Rachel Oddman, center, receives a roaring cheer from the crowd as she model's her own creation during the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wearing colorful outfits and high-heeled shoes, a group of senior citizens took to the red carpet Friday at a New York City senior center's third annual fashion show.
Some of the models at the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program's fashion show wore outfits they had made in the center's sewing class.
Rachel Oddman was met with roaring applause and cheers as she strutted down the red carpet at the senior center in Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood in an outfit she created herself. Others, like Ruth Isaac, wore more traditional outfits. She modeled a Calvin Klein outfit that she altered.
"The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age," said William Dionne, the center's executive director.
Before the seniors took to the runway, they shared laughs together as they had their makeup done by volunteers from Macy's.
The senior center provides meals, day trips, computer training and other services. It also helps clients apply for government benefits and access medical care.
Al Rosteing, center, model's his aging "Elvis" attire during the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Rachel Oddman gets made up before she takes the runway to model in the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday, March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Models in the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show wait backstage before taking the runway, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Jessica Blanco is made up for her walk on the runway in the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. Blanco, the center's health and wellness manager, join staff and seniors in show which features mostly creations made at the center. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Ruth Isaac models a Calvin Klein outfit she altered to model in the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Feng Chaun Lok, center, dances as she model's her own creation during the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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William Dionne, left, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging, introduces Maria Ortiz as she model's her own creation during the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said Dionne. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Kris Allen, left, receives applause from seniors crowd as she model during the Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program annual fashion show, Friday March 11, 2016, in East Harlem, N.Y. "The joy of a fashion show like this is that it celebrates beauty at any age" said William Dionne, executive director of the Carter Burden Center for Aging. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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