While many of her peers struggle to make career choices, she’s had her career figured out for a long time – since she was 5-years-old.

Taft, now 17, of Indian Hill wants to be a veterinarian. She’s taken steps to make that happen. For years, she’s been volunteering at animal shelters and rescue organizations. This summer, she’s been shadowing a Mariemont veterinarian.

Now, for her Seven Hills Upper School community service project, she’s organizing a fundraising event for Clermont Pets Alive!, a nonprofit that finds homes for abandoned dogs and cats.

The event will combine her love of animals with her fondness for fashion. Seven of her cheerleader friends will dress in the latest styles for young women and parade down a runway with dogs who will be wearing pet outfits and accessories. The dogs are among those looking for homes with the help of CPA.

“I thought this fashion show would be a good idea because it’s so novel and it’ll be so much fun,” she said.

The event will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Cincinnati Masonic Center, 317 E. Fifth Street in Downtown Cincinnati. A buffet dinner will be served and there will be a cash bar. Tickets can be bought by going to cpafashionshow.org.

Everything worn by the human and canine models will be for sale. The dogs will be dressed in apparel from Moochie and Co., which sells pet clothing, toys, treats and accessories at stores in Kenwood and beyond. The people will be wearing clothes from Leeli and Lou and Pink Tulip Club, women’s clothing stores in Greater Cincinnati.

Admission tickets, raffle tickets and a portion of the vendor proceeds will go to CPA.

Randy Breen, a professional event organizer who is helping with the show, called the Masonic Center a “beautiful and historic venue” and promised an atmosphere of elegance and fun.

“Kaitlin’s vision for the evening inspires us all to want to share this program with everyone. It promises to deliver a message of hope for saving dogs and cats.”

In addition to raising money for CPA, the event also will generate awareness about the need to find homes for pets. Many pets that are left at shelters are euthanized. When pets are taken to rescue organizations, homes usually are found for them.

The show also offers a way to support the youths involved in the show, including Taft. Growing up, she had cats, birds, bunnies and hamsters. She has two dogs now: a boxer and a pitbull mix.

She started volunteering at a shelter when her family lived in North Carolina by walking dogs and cleaning their cages. Since eighth grade, she’s been volunteering for CPA by bringing dogs to grocery stores, hoping that passing customers will adopt them.

“I volunteer because I love animals,” she said. “I’ll do anything to try to get close to them and help them.”

This summer, she’s been spending time at Mariemont Veterinary Clinic with Dr. James Westerfield.

“I’ve always wanted to be a vet and I get more passionate about it every day. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

Taft, the daughter of Michelle and Dudley Taft Jr., is entering her senior year at Seven Hills.

After high school, her plan is to study animal science as an undergraduate and veterinary science as a graduate student.

Lori Wilson, the CPA event coordinator who has volunteered with Taft, said she has seen Taft’s compassion for animals.

“This compassion shows in her volunteer work with Clermont Pets Alive and by the choice of her career path – veterinary medicine,” Wilson said. “With so many options available to her for her senior project, we are thrilled that she chose to do something that is helping homeless animals who were once unwanted and discarded. Her ambition proves that one person can make a difference.”

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It’s an important idea to ponder, both logistically and aesthetically. The first Mars denizens need protection from outside forces, and it wouldn’t hurt if they looked fashionable, too. Lucas’ project, The Mars Odyssey, explores just what this suit could look like.

Using photos of Mars as inspiration—like the HIRISE images—Lucas experimented with different designs for the suit, sketching her own interpretations of aerial views and using these drawings as the basis for her designs. Because this is a spacesuit meant for Mars, the outfit celebrates the planet’s beauty in its textures, colors and patterns.

“I designed my project around the context of how humanity might make its first steps on an alien planet in a highly functional but also stylish space suit,” Lucas wrote in an email.

The suit is made up of different layers, each with a distinct purpose: a radiation layer, three pressure layers, a temperature and oxygen layer and a sensory membrane layer.

The current design is more of a “conceptual project” for a suit that would be functional and made with the right materials. But Lucas has done her research, basing parts of the spacesuit on temperature and pressure metrics—as well as the characteristics of Apollo mission suits. She also looked at other NASA spacesuit designs and spoke to scientists at the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency.

