What do you think of when you hear, “Doggies on the Catwalk?”  Well, it’s exactly what you think…dogs strutting their stuff down the catwalk.  I was lucky enough to be involved in the event for the second year.  It’s the brain child of Atlanta’s Grady High School teacher, Vincent Martinez.  He teaches a fashion design class at Grady, and also teaches students to give back to the community.  Students design outfits for a “model” and their dog and they put on a charity fashion show.  All the money goes to PALS, Pets Are Loving Support (http://www.palsatlanta.org).   Several Atlanta news, radio, PR and pageant winners  participated in the event.  

Senior Sarah Lawrence designed my outfit and I walked a dog named Simone.   The fun part about participating in ”Doggies” is you get to step out of yourself and dress up for the night.   They had hair and make up people that donated their time for the event.   But what’s even more amazing is the student designers.  Each outfit was unique, and you know they put hours of work into each one.  It’s pretty incredible to see this kind of talent at such a young age.   Each senior designer also completes a line that is showcased in the spring.     It’s an event not to be missed!

Better Mornings Atlanta Corinna Allen, Miss Georgia USA and Jennifer Mayerle

Jennifer, designer Sarah Lawrence and Simone