Ebony Fashion Fair chairpersons

Ebony, Sept, 2003

IT has been described as "an elegant extravaganza to behold," and in its 46th annual production, the Ebony Fashion Fair continues to fascinate fashion-conscious onlookers around the country.

This year's presentation, which makes its dramatic debut on September 10 in Tinley Park, Ill., will again include a stylish array of colorful, appealing attire for women and men. This year's theme, "Color Splash," is an appropriate description of the unique collection of apparel that is featured in the world's premier traveling show, which will include stops in 180 cities by the time it ends on May 16 in Montreal, Canada.

The award-winning show features the designs that were selected by the show's producer, Mrs. Eunice W. Johnson, wife of EBONY Publisher John H. Johnson. Included among the designs are those of internationally famous fashion designers, some of whom are African-Americans. The show also highlights items from the collections of the top fashion houses in the United States and Europe.

Noted nonprofit groups sponsor the fashion show in each city, and the following are the chairpersons who help to coordinate the shows in their respective areas.

Barbara D. Powell

Delta Sigma Theta

Tinley Park, Ill.

Sept. 10

Dr. Ronaye Bush

Delta Sigma Theta

Schaumburg, Ill.

Sept. 11

Julietta Henry

Links

Milwaukee, Wis.

Sept. 12

Joyce Graham-Coats

Ultra Art Club

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Sept. 13

Sheryl Jackson

Twig 110 of Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio

Sept. 14

Joyce Bolden

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Harrisburg, Pa.

Sept. 17

Edith Claude-Moyer

D.E.O.C./Delta Sigma Theta

Wilmington, Del.

Sept. 19

Bessie C. Allen

Ocean Drifters

Asbury Park, N.J.

Sept. 20

Latriece M. Mitchell

Delta Sigma Theta

Trenton, N.J.

Sept. 21

Delores Y. Johnson, M.D.

Shiloh Baptist Church

New Brunswick, N.J.

Sept. 23

Jackee B. Bryant

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

Hartford, Conn.

Sept. 24

Jo Eva Gaines

Delta Sigma Theta

Providence, R.I.

Sept. 25

Deborah A. Elam

Delta Sigma Theta

Stamford, Conn.

Sept. 26

Dr. Leroy C. Williams

Omega Psi Phi

New Haven, Conn.

Sept. 27

Geraldine Phillip-Pierre

The Millat Educational Consortium

Boston, Mass.

Sept. 28

Gloria I. Torres

Springfield Girls' Club Family Center

Springfield, Mass.

Sept. 30

Valerie Scott

Albany High School

Albany, N.Y.

Oct. 1

Corinne Seabrook

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Hempstead, N.Y.

Oct. 3

Veronica Neufville

New York Urban League

New York, N.Y.

Oct. 5

Harriett Bozeman

Chaperon Club

Englewood, N.J.

Oct. 7

Theresa L. Johnson

Committee of 100, Inc.

Newark, N.J.

Oct. 8

Alexandreena Dixon

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Rockland County, N.Y.

Oct. 9

Dorothy Arrington

Brooklyn Committee-Brooklyn

Home for Aged

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Oct. 10

Bernice Minor

The Philadelphia

Cultural Committee

Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 11

Jacqueline Richardson

Delta Sigma Theta

Baltimore, Md.

Oct. 12

Frances W. Thomas

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Annapolis, Md.

Oct. 14

Dr. Carolyn B. Brooks

Links

Princess Anne, Md.

Oct. 15

Mildred S. Swann

Delta Sigma Theta

Hampton, Va.

Oct. 16

Ann W. Sumler

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Norfolk, Va.

Oct. 17

Hilda J. Bagby

Zeta Phi Beta

Richmond, Va.

Oct. 18

Barbara M. Murray

Washington D.C.,

Continental Society

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 19

Cornelia Pierre

Alpha Wives of

Montgomery County

Silver Spring, Md.

Oct. 20

Lovie L. Winslow

National Council of

Negro Women

Syracuse, N.Y.

Oct. 22

Donald Hunter

Trinity Emmanuel

Presbyterian Church

Rochester, N.Y.

Oct. 23

Cecelia B. Henderson

Links

Buffalo, N.Y.

Oct. 24

Madonna J. Chism-Pinkard

NANBPWC

Youngstown, Ohio

Oct. 25

Carol Lyles

NANBPWC

Cleveland, Ohio

Oct. 26

Audrey Anderson

NANBPWC

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Oct. 28

Johnaca Biggins

Delta Sigma Theta

Charleston, W. Va.

Oct. 29

Joan Cardwell

Urban League Guild

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Oct. 31

Marguerite Epps

Landingham

Delta Sigma Theta

Greensboro, N.C.

Nov. 1

Dorothy W. Allison

Zeta Phi Beta

Charlotte, N.C.

Nov. 2

Tonya F. Mackey

Norfolk State University

Raleigh, N.C.

Nov. 3

Gail Anderson

Continental Societies

New Bern, N.C.

Nov. 4

Deloris F. McDowell

NAACP

Morganton, N.C.

Nov. 5

Robert L. Stewart

Omega Psi Phi

Knoxville, Tenn.

Nov. 6

Bernetta West-Jones

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Gary, Ind.

Nov. 8

Jylla Foster

Chicago Inter-Alumni

Council/UNCF

Chicago, Ill.

Nov. 9

Ganella Anderson

Delta Sigma Theta

Benton Harbor, Mich.

Nov. 11

Gretta Clay

Dulcet Club

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Nov. 12

Debra Perkins Bates

NANBPWC

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Nov. 13

Shelly Jefferson Hamler

Links

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov. 14

Brenda Vinson

Links

Saginaw, Mich.

Nov. 15

Donna M. Burke

UNCF

Detroit, Mich.

Nov. 16

Ida M. Alexander

(W.I.N.) Women in

the NAACP

Sandusky, Ohio

Nov. 18

Sonya R. James

Delta Sigma Theta

Flint, Mich.

Nov. 20

Julia Day Jefferson

W.H.I.S.P.E.R.

Organization

Erie, Pa.

Nov. 21

Dr. Rachel D. Young

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Akron, Ohio

Nov. 22

Edna Robertson

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Toledo, Ohio