Publication: The Miami Herald
Date: 11-16-2007
Byline: Story by Kathryn Wexler
TITLE: ON THE RUNWAY: Heartbreak turned fashion designer to charity Local designers lend talent to a cause -- or two
In August, Funair's line, Orangia, was showcased at South Beach's 510 Ocean Restaurant to benefit Fashion Fights Poverty, an organization that promotes fair trade and environmentalism in fashion and raises money to eradicate poverty...
The event at the restaurant included informal modeling of Orangia clothing and jewelry by another local designer, Renee Solomon, whose business Solomon's Strands is in Fort Lauderdale. It was the first time Fashion Fights Poverty held an event outside Washington, D.C. It intends to return to Miami in the spring.
"A lot of people came out and became aware of what was going on outside of South Beach, their immediate Starbucks and clubs," said Solomon, who donated a citrine and amethyst necklace that retails for about $150 for the event's raffle.
Solomon, too, is no stranger to charity. She has given her one-of-a-kind, handcrafted jewelry, which sells for $100 to $400, to the Women of Tomorrow, a mentor and scholarship program; the Jamaica Committee; and the Caribbean Bar Association's scholarship fund, she said...
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Date: 11-16-2007
Byline: Story by Kathryn Wexler
TITLE: ON THE RUNWAY: Heartbreak turned fashion designer to charity Local designers lend talent to a cause -- or two
In August, Funair's line, Orangia, was showcased at South Beach's 510 Ocean Restaurant to benefit Fashion Fights Poverty, an organization that promotes fair trade and environmentalism in fashion and raises money to eradicate poverty...
The event at the restaurant included informal modeling of Orangia clothing and jewelry by another local designer, Renee Solomon, whose business Solomon's Strands is in Fort Lauderdale. It was the first time Fashion Fights Poverty held an event outside Washington, D.C. It intends to return to Miami in the spring.
"A lot of people came out and became aware of what was going on outside of South Beach, their immediate Starbucks and clubs," said Solomon, who donated a citrine and amethyst necklace that retails for about $150 for the event's raffle.
Solomon, too, is no stranger to charity. She has given her one-of-a-kind, handcrafted jewelry, which sells for $100 to $400, to the Women of Tomorrow, a mentor and scholarship program; the Jamaica Committee; and the Caribbean Bar Association's scholarship fund, she said...
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