Filed under: Fashion, General, Rock the Runway | Tags: Arts, Business, design, Fashion, fashion show, Goodwill, Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Hanna Garner, Magazines and E-zines, News & Record, Rock the Runway 2012, Runway, Tina Firesheets, Triad Goodwill
News & Record Features Reporter and Goodwill Enthusiast talks about her fashion show experience…
It was my first time attending Rock the Runway, and it was really cool to see this caliber of a fashion show here in Greensboro.
It really drew a diverse crowd – from young teenagers to grandmothers. And you could tell a lot of people really had fun getting dressed up for the show. I love clothing and fashion, so it was really neat to check out what everyone was wearing at the mixer.
The show, itself, was even more fun because the audience was so supportive. The applause and cheers as the models came down the runway was really infectious.
The looks, themselves, were totally amazing. I have shopped Goodwill, so I wasn’t surprised that you could get such finds there, but it was super cool to see how everything came together – shoes, handbags, the amazing jewelry (which I know didn’t come from Goodwill, but totally complemented the outfits).
Because Hannah, the stylist, is a fashion expert, it also was a neat preview to what’s going to be hot this spring and summer!
See the amazing looks from the Rock the Runway 2012 show at http://goodwillrocktherunway.org/.
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Filed under: Fashion, Rock the Runway | Tags: Art director, Arts, design, Fashion, furniture, Goodwill Industries, High Point North Carolina, Interior design, Latasha Driver, Triad Goodwill
Latasha Driver is an interior designer based in High Point, NC. She enjoys a career as a Sales and Design Consultant at Furnitureland South, the largest furniture showplace in the furniture capital of the world. 
Her experience in design has made her an expert at developing innovative ideas that meet the needs of her clients. She has generously donated her unique talents as the Venue Designer for the Rock The Runway event as part of the “Artist Collaboration Group,” a collective group of creative women providing Art Direction & Styling for the event. Latasha believes that her contribution to this charitable evening confirms her belief in the vision that Goodwill shares with its community. She shows her support in hopes of assisting the organization in promoting awareness of its mission in creating opportunities to those with special employment needs.
Latasha is thrilled to be apart of this years fashionable fundraiser! Come see Latasha’s beautiful venue décor at the show on February 24.
Filed under: Fashion, Rock the Runway | Tags: Art director, bling, Charitable organization, Dana LeBlanc, design, Fashion, Goodwill Industries, ice, Interior design, jewelry, New York Fashion Week, North Carolina
After the RTR (Rock the Runway) models are draped in their awesome Goodwill ensembles, jewelry is the “ice”-ing on the cake; and Dana LeBlanc’s designs are the perfect bling! Get to know her; another member of our style team!
Dana got her start by selling her hand-crafted jewelry to a local boutique in Winston-Salem, NC. Soon after, she started her own website featuring her bright, beaded statement pieces.
Dana says “I am supporting Goodwill for a few reasons. It is a charity I have worked with in the past and believe in the goals and mission of the organization. I am proud to support the fashion show event with my style team partners from the Artist Collaboration Group and the organization in general.”
In 2010, Dana partnered on a project for her website with the Artist Collaboration Group – a North Carolina-based team of women, organized to provide end-to-end art direction & styling for fashion, interior design and photography projects for both high-end clients and charitable organizations. The shoot featured beautiful, diverse, local women modeling her jewelry and the stunning photos are now featured on her website. Dana is collaborating with the same group to support styling for the Rock The Runway event this year.
Come see Dana’s designs on February 24 at Rock the Runway plus see her featured in Skirt! Magazine.
Filed under: Fashion, Rock the Runway | Tags: artist, Business, Charitable organization, design, Fashion, furniture, Furnitureland South, Goodwill, Greensboro, Greensboro North Carolina, Latasha Driver, New York, North Carolina, Rock the Runway, Runway, styling, Triad Goodwill
Only three weeks left until we Rock the Runway with some amazing fashions for bargain prices! First, get to know another Rock the Runway Style Team member, Hanna Garner of Rebecca & Co. , who’ll transform our models into New York fashion chic for the evening!
Since 2003, Hanna has been the manager of Rebecca & Co, a high-end contemporary ladies boutique with locations in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Hanna is an envied and familiar face to stylish women in the area, 
with a reputation for being sophisticated, professional and the best fashion stylist in the Triad.
