Amy Krzanik reports from Dalton. In the immortal words of David Bowie, “Fashion! Turn to the left. Fashion! Turn to the right. Oooh, fashion!" To the left we had BerkChique! event chair Vicki Bonnington’s hand-curated couture in a wide range of styles, sizes and price points. To the right, was another roomful of reasonably priced men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry, bags and belts to pour over. Those who attended the BerkChique! preview party on Friday, June 5 at The Stationery Factory got first dibs on all of the above, plus hors d’oeuvres courtesy of The Red Lion Inn (a founding sponsor), beer and wine from Kelly’s Package Store and goodie bags stuffed with freebies from Blue Q, Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, Mighty Brittle and Radiance Yoga. The Berkshires’ most popular used clothing sale continued through the weekend, with a portion of sales donated to Community Access to the Arts, IS183 Art School, Shakespeare & Company and WAM Theatre, and unsold items going to local non-profits, including Goodwill Industries and its Berkshire County Suit YourSelf program. Above, fashion guru Vicki Bonnington beautifully reigns over her fashion kingdom.
Veronica Martin and Emily Thomson; Event coordinator Rebecca Weiman with Stationery Factory owners Maria Cruz and Steve Sears.
Alexandra Groff and Ariana Brawley, both of Jacob's Pillow Dance, with Berkshire Magazine'sAbby Wood; Andrea Stasiowski, Toni Massery and Annie Cole.
Darcie Sosa, Berkshire Creative'sJulia Dixon, one of the fabulous models, Vicki Bonnington, and Berkshire Creative intern Maxwell Dakin.
Carrie Wright of IS183 and Stephanie Gravalese-Wood; Shoes, shoes, shoes -- handpicked by Ms. Bonnington, herself.
Just one small section of fabulous fashions at the former Crane stationery factory in Dalton.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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