Cafe L'Europe hosts its first fashion show

St. Armands had a French makeover on June 25 and became a local version of St. Tropez. 

Cafe L'Europe partnered with Sarasota boutique T. Georgiano's for its first fashion show. Fashion enthusiasts and Cafe L'Europe regulars mixed and mingled in bright and elegant fashions to accompany the event's St. Tropez theme. 

"I have been wanting to do a fashion show for a while now," said Ashley Watts, director of catering sales at Cafe L'Europe. "After putting feelers out, everyone mentioned how great T. Georgiano's and Tatyana were. She loved the idea and it turned out to be this fabulous event."

After a cocktail hour with the cafe's hors d'oeuvres, the show began with a runway that ran through the restaurant's two back rooms and down its bar. Models strutted through the crowd of 90 people in a variety of unique looks, including swimwear and cocktail attire from T. Georgiano's.

DJ Rossy Weiss curated an upbeat and fun environment with music for the models to dance to while the guests applauded them down the runway. Along with DJ-ing the event, Weiss is the designer of the line Aquamala Swimwear, which was featured in the show. 

T. Georgiano's owner Tatyana Sharoubim-Stewart said it was a seamless event and is working with Watts to do another one during the season. 

"The event was the perfect evening of fashion, community, food, beverage and entertainment," said Sharoubim-Stewart. "Everyone was saying how amazing it was to get so many people there at an event in the summer. The women had an absolute blast."