For the first time in its history, The Bay department store in Toronto's Yorkdale shopping mall showcased the most modest of fashions as some 400 women packed the retailer for a groundbreaking Jewish fashion show.
Fashion Show Showcases Modern and Modest
For the first time in its history, The Bay department store in Toronto’s Yorkdale shopping mall showcased the most modest of fashions as some 400 women packed the retailer for a groundbreaking Jewish fashion show.
Turnout for the program, titled “A Fine and Fashionable Evening,” was so great that The Bay shut its doors for three hours to accommodate the guests. Hosted by Toronto television personality and songwriter Erica Ehm of the show “Yummy Mummy,” the event centered on acknowledging Jewish women and their work. Its finale showcased the latest in modest women’s apparel.
Organizer Goldie Plotkin said that the evening began as an annual tribute to the Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries that serve Toronto and its environs. But the 30-strong hosting committee decided that a fashion show would be a great way to show attendees – who spanned the range of Jewish life in the Canadian city – that Jewish laws of tzniut, or modesty, needn’t be unfashionable.
Other elements of the program stressed the role of the woman in Judaism.
International speaker Miryam Swerdlov delivered the keynote speech, “If Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy.” Although the title appeared humorous, the talk centered on the very serious topics of handling stress, sensing Divine Providence in everyday life, and understanding the effect a woman has on her family and the world around her.
Mendel Ch-TO
GO TORONTO GO!!!!!!
Haha.. Thats like the tenth time already :)