Becky's Fund Walk This Way Fashion Show
[Kai Forbath, Josh Morgan, Tress Way, Gary Clark, Jimmy Lange, Becky Lee, CJ Mosley, Chykie Brown, Kate Ziegler, Giuseppe Lanzone, Bill Hamid, Chris Pontius]
[Bill Hamid]
Where: The Italian Embassy
Who was there: Guests included Washington Redskins Pierre Garçon, Kai Forbath, Chris Baker and Andre Roberts, Ravens CJ Mosley and Chykie Brown and DC United stars Bill Hamid and Chris Pontius, Professional boxer Jimmy Lange, Philadelphia Wings' Paul Rabil, former NFL stars John Booty and Gary Clark, former Redskin Josh Morgan, and US Olympian Giuseppe Lanzone.
Other details: On Thursday, October 30th, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, DC United players and over 500 Washingtonians came together for the Becky's Fund 6th Annual Walk This Way charity fashion show at the Italian Embassy. The event raised over $200,000 for the DC-based nonprofit Becky's Fund, an organization committed to the prevention of domestic and dating violence. Fan favorite and fashionable local celebrity athletes completed the star-studded lineup of men who stepped up as role models to walk the runway and take a stand against domestic violence in outfits provided by GANT menswear. Proceeds from Walk This Way benefited the Becky's Fund "Men of Code" program, an initiative that engages and empowers high school athletes to become leaders in the movement to end violence against women and girls. Friendship Collegiate Academy's football team, just a handful of the youth enrolled in the Men of Code program kicked off the fashion show and on November 11, ESPN will air a one hour special on domestic violence and the NFL, highlighting Men of Code as a model program helping to break the cycle of domestic violence at a young age. The show also included US Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler who model looks by Karen Millen among other female models who hit the runway in some of the brand's fresh looks. Event chair Michelle Schoenfeld of Renu Medical Spa lead up the program with Emcee Comcast SportsNet Julie Donaldson while Moët Nectar Impérial Rosé & Belvedere served as the official spirits of the VIP and Players' Lounge, adding an air of elegance to the always beautiful main atrium at the embassy.
[Francesca Louis, Vann Ashe, Anna Marie Ash]
[Pierre Garçon]
[Kate Ziegler]
[Chris Pontius]
[Photography by Joy Asico]