Each layer of the Mars suit has its own complex design. The three pressure layers include fabric vents, a neoprene coated layer and an elastic restrain layer.

“These would all protect the body against the low pressure, which is about 5-10 mb, about 100 times thinner than our atmosphere,” wrote Lucas.

Amidst all these layers is Lucas’ passion for textiles and her desire to pay homage to “the beauty of an alien planet.” Thanks to her project, we have at least one high-fashion option for when we meet life on another planet.

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"When it comes to things like headdresses, there are some things that are actually, factually, personally, deeply cultural to our heritage," the 74-year-old musical innovator said in an interview in Toronto this week.

"To some guy who's got models in high heels, bikini bottoms, pasties and a big headdress, and everybody's drunk -- I want people to understand why that is painful or disgusting, why that is negative to us.

"It'd be like if you really loved your grandmother or your mom and all of a sudden you're watching wrestling on TV and you see your mom's picture on some wrestler's crotch.

"It's inappropriate. It's not funny. It doesn't help."

For the past few years, headdresses have become a popular -- and controversial -- fashion accessory. The trend seems to rear its ugly head with particular frequency at summer music festivals.

Jessica Simpson flaunted a headdress on Instagram, Pharrell Williams in the pages of Elle UK, Karlie Kloss on a Victoria's Secret runway, Gwen Stefani in a music video, and Vanessa Hudgens at Coachella.

Recently, festivals have fought back against the misguided trend. Osheaga, WayHome, Boots and Hearts, Heavy Montreal, Ile Soniq and the Edmonton Folk Festival have all issued bans in various forms on the fake indigenous headwear.

Still, Sainte-Marie says the trend endures.

"We see it a lot in Europe, especially in Germany," said Sainte-Marie, who was recently shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize for her fiery album "Power in the Blood."

"You see these people showing up and they have handmade, craftsy, fake headdress-like things, and they somehow think they're paying us a compliment.

"But we let them know."

Still, Sainte-Marie -- the decorated owner of an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Gemini and two Juno Awards -- stops short of calling for an outright ban.

She just wants anyone donning a headdress to understand how it will make an aboriginal person feel.

"I don't tell people what to do," she said.

"If you're still going to be a jerk, that's OK, but we want you to know that there are some things that are part of our cultural heritage that mean a lot to us.

"I think it's mostly ignorance," she added. "I think most people who are doing that probably haven't given it much thought."

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Ahead of the star-studded launch party in the amazing Village Underground in Shoreditch for his new bottle, we spoke to Jonathan about Diet Coke, neon cycling shorts and Bargain Hunt…

Congratulations on the Diet Coke bottle! Was designing a bottle worlds away from working on a womenswear collection?

Yeah, it’s very different! I think knitwear is very key to what I do so I put the task to Diet Coke to ask if there was any way of doing a photo image onto the bottle. It’s never been done before in that way so it was a new challenge for both parties involved and they did very well with it!

What was your first thought when you got the phonecall?

As a designer you want to do everything, I think that’s the thing about being creative, you want to be able to apply yourself to anything. It’s such an iconic shape; it’s a pop culture reference! For me its very odd seeing it because I know the sweater that the print comes from and when you touch it its not what you think it’s going to be, which I think is very interesting. I was thinking about it on the train this morning, I was like, “I can’t believe this is happening!”

The new bottle is a part of Diet Coke’s Regret Nothing campaign – do you fully embrace that philosophy?

Yeah! I never regret anything I do, when I show a collection, that’s it; it’s done; I don’t regret it. I never go back. I always think that I you do something its for a reason, it could be a good reason, it could be a bad reason. I think it’s all part of defining who you are.

So have you got any embarrassing moments that you look back on and cringe about?

Maybe when I was younger…my brother and I used to wear neon cycling shorts. Daily. We’d wear them with a very oversized t-shirt and Air Jordan’s. The 90’s were not kind to me!

What are your tips for surviving a fashion party?

Always counter balance what you think with something non-alcoholic. Whatever you drink, make it up with water otherwise you end up doing something that you don’t want to.

What’s your trashy TV addiction?

I end up watching stupid things like Bargain Hunt, love a bit of bargain hunting! When you’re off during the week it’s always there to get trapped into watching.

