
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 21, 1994                   TAG: 9411030022
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ALMENA HUGHES STAFF WRITER
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CHARITY IS IN FASHION AT CIVIC CENTER SHOW

As earth meets sky in the visible horizon, fashion will meet worthy cause Friday in the Horizon fashion show, co-sponsored by Leggett and the Junior League of Roanoke Valley, at the Roanoke Civic Center.

Junior League spokeswoman Carol Eggleston explained that the organization is working to improve the quality, affordability and accessibility of child care in the Roanoke Valley through advocacy, education, fund-raising and working in partnership with existing programs and organizations. All proceeds from the roughly hour-long Horizon production will go toward that cause.

"This is the first year that the League has been goal-centered," Eggleston said of the 68-year-old organization, which previously spread its efforts among numerous civic projects. Under the targeted cause of "Care that Counts," the league will include many of its ongoing projects such as Project Hope at Hurt Park, family mentoring at the West End Center and the Bogardus project at the YWCA, aimed at educating businesses and social service agencies about the importance of child care. Additionally, the League has established a scholarship fund for low-income high school students. It has set a long-term funding goal of $1 million.

Horizon, billed as a New-York style "theatrical runway experience," features 18 professional models presenting the 1994 fall fashion story in nine choreographed, musical and multimedia vignettes.

There'll be a special section on menswear, a seasonal "booo-tique,'' complete with bats, cats, ghosts and goblins and a show-stopping finale of glitter, glamour, velvets and beads. A special appearance in one of the skits by children from the Greenvale school - another Junior League project - will add a local touch to the otherwise out-of-town cast.

Among the season's fashion predictions: Red is the shade to watch, but so are darks done up in opulent fabrics with heavy ornamentation. Traditional graduate looks in blazers, pleated trousers and argyle sweaters earn high marks. Or, break all the rules and go for a loose, easy-attitude mix.

The beauty of fall fashion 1994, a Horizon spokesperson said, is that it offers choices, ranging from sophisticated, to businesslike, to casual, to all-out glamorous.

During its 17 years traveling around the country, the Horizon show has raised an average of $250,000 a year to benefit worthy organizations. This year's show will be seen by more than 20,000 people in 17 cities and three states.

General admission tickets are $15. The $35 patron tickets include the fashion show followed by a black-tie-optional gala and silent auction, with dancing, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at Center in the Square.

Tickets are available at Leggett customer service, the Roanoke Civic Center or through Junior League members. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. For additional information, call the Junior League at 774-3242.

Horizon: Friday, 6:30 p.m., Roanoke Civic Center. Tickets, $15, or $35 for patron tickets. 774-3242.

by CNB