Hundreds converged under the giant tent raised in COCA's parking lot to suspend reality for a night and hobnob in cosutmes reflecting fashion throughout the ages, for better or for worse, in honor of this year's theme, "Fashion Follies." St. Louis' best-know fashion plates traveled to the darkest depths of their closets and emerged bedecked in feathers, silk, sequins and atrocities so heinous we dare not speak of them. Though many dressed with a nod to frivolity, the event itself, which featured dinner, dancing and a premium silent auction, was seriously entertaining.