What’s your studio soundtrack?

It’s not really a soundtrack, it’s more of a case of one song on repeat. So I’ll play a song to death for about three days and then I’m over it and I can’t listen to it ever again. It’s been Jammin’ by Bob Marley recently. I’m still not bored of that one yet.

How do you relax after a busy day like today?

I would love to say that I cook, but I don’t. I like to eat out at places like L’Entrepot, which is near to Dalston Kingsland overground. They do amazing French food and great wines. It takes me about 3 hours to decompress from a hectic day, so I’m probably only a bit chilled out by 10pm.

What’s on your Summer bucket list?

This Summer I’m going cultural. I really want to go to Eileen Gray’s house, which has just opened up for the first time. I also want to go and see Matisse’s chapel. More restaurants, more beaches, more food, nothing to do with fashion!

What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever bought?

God, there’s so many stupid things! I buy things and then get bored of them very quickly. I bought a microwave and that really bothers me because it’s so ugly. It’s just hiding in my cupboard. I just eat at restaurants instead.

And finally, fashion week is fast approaching, are you looking forward to it?

I’m looking forward to Christmas! No, I always look forward to it. I love doing shows; it’s an outlet for me.

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Until June, the bride, 33, worked in Portland, Ore., as the outreach director for Climate Advisers, an environmental consultancy for which she designed and led Forest Heroes, a campaign to save rain forests. She graduated magna cum laude from Brown and is a daughter of Arlene R. Lapidus and Robert D. Lapidus of Great Falls, Va.

The groom, 34, is the director of computational biology and an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, from which he also received a master’s in computer information technology. He received a master’s degree in biomedical informatics from Columbia, from which he also earned a Ph.D. in bioinformatics. He is a son of Randi E. Margolin and Alan C. Margolin of Scarsdale, N.Y.

The couple met in June 2008 on a Lucky Star Chinatown bus heading home to Boston from New York.

“That guy is funky,” she recalled thinking as he boarded the bus in a bright green T-shirt with a purple monster.

He also noticed her as he walked down the aisle, but he could not bring himself to sit next to her.

“I thought she was stunning,” he said. After walking a few rows back, he said to himself: “You idiot. What are you doing?” and did an about-face and took the seat beside her.

She soon learned “he is one of these genius scientist guys,” she said.

The normally introspective Dr. Margolin opened a four-inch-thick book on the molecular biology of cancer, but he soon decided that the bumpy ride and Ms. Lapidus proved too much of a distraction for serious reading.

“All right, I’m not paying much attention to this book anyway,” he said to her a few minutes into the trip, and proceeded to tell her his whole life story, with a few diversions.

“I was happy to listen and to analyze things,” she said, and at one point impressed him by guessing his personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. “I could guess his combination: INTP,” which stands for introverted, intuitive, thinking and perceiving.

She also told him about being an environmental organizer, which intrigued him, and they debated whether mole rats were altruistic in giving up individual needs for the greater good.

Just before they arrived in Boston, Dr. Margolin was up to the part in his life when he had moved there. But before the long conversation ended, he mentioned that they should be friends and hang out. He asked for her number.

“Perhaps for the first and last time in our seven-year relationship, I did more of the talking,” he said. “I told her all she needed to know in that bus ride.”

Later that evening, Ms. Lapidus told her sister that “he seemed like he could be an all-purpose boyfriend.” They soon began dating.

“We’re very opposite in some ways, but we’re both working on global scale challenges,” she said. “I’m working on climate change, and he’s trying to find a cure for cancer. We’re in a race to see who succeeds first.”

In May 2013, when he incorporated his proposal into a show at a circus dinner theater in Seattle, she accepted on the condition that he promised to always do the dishes. And he does.

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Bringing together fashion, music and art, the fashion festival is the social event of the season hosting a not to be missed catwalk show. This time around expect to see the beautiful designs from World Family Ibiza, La Galeria Elefante by Victoria, Evitaloguepuedas, Felt by Natalie and Charo Ruiz Ibiza. But it’s not all about the runway, there is plenty more to keep you entertained, a pop up market, delicious food stalls, DJ’s and even live music.

You couldn’t ask for a more beautiful and luxurious setting for a hot fashion party, packed with the island’s style set, it’s quite simply the place to be seen.

