A huge part of my success has been the overwhelming community support I have received here in Ottawa. For that, I am immensely grateful.
Style Domination wouldn’t be the “little blog that could” without all of my Ottawa-based readers. So, this year, a huge focus of mine is giving back to the community that uplifts me. Therefore, I am very proud to be a part of the committee organizing the upcoming first annual Stepping Out In Style Fashion Show hosted by the Tamir Foundation.
The Stepping Out In Style Fashion Show is an inclusive one, focusing on diversely-abled models strutting their stuff on the runway. The Tamir Foundation is dedicated to giving people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to reach their potential in a supportive Jewish environment. Tamir will be partnering up with some amazing retailers to show that all people deserve the chance to fulfill their dreams. In addition, all funds raised by this charitable fashion show will be used to personalize Tamir individuals’ rooms, repaint houses and replace furniture. I am so, so proud to be a part of this!
The models will be donning both adaptive wear and retail outfits on the red carpet and catwalk. Brands that we have partnered up with include We Are Kings, The Hudson’s Bay Company, Rent Frock Repeat, and more.
A couple of weeks ago, our team went to Models International Management to give a training session for the models walking in the fashion show. Everyone strutted their stuff on the runway and absolutely killed it! Frankly, most of the models needed no training at all. They all unleashed their inner supermodels! To see the excitement on the models faces, and hear about how excited they are for this event quite literally made my heart burst with excitement!!
The inimitable Stefan Keyes from CTV Ottawa will be hosting our glittering event. Taryn Miller, a talented makeup artist that I’ve worked with many times before will be providing makeup artistry for the show, and Hairfellas Barbershop and Pierino Scarfo Salons will be on hair duty. DJ Paq from Hot 89.9 will be spinning hot beats all night too!
Our beautiful evening will start off with a VIP cocktail hour and hors d’oeuvres provided by Creative Kosher Catering. The fashion show will follow, finished off by tasty desserts.
If you are in the Ottawa area, we would love it if you attended the Stepping Out In Style Fashion Show!
The details on the fashion show are as follows:
Location: Canadian War Museum
Date: Monday, November 20th 2017
Time: 6:30PM to 9:00PM
Go ahead and grab your tickets here or by contacting Krystal Valencia via email (kvalencia@tamir.ca).
Can’t wait to see you there!
Dominique is a Canadian-based fashion and beauty influencer with a strong voice in Ottawa’s black community. Since launching her blog Style Domination in 2015, she has amassed a global fanbase. Dominique shares her life through beautiful imagery and compelling story-telling that speaks to her fans on a personal level. She’s been featured in The Guardian, Flare, The Kit and Cityline. She also hosts events for Dress for Success, the Gem Conference, and has been named a United Way Person 2 Know for the past three years.
This sounds so amazing!!! I would love to see this fashion show~ They are so blessed to have you on the committee. In graduate school I taught aqua aerobics to diversely-disabled young women and I have the best memories!
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Hey Debbie! That’s so great that you used to teach diversely-abled people! I’m not surprised though. You seem like a warm, caring and inclusive person! WE MUST MEET SOME DAY!! xoxoxoxo
Wow, what a lovely cause. So glad you shared these photos from the fashion show with the Tamir Foundation.
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Thank you, Cheryl! This has been immensely rewarding!
Love this idea! I am a proud mother to a son who happens to have Down Syndrome. Cant make this year as I just had my 4th baby but will definitely attend next year. So inspiring!
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Aww Jennifer, sad you can’t make it but I’m thinking that’s a pretty good excuse. I am so thrilled to support this. Such a great cause! See you next year!
Hi this was the best time in my life to do both fashion shows i had a wonderful time
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Yay Goldie! I loved meeting you!