6th Annual Fashion Show for All Abilities
Friday, June 1, 2012: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Tickets: $5 per person, available at the door
The story behind the Fashion Show for All Abilities:
Chantel knew from a young age what she wanted to be when she grew up: a fashion model. Early on, Chantel developed portfolios to showcase her talent and abilities. Several years ago, Chantel suffered an anoxic brain injury. She now relies on a wheelchair to get around – and she hasn’t let this stop her from pursuing her dream. In 2007, Chantel rallied help from her friends, loved ones, and the Waisman Center Community Training and Consultation Program to organize the first ever Fashion Show for All Abilities in Madison, WI.
Community Training and Consultation continues to organize and direct the show each year. With the Fashion Show in its sixth year, almost 150 men, women and children of all ages have been given a chance to experience a taste of Chantel’s dream. These models have worked with over 40 businesses, met with countless salespersons, stylists, photographers, not to mention media, community members, and volunteers. Community Training and Consultation plans to continue providing this amazing opportunity to more individuals in the years to come.
The fashion show is not a fundraiser, but a community awareness event, promoting accessibility and calling for respect and courtesy to all persons in the community, and specifically in a retail setting. This event changes attitudes, promotes inclusion and grows self-esteem in many of the models themselves. Meaningful relationships have developed between models and other community members and fashion professionals.
With an audience of over 500 people last year alone, we hope that this event will reach a broad range of people to change attitudes and support inclusion in the community.
Each year, up to one hundred people donate time, energy, ideas, and materials to put on the Fashion Show for All Abilities. The UW–Madison Waisman Center has collaborated with retail outlets, store managers, salespersons, countless volunteers, consultants, artists, hair and makeup stylists, the Wisconsin Film School, and of course, models of all ages and abilities who donated their time to put on this amazing event.
For volunteer opportunities, please contact Rachel Weingarten: weingarten@waisman.wisc.edu.
Hosted by: Jonathan Suttin, Triple M Radio and Rachel Friedman
Model Coaching by KjLyn, www.KjLyn.com
DJ: Lasisi Ibrahim
Photography
Douglas Otto “Papa Razzi” and Nicole Pulvermacher, www.divinestyles.org
Model Portraits
KelsyAnne Schoenhaar, Encore Studio for the Performing Arts
www.encorestudio.org
Stylists
Rosalee Eichstedt, Coordinator
www.rosaleeonline.com
Headlines Salon
6803 University Avenue
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-1121
2012 Participating Retailers and Supporters:
A Stone's Throw: 1925 Monroe St., Madison WI
www.shopastonesthrow.com
Agrace HospiceCare Thrift Store: 1733 Thierer Road, Madison, WI
www.agracehospicecare.org/hospicecare-thrift-store
Ann Taylor: 33 West Towne Mall, Madison, WI
www.anntaylor.com
Bop: 222 West Gorham Street, Madison, WI
www.shopbop.com
Boston Store: 36 West Towne Mall, Madison, WI
www.bostonstore.com
Capitol Kids: 8 S Carroll St, Madison, WI
www.capitolkids.com
Catherine's: 7429 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI
www.catherines.com
Chico's: 1651 Deming Way, Suite 102, Middleton, WI
www.chicos.com
Dress Barn: 141 East Towne Mall, Madison, WI
www.dressbarn.com
Fashion Bug: 2123 Zeier Rd., Madison, WI
www.fashionbug.com
Goodwill Industries: Locations throughout South Central Wisconsin
goodwillscwi.org
Hempen Goods: 911 Williamson Street, Madison, WI
www.hempengoods.com
Hoi Polloi: 2334 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI
Marshalls: 1700 Deming Way, Middleton, WI
www.marshallsonline.com
Maurice's: 1621 Deming Way, Middleton, WI
www.maurices.com
Men's Wearhouse: 7874 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI
www.menswearhouse.com
Moments to Cherish: 2990 Cahill Main, Suite 200, Fitchburg, WI
www.momentstocherishbridals.com
Nedrebo's Formal Wear: 5237 Verona Road, Madison WI
www.nedrebos.com
Neena: 410 Dunhill Drive, Verona, WI
www.shopneena.com
New York & Company: 28 W Towne Mall, Madison, WI
www.nyandcompany.com
Orvis: 1700 Deming Way # 102, Middleton, WI
www.orvis.com/madison
Pendelton Woolen Mills: 702 N Midvale Blvd # 117, Madison, WI
www.pendleton-usa.com
Suzen Sez: 2421 University Ave, Madison, WI
www.suzen-sez.com
The Purple Goose: 400 W. Verona Ave., Verona, WI
www.shopthepurplegoose.com
Vanity Shop: 47 East Towne Mall, Madison, WI
www.vanityshops.com
White House Black Market: 1621 Deming Way Ste. 106, Middleton
www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/
Previous Fashion Shows for All Abilities
FSAA 2011
6th Annual Fashion Show for All Abilities
Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Tickets: $5 per person, available at the door (Doors open at 5:45 PM)
Event Posters
2012
Images courtesy of Douglas Otto, KelsyAnne Schoenhaar and Nicole Pulvermacher
2011
Images courtesy of Douglas Otto and Nicole Pulvermacher
2010
Images courtesy of Douglas Otto, KelsyAnne Schoenhaar and Nicole Pulvermacher
2009
Images courtesy of Douglas Otto and KelsyAnne Schoenhaar and Michelle Allen Photography
Wisconsin State Journal
On the Catwalk (article with video)
Wisconsin Film School Documentary
The fashion show was filmed for a documentary produced by the Wisconsin Film School.
For more information on this project, please visit www.wisconsinfilmschool.org