Well, Charleston Fashion Week is coming to close and we are still spinning from the week’s events!  It has been an exciting week for Charleston, the city seems to be packed with people attending the shows, the parties or just plain people watching.  Mary Norton had a very special guest in town this week, Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton. Wayne is as gracious as he is famous (in addition to an amazing horse breeder, check out the video from his ranch on his website!) and came with us this past Thursday morning to the MUSC Children’s Hospital to visit with some of the sick children and even help them make purses (his went for $4,000 at our charity auction on Friday!).  He was so sweet to the kids, and everyone at the hospital was a bit starstruck having such a huge celebrity there, especially one who rivaled Mary in bag-making ability. 

photo by Eric Bradshaw - www.ebradshaw.com

Later Thursday night, Wayne and his family caused a stir when they sat in the front row under the Marion Square tents to watch the fabulous Mary Norton/Saks Fifth Avenue Show.  The show was replete with candy-inspired accessories, flirty spring clothes from Saks, and just plain eye candy (the male models who trailed our girls down the runway, who they looked better than they behaved!)  Needless to say, it was still a hit. Check out The Digitel’s Front Row Party Coverage.

Thursday evening, many painstaking hours were spent transforming the fashion runway tents into a beautiful luncheon venue and boutique for the Catwalk for Kids event held on Friday afternoon.  The event raised money and awareness for the MUSC Children’s Hospital and all the research they do.  During the lunch provided by Brett McKee of Oak Steakhouse, everyone heard stories from families with extremely sick children who have benefited from generous donations to the hospital.  

Wayne even serenaded one of the children, which was a very touching moment, during his fabulous performance. Overall, it was a fantastic event for a wonderful cause and worth all the painstaking planning and work that went into putting it on.  Catwalk for Kids was a perfect way for Mary Norton to use this week to give back to the community, and we had a blast doing it!  Check back over the next few days as we upload more photos and videos of all the events.