Dress for Success event aims to give women a boost - Rapid City Journal

Dress for Success event aims to give women a boost - Rapid City Journal
Nonprofit Dress for Success offers Houston women business attire and boost of confidence - KPRC Click2Houston
WWE Crown Jewel: Female wrestlers could be forced to ‘dress modestly’ for historic Saudi Arabia match - The Independent
Babies in Brigham and Women’s NICU dress up for Halloween - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:00 AM PDT

Enthralled with elegance from other eras? Treat yourself to a night of vintage hats, purses, outfits, shoes and accessories.

The Evening of Vintage Style event takes place on Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Suzie Cappa Art Center in Rapid City. At the event, attendees can bid on a collection of designer items from the past to help secure brighter futures for local women. All proceeds go to Dress for Success Black Hills, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women as they enter the workplace.

The nonprofit assists with interviewing skills, and a team of volunteer stylists dress women from head-to-toe for job interviews. If a woman gets the job she interviewed for, she can return to get outfits for her first week of work.

"Dress for Success Black Hills is so excited to be hosting our first annual fundraiser. We have been helping to empower the women in our community for a year and a half by providing clothing, coaching, mentoring and empowerment," said board vice president Kristi Johnson. "We look forward to putting this into a more strategic effort by providing the next step in our program, a Professional Women's Group (PWG)."

Tickets for the Evening of Vintage Style event are $10 each and include appetizers catered by Fork Real Café. A cash bar will also be available. A variety of vintage pieces will be on display Friday night, including an Eiler's full-length tourmaline mink coat, a Nina Ricci mink stole, and several Schiaparelli hats, many in original boxes. A sheared beaver jacket, pretty purses and costume jewelry will also be featured.

"We are lucky to have so many designer items, many of which are coordinated arrangements," said board member Susan Hardina. "The Schiaparelli hats are simply stunning." Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian-born fashion designer who gained popularity between World War I and World War II for her unique and nonconformist designs. She was inspired by modern artists, including Salvador Dali.

All the apparel for the Evening of Vintage Style event was donated by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous. Hardina said the benefactor could be described as a "woman with a true love of fashion and a unique personal style."

In addition to being known as a successful career woman, the benefactor has volunteered with several civic organizations, including the Rapid City Arts Council, First United Methodist Church, Black Hills Master Gardeners, Club for Boys, Youth & Family Services, The Journey Museum and others. She also supported the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, the Black Hills Concert Series, the Black Hills Playhouse, and the Black Hills Rails to Trails effort to construct the Mickelson Trail. She enjoyed cross-country skiing, hiking, gardening and walking.

She traveled extensively and collected many unusual wearables. One of her favorite hobbies was collecting and wearing stylish hats to go with every outfit. She wore wigs and jewelry to dress up her suits.

"We are so excited to have the support of an anonymous benefactor that has donated her vintage hats, furs, gloves and accessories. This generosity will truly push our event to the next level and offer our community some fun vintage pieces while helping support Dress for Success Black Hills," said board president Sarah Baker. "Come for the nostalgia and leave with a treasure of your own."

Nonprofit Dress for Success offers Houston women business attire and boost of confidence - KPRC Click2Houston

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:20 AM PDT

HOUSTON - At KPRC 2, we're proud to showcase those making a difference in the area we serve. Each week, we will feature a local activist, community leader, charity group, nonprofit or organization shaping our community.

This week, we take a look at a Houston nonprofit dedicated to empowering women to achieve economic independence: Dress for Success.

The nonprofit offers Houston women a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help them thrive in the workplace.

Since 1998, the Houston-based organization has provided work wear, job retention and career advancement services and a much-needed boost of confidence to more than 43,500 women in the Houston area.

In 2019 alone, Dress for Success has helped some 3,750 women.

Because Dress for Success offers its myriad of services free of charge, it relies on the help of volunteers and donations to provide clients with needed support.

Volunteer

Volunteer opportunities with Dress for Success run the gamut. Answer phones and greet clients at the front desk, help clients find the perfect work wear as a personal shopper, watch kiddos while their mothers are in meetings, enter data and more.

