Interior Design Company to Present Dog Runway Fashion Show
The Bay Area’s San Francisco Design Center (SFDC) announced it will host the first Haute Dog | SF fashion show on February 3, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The show will feature over 50 canine models from both the AKC and animal shelters who will model outfits spanning the fashion gamut.
As part of Design San Francisco 2012, a premiere event for design professionals, the dog portion will be a first of its kind. The Design Center provides home furnishings, fabrics, and design/art-related items. Coupled with the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco, the dog fashion runway show also benefits a great cause.
Rhonda Hirata of San Francisco Design Center reported, “This event will benefit Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), which provides highly trained assistance dogs, free of charge, to children, adults and veterans with disabilities. CCI is the largest non-profit provider of assistance dogs and is recognized worldwide for the quality of their dogs and matching capabilities.”
Hirata reports being drawn to CCI’s motto, “the most advanced technology capable of transitioning the lives of people with disabilities has a cold nose and a warm heart!” They also report being touched by the generosity of the puppy-raisers who nurture the CCI puppies from eight weeks to 15 months and then turn them over to CCI for training and matching them with clients who have disabilities.
The San Francisco Design Center is free and open to the public for browsing Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the canine fashion event, admission is $15 and the runway fee for walking a dog is $50. In addition, cocktails, edibles, and a silent auction will be available.
"If you’re a dog lover, as we are, and believe in the power of a dog’s ability to transform the lives of disabled children, adults and veterans, please join us in a fun and festive event to welcome Canine Companions for Independence to San Francisco. As our friends at CCI would say, ‘Help is a four-legged word,’” Hirata said.
For more about SFDC, visit www.sfdesigncenter.com.
Further information about Canine Companions for Independence may be found at www.cci.org.
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