PICTURES: Catwalk celebration as Dornoch fashion show raises over £6k for mental health support charity Mikeysline
Dornoch fashion boutique Becca Mac celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday evening, with a fundraising fashion show in aid of mental health support charity, Mikeysline.
Funds of over £6000 was raised for the Highland based charity as models took to the catwalk at Dornoch Station Hotel ballroom.
The Northern Times was on hand to capture the night showcase items available at the Dornoch-based boutique.
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The theme of the show was ‘inclusivity and ways to feel good about yourself’, with eight models of different ages and sizes walking the catwalk.
The Becca Mac team worked round the clock to pull everything together, with hair and makeup for the models provided by Hannah Wilkie, Stephanie Foster and Rachael Sutherland.
But the main aim of the night was to raise awareness of and funds for Highland charity Mikeysline.
Becca Mac director Rebecca Mackay said: “We are blown away by the success of our first even Fashion Show event.
“There was an electric buzz the whole day that has continued into this week from all attendees and volunteers.
“It was something different that the Highlands hadn't seen much of before and has inspired us to do more fundraisers in the future.
“We knew as soon as we decided the event was going ahead it was going to be Mikeysline we chose to fundraise for.
“They are doing a fundamental job in the Highlands in spreading awareness about mental health and providing vital support to those in need.
“Everyone knows someone affected by mental health on some level and we have to continue to try and raise awareness about it at every opportunity to change future statistics.
“We managed to raise a wonderful £6036.30 from the event with 100 per cent of proceeds going to the charity.
“We would like to thank everyone that helped the event become such a success in the short time of 2 months with some special mentions.”
Ms Mackay added: “We would like to thank Laurie Duncan and the volunteers who attended from Mikeysline. They been incredible to work with and provided lots of support and contacts.
“Also to Gary Tuach for providing sound systems and music all evening, and James Cook for being our MC the whole evening.
“We are also very grateful to Dornoch Station for allowing us to host the even there, and to the 'Your Social Dream' girls Shireen and Penny for covering the whole behind the scenes content for the event - and of course to our eight models who were very brave and professional the whole day.
“Our thanks also go to Lily Skye Photography for capturing the whole event, our friends who took annual leave from work to volunteer for the day and to everyone who attended on the evening and helped us raise such a great amount for an important cause.”
