Epitomizing elegance, taste, and functionality in fall and winter wear, models of all shapes and sizes took to the runway Thursday evening at the front entrance of Community Bank. As the sun began to fade on a dimly lit autumn sky, the Trendy Indy Fashion Show lights illuminated the scene for kimono tops, ruffled sweaters, navy blazers jeans of all styles and beautiful accessories.
“We’ve been doing this about 15 years,” said Community Bank President Mitchell Hill. “This is a great event and we’ve had it online because of COVID, inside the BB King Museum and out here. This is where it needs to be.”
Indianola’s clothing vendor Young Ideas, Abraham’s, Goldbergs, Alford’s, Magnolia Marketplace, and the Crown enlisted models to show off some of the trendiest digs of 2022. The loudest ovation of the night came when “Hambone,” AKA Alex Brown took to the stage to model a pair of creased khaki pants and a long sleeve gray T-shirts. The crowd cheered as he flexed and showed off his thousand-watt smile.
Brown’s cohort, Jennifer Schaumberg dazzled with a black pajama set with red trim accented with green, pink, and silver polka dots. Emcee Kim Sullivan said, “Jen is wearing Hello Mello Christmas pajamas, carrying a handmade teddy bear. Jen can make special custom bears with your clothing or material.”
Young Ideas models opened the show with an unspoken theme of family fashion. Siblings dressed alike and moms and coordinated kids were all the rave. Meredith, William, and Thompson McDowell crossed the stage with mom in a color that stood out against the night sky as the kids provided the perfect complimentary hues to contrast the mom’s look providing a perfect balance and blending of colors.
“Meredith is wearing a hot pink Ultrasuede top with black Dear John Jeans with faux leather trim,” Sullivan said. “William and Thompson are wearing soft knit matching alligator outfits.”
Several of the ladies stole the show on Thursday including Verna Ransom in a taupe chiffon outfit, Hannah Cherry with black wide leg pants and animal print olive green blouse and Indianola’s First Lady Cheryl Featherstone with an iridescent jacket. Sullivan said, “This jacket can take you anywhere for the holidays. Cheryl will shine at the next party.”
As the models prepared to grace the stage, the B.B. King All Stars warmed up the crowd with a 12-minute medley of blues, sultry jazz, R & B, and up-tempo numbers. “That was a hard act to follow,” Hill said. “We came for a fashion show and a concert broke out.”
