Fashion Meets Purpose at the 2026 Easterseals Style Show
Fashion, food and some familiar Tri-State faces will take over the runway this fall, all while raising money for an organization that has been serving our community for 80 years.
The 2026 Easterseals Style Show returns October 1, bringing community models together for an evening of fun and fundraising, and I am beyond excited to share that I will be one of the people walking the runway this year!
The Easterseals Style Show Has a New Home
There are several changes coming to this year's event, beginning with a new location at Warehouse 410.
The evening will begin with a Sip & Shop happy hour at 4 p.m., followed by the fashion show at 5 p.m.
Guests can browse booths from local vendors before the show and enjoy appetizers featuring international flavors from Pangea Restaurant Group.
There will also be a designer purse raffle and a shopping experience raffle featuring a $500 Grace + Co. gift card and personal styling.
Local Models Take the Runway
Once the fashion show begins, community models will hit the runway wearing looks from several local retailers.
Grace + Co. will provide effortless fall styles, The Earle will showcase menswear, and Paparazzi will provide elegant evening attire.
But Easterseals says the models, and their stories, are really at the heart of the event. Models will share the personal "why" behind their participation, making the Style Show about much more than what they're wearing.
This year's event also features new runway seating, so guests don't have to worry about filling an entire table. Individual tickets are available, along with a new "Mary Kate & Ashley" package.
Your Ticket Supports Easterseals
Of course, there's a much bigger reason for taking the runway.
Proceeds from the Style Show help Easterseals Rehabilitation Center provide services to children and adults with disabilities throughout southwestern Indiana, southern Illinois and western Kentucky.
Nearly 5,000 people received services through the organization over the past year, including almost 46,000 individual physical, occupational and speech therapy, audiology and psychology sessions.
Easterseals also provides aquatic exercise and swim lessons in its accessible therapeutic pool, and early care and education through the Easterseals Early Learning Center.
After 80 years of serving the Tri-State, the organization's mission remains focused on helping local children and adults with disabilities achieve greater independence at home, work, school and throughout their communities.
The 2026 Easterseals Style Show takes place October 1 at Warehouse 410, with Sip & Shop beginning at 4 p.m. and the fashion show at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
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