Show Stylist, Marissa Fox has an eye for the weird and wonderful. Jordan Keij, owner of Tiger Alley Clothing has a talent for creating just that.  And Brianna Braun, of Heiress Salon & Boutique, is gifted when it comes to envisioning the accompanying hair and makeup.

It's a pretty amazing partnership these three have in putting on the Fashion Show for La Party Fantastique. The recent article in the Western News gave a great outline of the work Marissa and Jordan have done so far in preparing for the fashion show. Marissa's expertise in creating great fashion shows is well known.  While being a fan of fashion for years, she cut her teeth on styling with the much-loved Vintage & Vogue fashion shows. From V&V she started at Ad Hoc as a stylist consult for over two years. While at Ad Hoc, she styled the amazing, sold-out Style Lab fundraiser for SOVAS at Poplar Grove Winery back in May 2013 and the Ladies night fashion show at the Bufflehead in November 2013.

For La Party Fantastique, Marissa is working with 20 models (male and female), who have been selected to wear clothing from Tiger Alley's eclectic collection.  Almost all of them will be crowned with incredible headdresses made by Jordan.  Inspired by the environment around us in the Okanagan, Jordan weaves twigs, flowers, feathers, antlers, mirrors and other found objects into her artworks. There's even a skull. The effect is arresting, and beautiful - and when the models put the headdresses on, it feels like one is in the presence of gods and goddesses.

The finishing piece will be the entire Heiress Salon team, under Brianna's direction, who will turn their expert hands to the hair and makeup on the models. The Heiress team are a powerhouse of creativity and skill. They have worked on other fashion shows, turning out spectacular results in impressively quick order.  Brianna has an incredible passion for this project - donating her time and skills to create the vision and brief the hairdressing team in preparation for the show. The sheer unconventionality of the styling give a lot of room to play with the hair, and both the Brianna and the Heiress team are excited about this!

In a fitting last week, Marissa was able to work with Brianna and Jordan to start pulling the show together. It was a flurry of feathers, tulle and crazy clothing pieces - but clearly this will be a show to remember! Below are a few shots of the fun and creativity - and the cool shop!

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We are so thrilled to announce our musical entertainment for the night.
Get ready to enjoy an awesome night out!

Spinning the tunes for the fashion show, and for your dancing feet!
Captain K has a wide, wide range of music and a fabulous talent for getting everyone tapping their toes.
You may have enjoyed his music at other great community events such as the recent Great Gatsby party on the SS Sicamous, or at last year's adhoc Fashion Show held at Poplar Grove.

Did you attend our Basement Funktion New Year's Party a few years' back at Penticton Yacht Club? Yes?!  Well you'll remember the epic funk dancing extravaganza that these fellows cranked out for us!  Funk Shui is formed as a side project of serious local musicians: Mike Treadway, Lucas Penner, Tavis Weir and Phil D'Aoust.  They'll be performing a 45min-1hour set and we are completely that sure you will love them!

Above photos taken at the 2013 Basement Funktion New Year's Eve Party

It is truly exciting to announce that another local community minded sponsor has joined this great event and worthy cause. Melt Mineral Spa have come on board as our Platinum Sponsor! We are so grateful to have their support and expertise. In addition to donating a number of gift cards for door prizes, they are also going to attend the event and offer massages and manicures in our VIP Lounge area. That means that if you buy or upgrade to a VIP ticket you can relax in a private courtyard and enjoy free massages and an express manicure. It will be the perfect way to relax your stresses away while enjoying a night out on the town full of extraordinary wearable art and ethereal fashions. 

Melt has donated some amazing gift certificates for door prizes - your name will go in the draw for:

• 1 Mini Spa Day: includes Beauty Flash Facial & Salt Glow Scrub 
  
• 1 Mini Spa Day: includes 1 Tension Relief Massage & 1 Express Pedicure
  
• 1 Aromatherapy Massage
  

Or buy a raffle ticket for their amazing Couples' Day package (a total value of $425)!!

• Package includes: 2 x express facials, 2 x tension relief massages, and 2 x express pedicures
  

Melt Mineral Spa is located on Front Street in downtown Penticton. If you haven't been in - you should treat yourself to some luxury in their oasis! From right when you walk in the door of the spa you will find yourself swept away to a world of peace and tranquility. Melt Mineral Spa is the perfect place to get away without having to go away. It is Penticton’s luxury spa that will help you to relax and rejuvenate your mind and body…the spa created for you.

Join us at the fundraiser for The Melt Experience. Buy or upgrade your VIP ticket today!

