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In a few days, some of Pittsburgh's most fashionable women will be attending an evening soiree wearing nothing but garbage bags. For the past four years, these community leaders have been taking the money they would normally spend on designer duds and donating them to charity.
In her final column for The Daily Telegraph, Alexandra Shulman advises on what to wear to a party if you don't want to wear black.
EVERYBODY's talking about how London Fashion Week is about to really grab the international fashion limelight and, with Nathan Jenden back in his hometown, they won't be able to talk about anything else.
Jasmine Aitcheson (left), head of costumes for My Fair Lady, fits Anne Jones-Abel with a gown for the Ascot race scene in Theatre Ancaster's fall Broadway production that opens tonight. Call 905-304-SHOW to reserve tickets.

Tawona Davis of Grove Hill and Charley Marshall Jr. of Chance were united in marriage Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at Morning Star Baptist Church in Whatley with Rev. Charley Marshall Sr. officiating.
Many dads' eyes tear up at the sight of their daughters in their white gowns.
Members of the Heather Twig of Trinity Health System gathered at the Steubenville Country Club Wednesday to celebrate the twigs 70th anniversary and present a $12,000 check to THS.
On Broadway, he's been the vampire count in Dracula, The Musical; Scar, the venomous lion in The Lion King; and Dr. Frank N. Furter, a Transylvanian transsexual in The Rocky Horror Show.
To follow up on your remark that modern dance's intent is "to communicate in a language that you have to construct every time all by yourself -- that is deeply individual even though it belongs to a family of tongues," how do you think dance audiences would respond if they saw earlier versions of a dance before they attended a performance of the final product?
DENVER - Roy Romer's three gubernatorial inauguration parties featured children's choirs, popcorn, lemonade and cash bars - all for $10 per ticket. Bill Owens' style tended more toward herb-crusted salmon, beef tenderloin and professional musicians, and it cost at least $150 to get in.
High fashion is steeped in deep chocolates, maroons and navy blues right now. Yet the trendsetters - the kids walking the street - are rockin' all things loud and brash.
A woman, possibly in her 40s (perhaps older, given the technology) was across me, grasping a glass of red wine. All seats taken, she stood uncomfortably in her stilletos while muttering something to her companion who was likewise well-dressed.
Style-savvy sisters, rejoice. You don't have to jet set to a chic big-city to find a flock of fashion-related festivities.
What if you planned a fundraising gala, sent out hundreds of invitations and raised thousands of dollars . . . and nobody came? Thats exactly what the Arthritis Foundation is hoping will happen at this years inaugural Phantom Ball.

Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Nov 3, 2006... The bedraggled Confederate uniforms look reasonably convincing, as do the ball gowns in a scene recalling the refreshment-free "starvation parties" that were ...
Naples Sun Times, FL - Nov 8, 2006... In fact, many designers showed it in their evening wear, from big ball gowns to snazzy capes. Jean Paul Gaultier sent models marching ...
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Nov 13, 2006... We arrived at 6pm on a Friday to find the lobby stuffed with Subaru executives in black ties and ball gowns sipping sparkling chardonnay. ...
Toronto Star, Canada - Nov 26, 2006... 28, will mark the 40th anniversary of The Black and White Ball, a vain ... high society ladies trying to avoid getting red sauce on their glistening white gowns. ...
Signal, CA - Nov 26, 2006... The show's finale was a tribute to the masquerade ball from the ... suits, sportswear, leather jeans and jackets and incomparable evening gowns would certainly ...
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 30, 2006... and the Whomping Willows. Guests are encouraged to dress in their finest robes and ball gowns for this all-ages, all-Potter event. ...
Miami Herald, FL - 10 hours ago... Ball chairs Julie Todaro and Claudine Wheeler dressed in wine-red ball gowns recreated the Moulin Rouge nightclub decor at the Eden Roc Hotel where red-rose ...