For this year’s event, Hanna has the critical role of selecting and styling all the runway looks, as a member of the Artist Collaboration Group,” a NC-based team of women, organized to provide end-to-end art direction & styling for fashion, interior design and photography projects for both high-end clients and charitable organizations, such as Triad Goodwill. Hanna’s efforts will be the result of tireless hours spent visiting Goodwill retail stores to pull clothing and items that represent the best that Goodwill has to offer. What she presents at the show will blow everyone away! In the meantime, come see Hanna at Rebecca & Co in Greensboro, and see her styling Rock The Runway on Feb 24.
Filed under: Fashion, Rock the Runway | Tags: artist, Boho Salon, Business, Catherine Brockway, Creative director, Dana LeBlanc Designs, design, Fashion, Fashion design, Goodwill, Green Bean, Greensboro, Greensboro North Carolina, hair, Rock the Runway, styling, Triad Goodwill
The Rock the Runway fashion show is well underway, and among our many volunteers and Goodwill staff members working hard to pull it all together, we want you to get to know the style team. They’ll pull together the set and clothing design, and hair, makeup and jewelry looks for the big day. They love what they do and they love Goodwill so we’re shouting them out!
Meet Catherine, this Master hairstylist has made leaps and bounds in a short career…
After beginning her career assisting International CHI Platform artist Bradley Tuggle
just three years ago, Catherine has already gone on to collaborate with several established photographers and designers, including Dan Routh, Abbie Cooke of Chariot Creative, and Dana LeBlanc Designs. Her portfolio includes work ranging from costume design for stage productions, to runway shows to photo shoots. She is a core member of the “Artist Collaboration Group,” a Greensboro-based team of women, organized to provide end to end art direction and styling for fashion, interior design and photography projects for both high-end clients and charitable organizations, like Goodwill.
Catherine’s latest endeavor is taking on the role of Creative Director for the new Boho Salon located in Downtown Greensboro. Objectives for the staff at the innovative eco-friendly salon are to support the community, the planet and art in as many ways possible. From their 100% vegan product line, displaying and selling local artists’ work, serving Natty Greene’s beer and Green Bean’s coffee, to decorating the salon using furniture found at local antique shops, Boho Salon is committed to its purpose! Not to mention their team’s ability to deliver beautiful and consistent work for their clients.
From behind the chair, to her work outside the salon, Catherine Brockway is passionate about her work, her clients and the community. Come see her work and meet her in person at Rock The Runway on February 24!
Filed under: Fashion, General, Rock the Runway | Tags: clothes, design, Downtown, Empire Room, evening, event, fashion show, girls, Goodwill, Greensboro, High Point University, models, night, retail, Triad
We are! In one month, after last year’s successful fashion show, Triad Goodwill is gearing up to Rock the Runway again with a bigger show and even bolder fashions that stock Goodwill retail stores year ’round! And this year, it’s all about the fun female – so we thought. After last night’s visit to High Point University to get our Tyra Banks on to find the perfect girls to model the Goodwill look, we found some man-candy we couldn’t resist so don’t miss out on trends for both gals and guys.
This year’s show will be held on the evening of February 24 in Downtown Greensboro’s Empire Room, so tell your girlfriends they’re in for a night of style with cocktails and conversation overlooking the center city skyline, and then a rockin’ runway show that will surprise even your biggest fashionista friend. Okay, okay so where can you get your ticks?? You can reserve your spot for $20/ 2 for $35 + 2 drink vouchers before 2/14 now at www.goodwillshow.org. After 2/14 get tickets for $20 pp. Plus your very own Rock the Runway souvenir T from one of Greensboro’s premier fashion events will be waiting for you for just $15.
Goodwill and our project partners Boho Salon, Clara Marie’s Southern Bakery, Dana LeBlanc Designs, Rebecca & Co., Exum Photograpy, Furnitureland South, Go Triad, 107.5 KZL and WFMY News 2 are working around the clock to give you an even bigger treat than last year so get in our stores and pick out the perfect outfit + accessories for the night! In the meantime check out pics from last year’s show on our Flickr page and exclusive back stage footage on You Tube.
P.S. This was written by Goodwill’s newest new girl Ashley Watkins.
