{"id":254023,"date":"2026-04-17T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/254023\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:53:12","slug":"houstons-1-24-million-fashion-sale-fashionistas-hunt-fabulous-bargains-in-river-oaks-with-a-salvation-army-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/254023\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston’s $1.24 Million Fashion Sale \u2014 Fashionistas Hunt Fabulous Bargains In River Oaks With a Salvation Army Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rush was on in the vast living room of River Oaks Country Club when a throng of determined well-heeled shoppers poured in to be the first to claim their gently, if never, worn designer threads and accessories offered in the Houston Salvation Army Auxiliary \u201cReflections on Style\u201d luncheon. This 22nd fundraiser topped the charts, raising more than $1,248,000 for the good works of the Salvation Army.<\/p>\n

\"Susan<\/a>Susan Binney, Stick Delaup, Maura Montgomery at the Salvation Army Auxiliary Reflections on Style luncheon<\/p>\n

It was an organized melee with some luncheon guests lining up at the country club doors at 9 am, an hour before early shopping. By 11 am, before the fashion show of the best items began, scores of women had filled their shopping bags with unbelievable bargains.<\/p>\n

Bulging white shopping bags with red Sold tags were the must-have accessory of the day.<\/p>\n

\"Linda<\/a>Linda McReynolds, Hannah McNair at the Salvation Army Auxiliary Reflections on Style luncheon<\/p>\n

A few observations:<\/p>\n

Best Dressed Hall of Fame honoree Roslyn Bazzelle Mitchell, arms loaded with clothes. \u201cI\u2019ve grabbed everything in designers I like and I\u2019ll just see if they fit,\u201d she says. Mitchell allows that in a previous year she had picked up a Monique Lhuillier royal blue gown with tags still on, a gem which she wore to that year\u2019s Ballet Ball.
\nKathy Goossen was holding tight to an Oscar de la Renta frock with a price tag $125. She would take it home without trying on, she explained, as changing clothes in the vast single dressing room was not ideal. \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t fit, I\u2019ll donate it for next year\u2019s sale,\u201d Goosen says.
\n\u201cThe jewelry is fantastic. Really, really. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve missed it all these years but it\u2019s really good,\u201d Jana Arnoldy says, her shopping bag loaded with a hat, handbag, $700 worth of jewelry and more.<\/p>\n

\"Sandra<\/a>Sandra Porter, Nancy Strohmer at the Salvation Army Auxiliary Reflections on Style luncheon<\/p>\n

Always the highlight of this Houston day is the fashion show for which Lenny\u00a0Matuszewski and Tamara Klosz Bonar create a masterpiece presentation of the best of the best fashions donated for the sale. The show featured the works of Oscar de la Renta<\/a>, Valentino, Chanel and more to-die-for labels.<\/p>\n

Items in the show were moved to the living room for post-luncheon sale, causing many of the 480 guests to skip dessert and line up for first dibs on the premium clothes.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/a>Jennifer Allison, Amanda Boffone at the Salvation Army Auxiliary Reflections on Style luncheon<\/p>\n

Lesha Elsenbrook chaired the \u201cJardin du Monde\u201d themed event that honored Gina Saur, a dedicated and longstanding member of the auxiliary. Helping round up the clothing and accessories was Jennifer Allison, fashion chair. Chic Boutique<\/a> leadership included co-chairs Maggie Smith and Dodi Willingham\u00a0and showroom co-chairs Mary Camden, Maura Montgomery and Susan Perdue.<\/p>\n

PC Seen: Linda McReynolds, Anne Duncan, Lilly Andress, Jenny Elkins, Vicki West, Hannah McNair, Cherie Lindley, Julie Roberts, Bobbie Nau, Amanda Gelb, Beth Wolff, Cheryl Byington, Minnie Baird, Stephanie Gillman, Jane and Jim Wise, Betty Thomas, Fady Armanious, Hallie Vanderhider, Carolyn Saur, Susan Binney, Stick Delaup, and Maureen Higdon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rush was on in the vast living room of River Oaks Country Club when a throng of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-254023","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-headlines","10":"tag-houston-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}