It’s not quite Paris or Milan, but it’s rapidly making inroads!

And don’t dare tell those in the crowd at the Spring Fashion Fundraiser that it’s not just as fun as the world’s great catwalks – they won’t hear a word of it!
The annual Portarlington fashion extravaganza, hosted by Stockdale & Leggo at the Portarlington Golf Club, was again an enormous hit this year with yet another sold out show!

That’s true for the fashion houses - Just Next Door, Kouture By the Sea, Montana’s, Hive and The Ducks Nuts – that showed off their new season wares.
It’s true for the models who got to strut their stuff in front of an appreciative audience.

It’s particularly true for those who work at the Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre, for whom the night raised more than $2300.
And it’s doubly true for all the women in the audience who don’t have to leave the North Bellarine to experience a rare evening based around fashion and fun with their friends.

“We’re so happy to bring our community together for this event, and we enjoy the fabulous vibe the evening generates,” said Sonja Di Pietro, event creator, host and Director of Stockdale & Leggo Bellarine.

“This event was started four years ago, and it has become something that everyone looks forward to each year now.

“It’s a great event for local women to come to and let their hair down, and see all our local models, most of them being customers of the boutiques, getting out there and having fun strutting down the runway in great designs from our local fashion houses.

“And the brilliant and beautiful hosts from each store all make it come to life – it’s just great fun!

“It’s incredible that we all get to have a great evening, support the local businesses and make an impact for a really important cause … I couldn’t be happier with how it has been received.”