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Then, enjoy cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres as you shop the
Underground, filled with shoe,
purse and accessory vendors.
And don’t forget the door
prizes,” the website said in
promoting the event.
Added Ferrell, “It will be sort
of a precursor to the Heart Ball
in that women can pick out their
dresses and accessories for that
important event, if they want.”
Tickets to the Heart Ball also
will be available at the fashion
show, she said.
Holly Buescher, general
manager of Tricoci University
of Beauty Culture in Peoria,
said the school values more
than just teaching its students
how to cut or color hair or do
skin treatments. “We want
our students to learn ethical
values and be able to step up
in leadership roles in their
communities and such lessons
are taught by truly starting in
the foundation of their initial
education that we provide here at
the school,” she said.
“
We wanted to participate with
the American Heart Association
specifically since heart disease
affects such a large number of
women and we are a career field
dominated by women. I think
almost every one of my students,
staff and clinic guests know
someone who has been affected
by this condition and disease.
By providing a community
awareness and philanthropic
efforts concerning heart disease,
I feel that we, as an educational
facility, are acting as a role model
for our students, alumni and
Peoria salon community and
we are proud to be a part of the
solution for such an amazing
cause,” Buescher said.
Tickets for the fashion show
are $35 in advance and $45 at
the door. They can be purchased
online at
Ferrell said the Red Dress
Fashion Show will become an
annual event and it is likely
it will be extended to other
markets. “We believe it will be
a big success here and in other
markets,” she said.
