NEPTUNE — Sometimes a little fabric can go a long way.
Dozens of area high school students donned elegant evening wear at Jumping Brook County Club on Friday night, not to draw attention to themselves but rather to draw attention to their underprivileged peers who could not afford to attend their own proms without the help of strangers.
Cinderella's Closet of Monmouth County is a 501(c) (3) organization started by two high school girls - Stephanie Tomasetta and Katie Adams - as a chance to give their less fortunate peers an opportunity to enjoy prom night in spite of their families' economic challenges.
During the last seven years, Cinderella's Closet has helped provide more than 2,400 underprivileged New Jersey teens with everything they need for their proms, including dresses and tuxedos, accessories, shoes and makeup tips for the students in advance of their big night.
This year the charity hopes to help 300 students from various New Jersey high schools at its annual prom boutique event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at Long Branch High School.
An annual fashion showcase is the charity's biggest fundraiser.
Last year, the event raised about $27,000 and in prior years the fundraising has topped $40,000.
In addition to high school students modeling the kinds of designer fashions that the teens Cinderella's Closet helps will choose from at the boutique event in March, outfits designed by area high school students were also featured and judged by a panel of fashion experts.
The winner of the "Most Creative" design during this year's Cinderella's Closet "Project Runway" event was Monmouth Regional student Oscar Torres who designed and modeled a colorful tuxedo combination.
"This was the first thing I've ever made, so it is definitely exciting. Now I'm interested to see what I can do with more time, because I basically did this is a few days," said Torres, adding he has already had classmates ask him to make them tuxes for their prom. "I don't think it's because they liked my design. I think it's because they couldn't afford to get one otherwise. So there is definitely a big a need out there and I think that Cinderella's Closet does a great job in trying to help."
Middletown High School North student Danielle Chicola's two-piece black dress won "Best Overall" design.
"This was the most difficult thing I've ever done," Chicola said of creating her design. "So it feels equally great to win and also to know the hard work was worth it."
The event's large audience chose a long dress - featuring a white top with thin straps and a multi-colored bottom portion - created by Red Bank Regional's Abigail Lasovitz as this year's "Audience Favorite."
"This is crazy," Lasovitz said after the fashion show. "This dress kind of just came together for me, so I think it's great that so many people liked it that much."
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