Pre-Loved fashion show raises £4,500 for children’s charities in Herts

Drakakis-Short, who is well known locally for her sample sale events. House of Colour were on hand to help guests learn what colours suit them, and Lisa Harmer had a Tropics stand offering skin care and beauty products and advice.

Behind the scenes, hairdresser Zoe Davison from More Feel-Good Days and students from North Herts College helped with hair and make up for the models, and new start-up Blank Space Event styled the venue and created a foliage archway, which provided a stunning setting for the show.

The evening concluded with a raffle with prizes generously donated from local businesses including Vinegar Hill, Culture Trend, and Standon Calling, as well as gifts and vouchers from exhibitors on the night.

Rebecca Sawyer from Hitchin’s Brick Lane said: “It was an amazing event to be a part of. Getting to show off our wonderful collection of preloved clothing to help a great charity was such a joy and I can’t thank everyone involved in the catwalk enough”.

The event was sponsored by Raymond James Investment Services in Hitchin who are big supporters of the local community in Hitchin and jumped at the chance to get involved.

Faye Silver, Wealth Manager and Branch Principal said: “‘It was an honour to sponsor this event, Helping Herts do an incredible job in supporting so many charities in Hertfordshire. Congratulations to everyone involved with the evening, it was a great success’.

Sarah Clancy, Digital Marketing Lead at Helping Herts, spoke at the event about how the money raised was going directly to children’s charities. She said: “The night was such a success; the atmosphere was amazing! We are so grateful to Rebecca for putting on such an incredible catwalk show and for the generosity from the fabulous guests who bought raffle tickets, helping us raise money for Helping Herts. The money raised on the night will really make a difference to all the charities we support.”

The idea for the show came from Sioux Wilde, owner of Mint of Hertford, who hosted a similar show in November last year and has attracted interest from other pre-loved boutiques in Herts. Watch this space for the next one.