Riding for the Disabled parent Denise Fowler has organised a fashion show following a successful one last year.
There will be a wide range of fashion on show, including wedding gowns, steampunk and upcycled thrift store garments.
A wedding display will include bridesmaids’ dresses from the Musical Theatre wardrobe. One young model will be wearing her late mother’s wedding dress.
Formal dresses will also have a moment in the limelight, and the Hospice Shop is lending outfits.
Alexandra fashion upcycler Joanne Russell will be showing her creations along with the latest styles from retailers Lily & Esther, Flying With Birds and Cooneys.
A highlight will be the handbag auction, run along the lines of the old radio and television show It’s in the Bag.
A variety of donated handbags will be offered, each containing a mystery prize.
The top bidder of each auction selects the bag they want and then discovers what they have won.
There were some big prizes and some that were more entertaining, Mrs Fowler said.
There would be two shows on Saturday — one at 2.30pm and another at 7.30pm, which would feature platters and a cash bar, she said.
Mrs Fowler’s daughter Keely, 21, had been riding since she was six.
"It’s just been life-changing for her. As parents we are just so grateful to the volunteers, they are invaluable."
Horses were expensive to keep and a lot of work, but to see the children blossom was amazing, she said.
"We’ve been around so long. To see children go from touching the horse’s nose to riding ... We can’t thank them enough for the confidence and skills and community it has given our daughter."
Keely would be one of the models on the catwalk on Saturday and could not wait, Mrs Fowler said.
"She’s a princess. She lives for this.
"These kids don’t get the opportunity to do things like this. We grieve for the opportunities she doesn’t get to do. But she gets to do this."
