Pigskin Fashion Show Is a Runway Success
The mirrored disco ball dangling from the ceiling wore mirrored Mickey Mouse ears. When it spun, polka dots of light dashed across the lunching ladies and football fans in Disneyland Hotel’s Grand Ballroom.
With tickets ranging from $50 to $100, last Thursday’s Pigskin Classic Fashion Show--held the day of the Florida State vs. Brigham Young game at Anaheim Stadium--drew 580 guests for lunch and a runway exhibition that included appearances by Disney characters, cheers from a local pep squad and fashions from MainPlace/Santa Ana.
The benefit raised $28,000 for the Assistance League of Anaheim.
The Look
In the reception area, guests trod a swath of Astroturf chalked to look like a football field. Members of the “Disneyland Pep Squad”--high schoolers from around the county--posed for pictures with their pompons and pigtails flying.
At noon, the ballroom doors opened, revealing a stage-set replica of the Magic Kingdom castle. Disneyland employees--dressed as Mickey and Minnie, Roger Rabbit, Goofy and Donald--bopped down the runway and mingled into the crowd, shaking hands, patting backs, clowning.
The bulbous-headed, mute costumed characters were a big hit with the few kids in the crowd, including Dylan and Darrelle Markman, 5-year-old twins from Fullerton who were with mom Pamela Markman.
The Looks
After lunch, Mickey Mouse led a parade of children through the castle’s gates to kick off the fashion show. In the hour that followed, runway models paraded in more than 100 outfits, ranging from Eddie Bauer menswear and Laura Ashley floral dresses to Ann Taylor power suits and glitzy gala gowns.
Who’s Who
Gloria Nepp is president of the Assistance League of Anaheim. Diane McClure was chairwoman of the event.
Among committee members were Gwendolyn Jones, Diana Gardner, LaVada Moudy, Jackie Terrell, Linda Davis and Ann Johns.
What’s What
Proceeds from the luncheon will be used to underwrite Assistance League of Anaheim philanthropies such as lunch programs and crafts workshops for senior citizens; Operation Sight Saver, which provides visual-aid equipment and scholarships for blind children; Operation School Bell, which provides new clothes to needy children; and dental health care for elementary and high school kids.
