By Dana

This year the fashion show was held at Birch Hill in Schodack, NY which was a much better setting for a fashion show and was able to accommodate a larger crowd than last year. I think they said 450 people attended this year which is fantastic. We arrived when the doors opened at 3pm and, after checking in, immediately went into the main room. And boy did it look amazing!
It’s hard to see from the picture but the stage is on the left and the seats were placed around all sides of the stage. Vendors, including New York State Rifle and Pistol Association who is fighting the NY SAFE Act in the courts, The Well Armed Woman, Bullet Design, a local sportsman’s club, and a few others selling holsters, targets, belts, and jewelry, were located around the outside of the room. There were also gun and gear raffles for us to participate in.

The tables were decorated with flower arrangements with spent rounds in the water…very cute!
After dinner we headed back out to the main room to grab our seats for the real reason we were there…the fashion show.
The fashion show started off with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the National Anthem sung by Kathy Jones. The entire audience began singing along which was just amazing. After that, Peter Reiss read us the Second Amendment.
There were many speakers lined up for the night. Local state Senator Kathy Marchione and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, who both have stood by gun owners side, were there. Retired US Marine Corps Col. Phil Torres spoke to the crowd about situational awareness. Dan Tuczinski and his assistants gave a great self-defense demo, and Amber Bauhoff did a demo about how to correctly use pepper spray. The emcee for the night was Carrie Lightfoot the Founder of The Well Armed Woman.

After the speakers finished, the fashion show began. Carrie and Gabby took turns describing who the women were: nurses, lawyers, business owners, mothers, grandmothers, and their age, which made us all realize that these women were just like us! The women walked down the stage in scrubs, dresses, pants, skirts, and shorts and would stop to show each side of the stage the type of holster they were wearing.
There were a variety of holsters: the Flashbang holsters including the Ava, the Marilyn, and of course the Flashbang; there were purse holsters, lace holsters, ankle holsters, and there was even an apron holster to wear while you cook! My camera did not take pictures of movement well so if you’d like to see more pictures of that great night please visit the Concealed Carry Fashion Show’s Facebook page.
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