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Sixth annual fashion show and silent auction

The Woman of Many Hats

Saturday, March 6, 1993 at The Concorde, Kildeer
Luncheon at noon, $27 a seat, hats encouraged
The 1993 fashion show flyer, printed on pink card stock
The flyer that went out that winter
Date
Saturday
March 6, 1993
Venue
The Concorde
Kildeer, Illinois
Tickets
$27 donation
reserved seating
Guests
About 320
at luncheon
In the series
Sixth annual
since about 1988

How the day ran

  • 11:00 amCash bar opens and the silent auction tables go up
  • 12:00 noonLuncheon, with hat box centerpieces on every table
  • About 1:00Bidding closes and the runway begins

The invitation asked guests to grab those chapeaux and join a salute to the woman who wears many hats. Judging by the photographs, they did.

Who made it happen

  • Kathy RobertaccioClub president, 1992-93
  • Jane HeidkampCo-chair
  • Carla Barnes-TamaraCo-chair
  • Cathy VincusFashion show coordinator
  • Carol TardeCommentator
  • Donna OstranderReservations
  • Katy EganSilent auction and raffle
  • Holly NugentDecor and centerpieces

On the runway

Professional models presented clothing from Barrington area merchants, shown alongside original pieces by fashion design students from Harper College.

A'L'AmourCarlisleCountry ClassicsFrankly FeminineSilver UnicornThe Mink BarnSajje Inc.Lisa Barratta Fitness ClothesSundance

A dollar a ticket

A 1993 raffle ticket, number 2733
The die cut hat cards on the auction tables

One hat card stood at every lot, the bid sheet written into the speech bubble.

What you could win

  • Grand prize
    Two round trip tickets to London, England, provided by American Airlines
  • Second
    An 18K gold ladies Concord watch
  • Third
    A dark ranch mink jacket with a fox tuxedo front
  • And more
    $500 cash, dinner in Chicago, greyhound park passes, a three month fitness membership and two $100 gift certificates

Tickets sold right up until the show began, and the winner did not need to be present.

The theme arrived in January

The club announced The Woman of Many Hats at a Mad Hatter's Tea Party on January 12, 1993, at the Park District. Members turned up in whatever hat they owned, and the fashion show committee used the evening to sell the first tickets.

Members in hats at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party The room at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party

The day itself

A model on the runway at The Concorde
A model on the runway at The Concorde
The silent auction tables, each lot flagged with a hat card
The silent auction tables, each lot flagged with a hat card
Guests at the luncheon, hats encouraged
Guests at the luncheon, hats encouraged
Selling raffle tickets from a basket at table 28
Selling raffle tickets from a basket at table 28
Harper College design students on the runway
Harper College design students on the runway
The grand prize on display at the door
The grand prize on display at the door
Hat place cards waiting at the auction tables
Hat place cards waiting at the auction tables
The London raffle display
The London raffle display
Committee members at the gift table
Committee members at the gift table
Bidding on the baskets
Bidding on the baskets

Photographs from the club scrapbook, March 6, 1993.

Where it went

Proceeds went to the club's philanthropic work in the Barrington area. On the day of the show the club also handed out $1,000 in scholarships to six Harper College fashion design students, awarded from the runway.

Hat box centerpieces went home with guests at $35 apiece, and several dozen local businesses donated to the silent auction.

The wearing of hats is encouraged.From the 1993 press announcement
About this page. Everything here comes from the club's own 1992-93 scrapbook, meeting minutes and monthly newsletters, scanned in 2026. The flyer, the raffle ticket and the photographs are the originals, cleaned up. The theme artwork was lifted from the March 1993 newsletter.
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