The North Little Rock-based Thea Foundation, whose mission is to advocate the importance of the arts in the development of youth, has entered its 11th annual scholarship season with the addition of a Fashion Design Scholarship Competition.
Fashion design will make the sixth scholarship category the foundation offers to graduating seniors in Arkansas(joining visual arts, performing arts, creative writing, film and poetry slam) for a total of $80,000 in scholarships. Registration is now open. Students must submit a written essay of 500 or fewer words, provide a mini-portfolio consisting of three to five drawn designs and present a solely executed final creation (garments, accessories, handbags or complete looks) of which 75 percent must be made from recycled materials. The top two seniors in the category will win a $4,000 first-place scholarship and a $2,500 second-place award. Registration deadline is Feb. 14. Entries will be judged by Korto Momolu, Season 5 runner-up on reality show Project Runway; Connie Fails of the William J. Clinton Foundation; Ashley Barnett of the Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design; and a senior director from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Artin Bentonville.
For more information and to register, visit theafoundation.org/scholarships.
OOO LA … VANILLA
Cutting through all the pumpkin spice scent and flavor that’s so popular this time of year is … vanilla.
I’ve been enjoying a sample of Lavanila’s The Healthy Pure Vanilla Fragrance ($58), a blend of Madagascar vanilla, freesia and heliotrope created by natural perfumers using “the finest pure essential oils.” It’s described on the Lavanila website as “more vanilla bean than vanilla cookie.” I like to mix it with my go-to scent, patchouli. (Lavanila’s Pure Vanilla Fragrance already has patchouli, along with tonkabean.) Get it at lavanila.com. Sephora also carries Lavanila products.
FACE TO FACE
Are you a fan of the Darphin skincare line? You’ll have a chance to prepare to put your best face forward for the holidays. Facials will be given during a Darphin event Wednesday-Thursday at Feinstein’s, 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd. Among the Darphin products to be showcased are the Stimulskin Plus collection designed to address aging concerns - wrinkles, age spots, loss of firmness - and restore the skin’s youthful appearance; and for the body, Nourishing and Firming Velvet Cream ($55) and Nourishing Satin Oil With Red Ginger Essential Oil ($45). In addition to the facials, makeovers featuring Kevyn Aucoin cosmetics will be given. Call (501) 664-7330 for an appointment.
REELIN’ IN THE YEARS
If you need something a little more involved to turn back the cosmetic hands of time, Dr. Richard Wilson is offering noninvasive wrinkler eduction, skin tightening and body contouring at Peau Chic, located inside Salon Corde at 2611 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Services are given via Exilis and Sublative skin rejuvenation technologies. Exilis combines radio frequency waves and heat to separate fat cells and stimulate collagen production; recommended number of treatments is between four and six sessions, seven to 10 days apart. General prices include $300-$500 per treatment for facial areas; $400-$600 per treatment for body areas; and $550 per treatment for one facial area and one body area. Those who prepay for a package of four or five treatments get an extra one free.
Sublative is a laser-free treatment said to stimulate new collagen growth in the deep dermis and is used to treat “textural irregularities, wrinkles, acne scarring and sunspots.” The treatment works with any skin color or type and takes 20 minutes, according to a fact sheet.The procedure is described as “not entirely painless” but “bearable.” Three to five sessions are advised, four to six weeks apart, for gradual improvement. The cost of the treatment depends on the size of the area, number of treatments and intensity levels.
For more information, contact Wilson or his assistant, Katrina Collins, at (501) 416-2460 or visit peauchic.com.
DESIGNER ON A DIME
For moms with champagne tastes and beer or water budgets comes another online source of gently used designer children’s clothing: the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Spoiled! Founded by entrepreneur CeCe Hendricks, this is a site that sells “‘reclaimed/ like new’ high-end designer brands, at a fraction of the cost” for children 12 and under. No item costs more than $200.
Hendricks started her business with the help of such Hollywood celebrity friends as Garcelle Beauvais and Nicole Murphy, whose children had clothes in their closets that were never worn, still had tags, or like new. Clothing comes in children’s sizes up to age 12, as well as some older children’s sizes up to 14/16. Brands include Armani, Burberry, Diane von Furstenberg, D&G, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Miss Dior/Baby Dior, Prada, Ralph Lauren and Versace. Want to sell? Spoiled! shares 50 percent commission with donors. For details and to shop, go to spoiledfashionz.com.
FESTIVAL OF FASHION
Moving from day to night, Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute’s Festival of Fashion kicks off its 37thannual CARTI Auxiliary Festival of Trees. The event, sponsored this year by Inviting Arkansas magazine and co-chaired by Melissa John and Emily Young, will be held Nov. 6 at the Statehouse Convention Center Ballroom in downtown Little Rock. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the fashion show begins at 6:30. Lisa Fischer and Mallory Brooks will serve as co-hosts.
Inspired by the tradition of New York Fashion Week, Festival of Fashion features a professional runway show highlighting the hottest styles of 14 of Arkansas’ most popular boutiques: Barbara Jean Ltd., Monrow Boutique, Beyond Cotton, Proposals, Companions, Roberson’s, E.Leigh’s, Scarlet, The Independent, Steamroller Blues, Indigo, Tulips, Lavender and Vesta’s. Festival of Fashion attendees will be offered butler-passed hors d’oeuvres and champagne amid the decorated trees. They’ll also have the chance to bid on such auction items as a trip for two to New York City during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, round-trip tickets for two on Southwest Airlines, and tickets to the Fashion Week runway show of Momolu.
Also during the evening, Lila Ashmore will be honored with the 2014 CARTI Auxiliary Style Icon.
Tickets for Festival of Fashion are $50 each or $500 for a box of 10 seats. To order, visit carti.com.
Dressing Room is published biweekly. Got fashion and beauty news? Contact Helaine R. Williams, Dressing Room, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203, or email: hwilliams@arkansasonline.com
High Profile, Pages 36 on 10/27/2013