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Do you love vintage clothing, sustainable fashion, bake sales, comedy performances and cats? Well, an upcoming fundraiser for FUR, or Friends United in Rescue, is bringing all of these elements together for an exciting event supporting Chico\u2019s local cat shelter.<\/p>\n
The fashion show and bazaar takes place on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Eagles Hall in Chico.<\/p>\n
One participant is Susan Reed, the owner of BootLeg. She\u2019s always been a collector of vintage clothing. Her time in costuming work in Los Angeles later pushed her to finally follow her dreams of opening up a vintage clothing shop in Chico. Reed\u2019s \u201ceclectic\u201d mix of clothing also highlights her inspiration for 70s vintage designs being sold in places like Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Other design masters taking the stage include Dawn Wan owner of Opium Den in the 8th and Main Antique mall, and Tiffany Anne Curtis with BettyRocket Vintage who typically only sells online.<\/p>\n
The show will have a \u201cdefinite vintage point of view\u201d according to Lisa Harper, the FUR volunteer who\u2019s organized this event in favor of the kitties.<\/p>\n
Some of the designers, such as Cory Tamura, have made it an artform to put together something old with something new. Tamura has been a clothing designer for over 25 years and specializes in using rare vintage fabrics to create beautiful and intricate dresses. Her dresses have debuted on TV shows such as Just Shoot Me!<\/em>, while actors like Amy Sedaris, Jennifer Coolidge and Tracee Ellis Ross have all donned her designs. Tamura\u2019s line \u201cBraetanette\u201d will premiere at the upcoming show, and she continues to sell her designs at pop-ups from Chico and Palm Springs to Japan and New York.<\/p>\n Greyson, another one of the new-age designers, previously worked at the music-themed eatery Cafe Coda, though with a gifted sewing machine and miles of creativity will now be showing off his creations at the upcoming fashion show.<\/p>\n Deryl Northcote, hairdresser for 39 years and the owner of Ultra Beautician in Downtown Chico, will bring his flair and expertise to the stage as he co-hosts with Linda Watkins-Bennett. Northcote has been involved in the grunge scene in Chico since the late 80s. He also has a knack for vintage and second-hand clothing.<\/p>\n \u201cThis event is going to be special because it\u2019s uniting a lot of the vintage clothing stores together,\u201d Northcote noted, \u201cwhich they\u2019ve done things before but never like this.\u201d<\/p>\n Northcote says that with Chico being a rural area, the inspiration for fashion isn\u2019t coming from the street.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s coming authentically from them,\u201d he reflected. \u201cThey are actually creating something from a blank page.\u201d<\/p>\n Dana Moore, the Chico State alumni and improv maestro, will be performing a special cat-themed comedy routine at the show. Moore spent her lengthy post-college journey in New York, and five years ago she planted her new roots at The Nerve Comedy in Chico. Now \u00a0teaching others what she\u2019s learned, Moore was recently awarded the Arts Achievement Award for Outstanding Arts Organization Leader in September.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough our involvement with the Eagles, Parker and I became friends and she talked about her involvement with FUR,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI knew it would be a good organization if she supported it, and I\u2019m very excited to be a part of this fundraiser with her.\u201d<\/p>\n