The festivities get started at 7.30pm. Arrive early to give yourself plenty of time to peruse the 45 pop up market stalls, showcasing clothing, crafts and jewellery from some of the white isle’s most iconic brands, then try to nab a comfy day bed or front row seat for the runway show, which kicks of at 9pm. Next take a look at the art exhibition held by Jack Melville and his collection of portraits 'Faces' before paying a visit to one of the quirky food stalls. Finish off by hitting the dance floor for some tunes under the stars from the Earth Lights Boogie Band, a British group that promise the best funk, pop and boogie.

Oh, and did we mention it’s free entry? This sounds like our kinda party!

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The campaign captures the exquisite 47-year-old shot beachside, looking bright and fresh in a collection of pieces that celebrate the change of season, and reinforceSportscraft’s commitment to the quintessential Australian lifestyle.

“It’s great to be back with Sportscraft for the spring summer season. I’ll never forget growing up in Australia by the beach. Shooting this campaign brought up treasured memories and

feelings of nostalgia,” says Ms Watts.

Naomi’s family moved to Sydney when she was a teenager and at high school she met Nicole Kidman, with whom she co-starred in Flirting (1991).

Watts’ movie career took off in 2001 with David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, followed by two The Ring films, 21 Grams (2003), Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong (2005), Eastern Promises (2007) and The Impossible (2012), for which she received her second Academy Award nomination.

“We’re thrilled to have Naomi back as our ambassador for spring summer. Her timeless style and sophistication perfectly embodies the Sportscraft brand”. Adrian Jones, CEO of APG & Co said.

“I love working with my sister. It’s been a while since I shot with her, so I was really excited to be a part of the team working on an Aussie brand that’s really become an institution,” said Ben

Watts.

The new collection focuses on beautiful fabrication, textures and uplifting colour to signify the start of spring with flashes of mandarin that are paired back with freshness in crisp ivory, duck egg and bold Prussian blue.

Design detail, prints and texture play a big role for spring and are shown in delicate pleating, tropical leaf and floral motifs, and soft lightweight knitwear.

Sportscraft Signature showcases sophistication in tailoring, tied together with clean nautical lines including statement crop jackets which are worn easily over a bright twist front dress or delicate drapefront shirts.

The spring summer season will conclude a historical year for the 101-year-old Sportscraft brand as it zooms into century two, continuing to celebrate Australians and our unique way of life.

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Back in Canada, Bergreen decided in 2012 to fuse his documentary filmmaking and extreme sports pursuits to start Hitcase, an extra-durable, waterproof iPhone case with a wide-angle lens. There are various attachments that allow wearers to film with their iPhones hands-free. With a team of 24 brand ambassadors and counting, Hitcase is geared for adrenaline seekers like pro skateboarder Ryan Decenzo, snowboarder Geoff Brown and pro MX racer Colton Facciotti. Some Hitcase motorcyclists wear-tested the product at speeds up to 100 miles an hour. To give visitors to its Web site a sampling of the product and the company’s hired talent, there is a video of another one of its back-country skiers, Sean Pettit, taking on a near-vertical 1,000-foot drop at Whistler Mountain.

Adaptable for the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5 and iPhone 6, the lens options include a removable flat one, an underwater macro for iPhone, a 2x wide-angle TrueLUX lens and a 3x Super wide lens. A deal is pending with a major airline, which he declined to identify, to use Hitcase to film mechanical problems so that a team of engineers in different locations can work together without the added cost of flying them to where the plane actually is. Now Bergreen is counting on Hitcase’s multifunctional capacities to appeal to a range of industries.

Fashion is another prospect for Hitcase, according to Bergreen, who said, “Runways are like action sports for a fashion person. We designed the ChestR mount so that it’s very comfortable to wear and it doesn’t look like a technical piece.”

Beyond fashion shows, the industry’s increasing thirst for short films, online content and unexpected designer collaborations could be an open window for Hitcase, he said. “Here’s the thing, right now many people engage with brands online. And whether they are fashion brands or not, they need to be content brands,” Bergreen said.”Hitcase should allow customers to see different versions of a brand. Film shoots can inspire people to be excited about a brand.”

