Torrid's Glamour for a Cause

Gown from Torrid's House of Dreams event. Gown by Jessica Cho.

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Times are good for Torrid, a division of pop-culture retailer Hot Topic. Torrid’s same store sales for September increased 4 percent. On Sept. 24, Torrid produced House of Dreams, its first fashion fundraiser for The National Breast Cancer Foundation at the Hollywood Chic nightclub.

Torrid commissioned students from Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising to design plus-size gowns for the event. The glamorous gowns were auctioned off to raise funds for cancer research. These designers made a worthy cause look good. Some of the gowns are still available on the Torrid website. Click here for the auction.