Nassau, Bahamas - Leading lady from Bahamas Track and Field fame, Tonique Williams-Darling is also be one of the ten leading ladies of the upcoming charity event, the
Red Dress Soiree to take place in Nassau on
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. The leading ladies will take the runway
in red gowns designed by 10 local designers at The Red Dress Soirée. The
event will be held at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort at 7pm.
In this video segment called, Behind the Seams, RDS gets a candid interview with Toniques thoughts in participating in the upcoming fashion charity event, while she's at her fitting with local designer, Indira Moss.
resented by The Bahamas AIDS Foundation and Primadona, the event
highlights ten trailblazing women representing various industries. Never
before has a grouping of such influential women been amassed locally
for a fashion related event with a charitable backbone.
Proceeds benefit The Bahamas AIDS Foundation, specifically their work with adolescents infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
“The
Foundation is delighted to partner with Primadona to host this unique
event which combines the creativity of the local designers with
recognition of some of the Leading Ladies in our country. All of this
while at the same time raising funds for a very worthy cause,” states
Lady Camille Barnett, President of the Bahamas AIDS Foundation.
The event will feature a runway presentation of each leading lady in her
specially designed gown followed by a cocktail reception and silent
auction.
The ten leading ladies include Janet Bostwick, Joann
Callender, Sandra Dean-Patterson, Karen Goodfellow, Maria Govan, Tanya
McCartney, Arlene Nash-Ferguson, Elaine Pinder, Tonique Williams and
Sharon Wilson.
Creating one-of-a-kind gowns for each leading lady will be ten
designers including Javotte Bethel, Apryl Burrows, Phylicia Ellis,
Sabrina Francis, Patrice Lockhart, duo Cardell McClam and Christopher
John, Indira Moss, David Rolle and Theodore Elyett.
The Bahamas AIDS Foundation has recently started to work with
adolescents infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Five days a week
after school these adolescents are provided with educational tutoring,
psychosocial intervention, peer support , job training and placement, a
snack and a hot meal, referral services, and individual and group
counseling, all of which are directed to enable the adolescents to lead
long, productive, healthy lives. The Red Dress Soirée directly supports
these efforts.