We are so proud to have Melt Mineral Spa as partners and sponsors in this event. For more information about Melt Mineral Spa visit: http://www.meltmineralspa.com/

We're pleased to announce a group ticket deal that will save you money - and ensure that you're friends are at this great event with you!

You can now buy a Group of 6 ticket which costs the same as 5 individual general admission tickets, but you can have six people listed under it - nice eh? Simply buy the ticket, and then once the sale has been processed, we'll email you to get the names of each of your guests. They will each be individually emailed a digital ticket. Tickets cannot be refunded, but they can be transferred. If they are being transferred to someone else, we will need to know the name of the new guest to update our records.

Now - start thinking about who's going to come with you!
And... will you choose a theme for your group? Or will you stay simple, elegant and classy?

We had a great conversation this morning with Community Catalyst, Dennis Walker on his So Country radio station.  We talked about fashion, community, fundraising, young people and even Peachfest!  Thanks so much to Dennis for sharing our event with your listeners!  Our segment will be looping every three hours: 10:45, 1:45, 4:45... etc for all of today.  You can tune in here!

As is the case with every fundraiser and every event.. we count on our ticket sales to ensure the event will break even and reach our fundraising goals.  As a result, no cash refunds will be issues for confirmed ticket sales, although you may arrange for your ticket to be transferred to another guest. If you choose to sell or give your ticket to someone else, please let us know and we'll change the name on the ticket on the guest list is accurate on the event night!

If you're attending this weekend's Annual Fundraising Auction at the Penticton Art Gallery, you can bid on this fabulous Gift Basket and doubly support some causes.  The Party Fantastique Basket has all kinds of great items to help you get ready for the big night on July 26th and by bidding on it at the Auction - you're helping the Art Gallery directly!  Nice, eh?!  Our Party Fantastique hosts, Tiger Alley Clothing and Heiress Salon & Boutique have put together a lovely assortment of goodies. The overall value is estimated at $225.

The Gift Basket includes: 

• a $40 gift certificate to Tiger Alley
  
• 2 lovely Aveda body products from Heiress Salon
  
• a $45 gift card for a hair cut from Heiress Salon
  
• 2 General Admission ticket to La Party Fantastique on July 26th!

If you are thinking about attending the July 5th Art Gallery Auction, but haven't bought your tickets yet, you can do so by calling  the Gallery: 250-493-2829, or by visiting www.pentictonartgallery.com.

A fleet of creative genius descended on two shopfronts this morning!
The La Party Fantastique team of awesome stylists, Brianna Braun of Heiress Salon, Marissa Fox, Amberlee Erdmann, and Tiger Alley Clothing proprietress, Jordan Keij, are dressing up shopfront windows to promote the upcoming party.
Here's a taste of what you'll see on the evening of July 26th:

Like Gods and Goddesses walking amongst us - On July 26th, 10+ models will be showcasing incredible outfits, handmade headdresses and ethereal hair and makeup.  Will you be there to witness this creative avalanche?!

We are so thrilled that Maple Leaf Spirits are joining us as sponsors of La Party Fantastique!  Anette & Jorg Engel, owners of Maple Leaf Spirits, have been distilling delightful fruit liqueurs and spirits for almost ten years.  Creating European-style grappas and some sweeter liqueurs has brought them quite a few distinctions, for the quality of their products, the sustainability of their sourcing (they use local fruit that is perfect for mashing, but not for retail sale in the grocery store) and they have a strong customer base in Europe. Have a look at their range of delightful products!

Today we visited Anette in the distillery to talk with her as she created the recipe for the signature cocktail to be served in the VIP Lounge.  It was decided that we should feature 2 options - a cherry and a pear cocktail.  Both utilize the liqueur and spirit made from the respective fruits, creating an incredible aroma that is as enjoyable as the taste.  We know you will enjoy it... all the more reason to upgrade to that VIP Lounge experience!
Meet Anette at the event and try her delicious signature cocktail!

The VIP lounge is a sectioned off area - it's not completely separated.  As a VIP ticket holder, you'll be able to go in and out of the lounge as you please.  And you'll be able to bring your tasty cocktail with you.  If your friends are looking longingly into the lounge and wanting to join you... they can buy a ticket right there for only $20.  

The perks of the VIP lounge are pretty good:

• Comfy seating
  
• Private bar serving a signature cocktail & highballs as well as wine and beer (the non-VIP bar only serves wine & beer)
  
• Masseuse: loosen up those shoulders!
  
• Manicure station
• Private courtyard
• Best of all - the additional $20 you paid to access the lounge is actually a donation to the Penticton Art Gallery!  So you get a double halo!