardrobe Tea Party

November 20, 2014 by HughE Dillon 1 Comment

The Career Wardrobe held it’s annual tea and fashion show at the Bellevue last week. It’s a wonderful new tradition that I photograph every year. Who doesn’t love tea sandwiches, and a lunch time fashion show. Best of all it’s all for a good cause, to empower women entering the workforce. The Career Wardrobe helps women feel confident
when entering the workforce and takes the worry away about fitting in with
their counterparts who might not have had the stumbling blocks they have.

 6ABC’s Nydia Han was fashion
show emcee where over 200 women and their daughters attended, with a smattering
of men joining in the fun.  The event
included a fashion show, lunch with tea sandwiches, and this year they had boutique shopping of
all of the fashions that hit the runway; a portion of the sales benefited
Career Wardrobe. 

Shelly Siegel , Abby Siegel Greenberg, Isabelle Greenberg,
Elliot Lou and Lisa Getson-Brown.

Julie Hayes and Jessica Rennard.
Fran Fattah and Melissa Herd, US Dept. of Health &
Human Services, Empowering Tea Event Chair.

Elissa Bloom, ‎Executive Director The Philadelphia
Fashion Incubator and Markeesha Strong
Allyn Dullighan and Elizabeth Elmore.

Bianca Santini and Christopher Otten check out the
silent auction items.
Gabrielle Mandel and Terese Brown.

Mecca Nuri and Leah Delfiner, Designer. Her children’s
clothing line Pretty Pretty Rebel was featured in the fashion
show
Jamilia Harris Morrison.

Melissa Heard and Andrea Blassingame, Career Wardrobe
Board Member.
Bianca Santini, Cynthia St. Pierre, Beth Cohen and
Lauren Cohen.

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Jenn Cheifetz, Sheri Cole, Executive Director, Career Wardrobe, and Sabrina Sacks Mann.
Veronica McKee, Career Wardrobe Board Chair, Joan Gubernick ,Chief Marketing Officer for Einstein Healthcare and Myra Hochman.

 

Christine Jereb.
Simisola Maboguje and Wanda Pamphilie.
  6ABC’s Nydia Han was fashion
show emcee – It’s always great to check out the Career Wardrobe fashion show as they provide the guests with a “passport” to what everyone was wearing. After the show guests could go upstairs to the “pop-up boutique” and purchase what they saw on the runway or one of the other outfits sold at the boutique, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Career Wardrobe.
 
 Vittoria Woodill, Traffic Reporter on CBS3 Philadelphia as Nydia Han MCs the Career Wardrobe Fashion wearing an animal print dress ($15), Diane von Furstenburg ankle boots ($125), nude purse ($24), and Ann Taylor double strand necklace ($14) from the Wardrobe Boutique
 This outfit is from Philadelphia Fashion Incubator’s fashion designer Jovan O’Connor
Touche Accessories (KOP)  – Bandeau dress ($128), mini bow hat ($$64), nude patent clutch ($72), Spandex Black Gloves ($49)
 Tatyana (formerly Betti Page on Walnut St) Silver Rose ($145) and Emerald green purse ($64)
Isabel and Helena wearing Leah Delfner’s fashion line Pretty
Pretty Rebel. ($50 Stars & Bolts tutu dress, and Pink and White ($40)
 Touche Accessories – Formal Gown ($448)
The Career Wardrobe has outfitted nearly
70,000 women since December 1995. They provide dressing consults, resume
review and interview coaching, and beauty basics to women trying to get
back into the workforce.
 The Wardrobe Boutique –  Tasdashi evening gown ($75)
The Wardrobe Boutique – Kenneth Cole Dress ($24), De Chic Boutique necklace (438), and Dolce Vita pumps ($24) 
 
Melinda Berkman, Paige Wolfe (PR for the Career Wardrobe)  and Lauren Summers.

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Shelly Loo, Elliott Loo check out Leah Delfner’s
fashion line Pretty Pretty Rebel.