Click here to sign up for a volunteer orientation or learn more about volunteer opportunities.

Join Women of Wardrobe

Do you have a spirit of giving and enough time on your hands to join a service group? Consider becoming a member of WOW, a volunteer branch of Dress for Success. The service group organizes events throughout the year to support the mission of Dress for Success.

Click here for more information on how to get involved.

Donate

Is your spirit of service at odds with your jam-packed calendar? No worries. Dress for Success depends on a steady supply of donations to provide its clients with work wear and offer its job retention and career advancement services. Donate your money, your clothes or both.

Dress for Success accepts donations of gently used, nearly new professional work wear, including suits, blouses, slacks, skirts, blazers, shoes, scarves and handbags. The nonprofit does not accept nonprofessional clothing. Dress for Success accepts donations Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.at 3310 Eastside St. in Houston.

Donate your money here.

Do you know a nonprofit, charity group or organization making our city a better place to call home? Tell us about it at click2houston@kprc.com. We're always searching for new Houston heroes to feature in our series.

WWE Crown Jewel: Female wrestlers could be forced to ‘dress modestly’ for historic Saudi Arabia match - The Independent

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 09:00 AM PDT

A women's wrestling match is due to take place in Saudi Arabia for the first time, but it is still not clear whether the contenders may have to "dress modestly" for the historic event.

The contest is due to be held on Thursday night in Riyadh and features WWE wrestlers Natalya and Lacey Evans.

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon told Newsweek: "Hopefully, this event, this match, this opportunity will have a ripple effect all around the world to show everyone that women belong in the same place that men do.

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"They deserve to have the same opportunities as men. They deserve to be in this place. It's an earned opportunity. It's not something that's being given. Equality should exist for everyone."

But the match has drawn criticism due to Saudi Arabia's human rights record and its oppressive laws.

Same-sex activity is illegal, public spaces are mostly separated by gender and women's rights are still restricted.

Women could not attend sporting events until as recently as 2017.

While Saudi Arabia is relaxing its strict rules on entertainment, it is not clear yet whether the fighters will have to cover up, as foreign tourists do.

Many women normally wear a long black robe in public called an abaya that covers all but the hands and face.

Female tourists are required to wear loose trousers or skirts, long-sleeved shirts and an abaya on top.

In 2018 it became legal for women in Saudi Arabia to drive cars, and last August changes were made to the guardianship system – allowing women to apply for passports and travel independently without permission.

Nonetheless, women still continue to have many restrictions on their lives and several women's rights activists have been arrested and put on trial.

Some activists have even alleged they were tortured in prison.

The historic match is part of the WWE Crown Jewel event being held at Riyadh's King Fahd International Stadium.

Lacey Evans tweeted on Wednesday: "When I signed up for WWE my goal was to really impact the world and the people that I can, and we're doing it one day at a time."

Natalya wrote: "The world will be watching. I am so incredibly proud to represent our women's division tomorrow night at #WWECrownJewel. It's time to bring your best, Lacey."

WWE's first Saudi wrestler Mansoor told WWE.com: "I cannot even begin to describe how much that means to me, how much that means to my little sisters, who love WWE, how much it means to my nieces, who love WWE and who fantasise and dream about being wrestlers.

"When I first started... I had a lot of people asking me, 'hey, do you think women are ever going to get to compete here?'

"I was, like, 'absolutely', because when I grew up here the idea of men and women even sitting in the same arena to watch a show was unheard of.

"We have women driving now. Just the changes that have been in this country, every single time I come back, are astronomical. I'm so incredibly proud that I am going to be there."

The Independent has contacted WWE for comment.

Babies in Brigham and Women’s NICU dress up for Halloween - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 04:57 AM PDT

BOSTON (WHDH) - Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are getting into the Halloween spirit.

Tiny Treats, an organization started by a Brigham and Women's NICU graduate family, donated more than 40 costumes for the babies.

One little girl named Charlotte donned a pumpkin outfit, while Natalie wore an astronaut suit.

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