Goodwill fundraiser offers formal dresses at a fraction of the cost

Goodwill gears up for one of its biggest fundraisers of the year.  On Friday, March 23, it invites people to attend the "Diva's Night Out" fashion show.  The show features formal dresses, including prom and wedding styles, children's outfits, and accessories that have come from Goodwill stores throughout the Rockford region.The fashion show is at the Clock Tower Resort from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Tickets cost $25, or $10 for visitors 18 and younger.
The next morning, the dresses in the fashion show, plus hundreds of others, are up for grabs, many as low as $20 or $30.  That sale is also at the Clock Tower Resort from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 24.  Admission is free.  First preference goes to people who attended the fashion show.Dress up but stay safe, high schoolers advised.If you bring your ticket from the show, you can attend the sale starting at 8:00 a.m.Proceeds from the fashion show and sale go to Goodwill's many programs to improve the community, including financial services for people in need.
Rihanna has fired back at reports she dresses provocatively to attract attention, insisting she never wears anything to cause a stir.The a singer recently hit the headlines when she was photographed bra-less in a sheer top, but she insists the flashbulbs of paparazzi cameras made her outfit see-through and she never intended to bare her chest when she dressed in her New York hotel suite.And Rihanna tells "Access Hollywood" she always dresses for comfort and to match her mood – and not because she wants to thrill or titillate.
She explains, "I don't do things for the response or for the controversy. I live my life like I want to, I have fun and the clothes that I like and the clothes that I'm attracted to, sometimes are sheer … sometimes are very daring."If I don't wear a bra that means I didn't wanna wear a bra. It's not usually for attention, it's just because it would mess up the outfit completely."A local wedding dress sale is drawing in people from as far away as Alabama and Texas.
Rivergate Mall and Goodwill are hosting the "Goodwill Wedding Gala" Saturday morning.The first group of shoppers arrived at the mall at 7:30 Friday night, and a large line had formed outside the gala by the time it opened at 6:00 Saturday morning.The sale features more than 300 wedding dresses, as well as a large selection for bridesmaids, flower girls, and other wedding guests.  Most of the dresses are brand new, and have been donated by local bridal shops.The dresses cost anywhere from $49 to $400.  Other dresses, such as those for proms and formals, start at $30.