Kate Lamontagne, owner of Kamala Boutique, styles an eco-friendly nautical flag bag at the 2022 Fishin’ for Fashion show. David Dostie photos A Midcoast tradition is back with nautical haute couture. This weekend marks the ninth annual Fishin’ for Fashion show in Boothbay Harbor.
On Saturday, local merchants, along with 14 designers, will strut their season’s best featuring fish nets for lace, sailcloth for dresses and life jackets turned into totes. The tradition, launched by Dana Paolillo, started as part of the former Boothbay Harbor Festival. After the pandemic, the torch was passed to the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce.
Program notes from the 2022 Fishin’ for Fashion show. This year’s show will be held at The Shipyard from 1-3 p.m.
General admission follows the VIP reception, then it’s onto the lobster-trap catwalk. Three judges — Donna Maxim, quilter/crafter; Anne Baldridge, Miss Maine; and Kristin Furrow, owner of Weekend Vintage — will choose the 2024 People’s Choice Award recipient. Proceeds benefit Boothbay High School’s Project Graduation and the Fisherman’s Memorial.
“We’re thrilled to introduce our inaugural Makers Market,” said Chamber Marketing Coordinator Kjirsten Flores. “Guests can browse handcrafted goods before and after the show. Products range from stained glass and jewelry to wooden sculpture assemblage by André Benoit.
” Benoit makes art from wood remnants — flotsam and jetsam from the shore, as well as di.
