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Design & Shine Fashion Show

A Fundraising Soiree to Benefit Camp Cole

Alivia Model wearing featured clothes

When Your Abilities, Not Your Disabilities, Define You, Stylish Things Can Happen

When four young women, ages 14–33, each navigating life with a disability, responded to an open artist call at Camp Cole, they had no idea what would follow.

Now, thanks to a chance encounter between Camp Cole and Alivia, an up-and-coming fashion brand in NYC, we are acknowledging the creative abilities, visions, and potential of Kate Liggitt, Ann Mealing, Lila Mozingo, and Liz Twitty with a Design & Shine Fashion Show celebrating their fall, holiday, spring, and summer collections.

Alivia transformed their original artwork into colorful print and embroidery designs, showcased on dresses, tops, skirts, jumpsuits, sweaters, and pajamas sold nationwide.

The Camp Cole + Alivia collaboration represents mission alignment, a shift toward inclusivity in the fashion industry, and another opportunity for creators with a unique blend of abilities and disabilities to shine.

Learn more about the Alivia collaboration

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Thanks to our Sponsors

Just the Thing
K. Hope Creative
Preston & Mary Covington
Rebecca and Mike Penland
SC Embroidery
The Upside Down Collection
Southern Way Catering
Jill and Rich Sweet
Opa’s Learning Academy
Carol & Robert Hill
AVS Rentals
Fran McCaskill
The Kirby Law Firm
Kate & Kelly’s Converse Friends
The Shandon Group
Aimee Lewis and Family
The Seabrook Family
Crisp
The Lockwood Family
Katherine and Barry Lockwood
The Fawcett Family
Latan Cox
Gail & Don Harrison
Tulip Boutique
The Goings Family
Lane and Mark Chappell
Control Management, Inc.
Health Carolina Chiropractic
My Chance Foundation
Peter & Pam Brown
Daniel & Laura Rickenmann
Caroline Wade
Riley, Pope & Laney
Cicada
Daisy & James Miller
Marnie Clayton
Cottage & Vine
Kelley and Randy Liggitt
Karen Sprayberry
Westend Interiors
Holly Monroe
Katie Alice and Drew Walker
process. A Hair Salon
Scout & Molly’s Boutique
Fern
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Meet the Artists turned Fashion Designers

  • Kate Liggitt

    Age 24

    Hometown Columbia, SC

    Camp Cole Affiliation
    Attends Camps & Day Programs

    Day in the Life
    Making Art & Serving Coffee at Bitty & Beau’s

    Favorite Thing to Wear
    “Pink is my color, and I love to wear anything that makes a statement. I love a fun dress and fun PJs!”

    Kate Liggit

  • Lila Mozingo

    Age 14

    Hometown Chapin, SC

    Camp Cole Affiliation
    Attends Camps & Day Programs 

    Day in the Life
    Student & Founder of Lila’s Sweet Treats. A Dessert Business Serving Shops & Special Events

    Favorite Place to Shop
    “Anywhere that sells Alivia!”

    Lila Mozingo

  • Ann Mealing

    Age 33

    Hometown Columbia, SC

    Camp Cole Affiliation
    Attends Camps & Day Programs

    Day in the Life
    Making Art & Working at South Carolina Embroidery, a Family-Owned Commercial Embroidery & Screen Printing Business

    What I Want People to Know About Me
    “I like to put outfits together, and I love music and dancing.”

    Ann Mealing

  • Liz Twitty

    Age 23

    Hometown Columbia, SC

    Camp Cole Affiliation
    Attends Camps, Day Programs & Served on the 2024 Program Staff 

    Day in the Life
    Making Art & Serving Coffee at Bitty & Beau’s

    What The Camp Cole + Alivia Experience Means to Me
    “I love that my art is going to become fabric and clothes, and I can’t wait to see my friends’ designs turn into real clothes that we can all wear.”

    Liz Twitty