[Editor's Note: The many photos taken at the fashion show will be presented in two articles. This is the first.]
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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The crowd for the Red Dot Red Hot Artfest Fashion Show begins to build
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On the other side of the Seedboat Gallery patio, the crowd fills in.
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Wendy Phillips chooses a chocolate with recommendation of server Theresa Murphy
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Bartenders, AKA champagne pourers, Bruce Wilson and Mike Down
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Raul Turrieta, one of the announcers
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A high level meeting of organizers, Ann Alexander, Rebecca Martin and Julie Enos
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Othy Aldrich paces and tells the audience what he's about to do.
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Diane Kleiss, Aldrich's mother, takes photos of the occasion.
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Aldrich, on bended knee, proposing to Julie Enos. Yes, she accepted.
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Letha Cress models Frida, designed by Rita Sherwood
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Rebecca Van Ness models Photon Fusion designed by Tatiana Kurakin
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Tatiana's piece from the back
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Noel Gill models her own work, called Lunar Knight
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The Eyes Have It, created by Joy Finnicum Wilson and modeled by Lucien Shephard
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A closer view of The Eyes Have It
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Wendi Oliveira created New Mexico Monsoon Vest, which is modeled by Izzy Oliveira.
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A front view of New Mexico Monsoon Vest
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Becky Carr models Midnight Melody, designed by Blythe Whiteley
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Dream Cape designed and modeled by Tatiana Kurakin
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Tatiana shows the front view of the cape
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Cera models Twiggy from Patsy Madrid's Vintage Fantasies
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My Baby Blues, designed by Laurie Finnicum Wilson, modeled by Rebecca "Bex" Sasich
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Seedboat Queen for a Day, designed by Vicki Gadberry and Susan Allen and modeled by Jeanne
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Rebecca Van Ness models Twilight Dreaming, designed by Tatiana
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Van Ness points out a detail on Twilight Dreaming by Tatiana
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Mary Leen designed and models a bracelet, Tidal Wave
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A close up of Tidal Wave bracelet by Mary Leen
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Blue Rider of the Sea, designed by and modeled by Joy Finnicum Johnson
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Another view of Blue Rider of the Sea
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Dominique models Quinceanera for Vintage Fantasies
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Water, designed by Kelsey Patterson and Chelsea McKee, is modeled by Jamie Bannister
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The full sweep of Water
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Mottaini, designed by Pat Bouchard and modeled by Elizabeth Foster
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The front view of Mottaini
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Cowboy Peet's Repeat, designed by Gadberry and Allen, and modeled by Jake Sipko
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The front of Cowboy Peet's Repeat
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Baroque Classic, modeled and designed by Noel Gill
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The back of Baroque Classic
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Snail Slayer, designed by Randi Halpern-Olson and modeled by Kristen Warnack
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Another view of Snail Slayer
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The Red Hot! Red Dot! Artfest Fashion show took place at Seedboat Gallery on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2017. Organized by the Silver City Art Association, and especially, Julie Enos, the event was full with about 200 people attending. Champagne and chocolates were the treat of the afternoon.
Enos became one of the stars of the show, when her partner, Othy Aldrich, who also served as one of the announcers, said he had called her parents that morning and asked for Julie's hand in marriage. He went down on bended knee to present her engagement ring, which had belonged to her grandmother.
The show proceeded as planned, with 42 fashions designed by artists from the area and modeled by the artists themselves in some cases and by models in other cases. Several of the fashions came from Patsy Madrid's Vintage Fantasies.