A few senior executives who joined the company earlier this year also have a link to fashion and action sports. Athlete and brand marketing manager Cody Swansborough is a former Red Bull marketing manager and independent action sports agent. Designer Raif Adelberg and Kenny Macintyre are co-lifestyle and culture marketing directors. Adelberg started his own signature label, owned the former Richard Kidd boutique in Malibu and as a gallerist produced shows for KAWS and Ryan McGinness, He has his own art installations, like The Dead Boys Clubhouse, which was inspired by the closing of CBGB, channeling Barbra Kruger, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. He is also creative director.

Kenny Macintyre, meanwhile, spent 10-years plus at Red Bull, working on its World Three Style Championships among other things. At Hitcase, he oversees all music and cultural initiatives. Bergreen’s wife, Sarah Galashan, a broadcast journalist whom he met while both were on assignment in Kandahar, offers public relations and marketing advice.”She knows the media space quite well. She doesn’t have formal work with the company but she’s always in my ear,” he said.

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The new school year is around the corner, and every parent is getting ready for the first day. Fashion plays a big part in any back-to-school planning, and to be updated on the latest trends for back to school, come and enjoy a day of fun, fashion and savings at "€œGeek Chic,"€ the first back-to-school event at Downtown Summerlin, Saturday, July 25, from noon to 7 p.m.

Featuring fashions from Dillard‘€™s, Macy‘€™s, Nordstrom Rack, Charlotte Russe and Hot Topic, among others, attendees will be able to enjoy trends like camouflage prints, grunge, flannel, biker-inspired leather and statement shoes. The items will all be featured in back-to-school fashion shows scheduled for 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. that day.

This full-day event will also include a presentation of fashion trends by FashionTrend.Vegas, an Instaprint Photo Booth, refreshments, a retail street scene, community performances and more.

Hosted in partnership with Zappos, "€œGeek Chic"€ kicks off at 1 p.m. with a Zappos fashion show, featuring the hottest looks for back-to school for all age ranges. Zappos will also showcase The Zappos Bright Future Experience to include fun stations for kids with Zappos merchandise, a braid and accessories bar and a fun photo experience.

As part of the retail scene, other stores will also be participating, hosting their own experience. Sprint, T-Mobile, Vision by Amel and Posare Salon, Charlotte Russe, New Balance, Sephora and others will be offering special discounts and promotions.

Coca-Cola will have a refreshment station, with a DJ and interactive Emoji wall and tasting lounge, all part of their Coca-Cola Teens Summer Sampling Program.

"We are thrilled to host what we know will be an incredible event for the entire family,"€ said Andrew Ciarrochi, senior general manager of Downtown Summerlin. "€œBack-to-School is an important season for our retailers, and July 25 will be a great kick-off to the season."€

Important information:

Shoppers who spend $300 or more in same-day receipts from Downtown Summerlin shops and restaurants can redeem two free 2015 passes to Wet-€™n-€™Wild, Las Vegas go-to summer destination, compliments of Wet-€n-€™Wild. Shoppers should present at the concierge desk located in the breezeway of the ONE Summerlin Office Tower. One redemption per shopper, while supplies last.

Shoppers can also support homeless teens served by local nonprofit Project 150 throughout the day. Home Aid of Southern Nevada will be on hand to collect donations of backpacks and school supplies, and Zappos is giving customers who bring gently used clothing and footwear for teens a free treat from Cream Inc.

Once a week, he gets a day off.

“Years ago when they did the play in London, they established that one person can’t play the role because it’s too strenuous,” he said.

On Wednesday, he chose to spend part of his free day somewhere far, far away from the stage: a fashion show. He was at ArtBeam in Chelsea to see Billy Reid’s spring collection, sitting front-row with Colton Haynes, another fashion week newbie, and Karen Elson.

Though the Southern designer has dressed the English actor for the Costume Institute gala and the Tony Awards, and even threw a party in his honor before the event, Sharp was experiencing a first.

“I’ve never been to a fashion show,” he said.

And this would be it for now, at least for this New York Fashion Week: Men’s. He was reporting back to duty on Thursday. It turns out some things have changed since his Tony win.

“There are a lot more people at the stage door waiting for signatures,” he said. “And I’m a little bit more popular on Facebook."