In addition to the fashion show, the event includes a live auction and raffles for prizes like Minnesota professional baseball tickets and a sightseeing flight above Iowa. At the Hammers & Heels Fashion Show, Habitat for Humanity showcases the creativity and resourcefulness of the community while also raising funds. Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa broadens access to affordable housing as a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty. “We had staff that chipped in from everywhere,” said Dimitros. Main designers included Dimitros, Catering Sales Manager Kristin Larson, Human Resources Specialist Becky Santee, Marketing Coordinator Tracy Dorn, Table Games Director Anne Bergman, Slot Shift Supervisor Dawn Mesenburg and Assistant Casino Shift Manager Tara Grothe.ĭimitros also acknowledged generous contributions from the Boyd Rewards and Table Games teams, as well as Player Development staff, all of whom helped with the arduous task of shredding the rope, which comprised the straps and the fuzzy feathers for the bottom of the dress. To build the dress, Dimitros and fellow Diamond Jo team members rolled up their sleeves and contributed more than 150 hours of work. The dress also showcased the property’s traditional “777” signature, using its address numbers.

Accouterments were fashioned with brass nuts and washers held together by galvanized braided hanging wire. “It’s amazing to see what people come up with.”ĭiamond Jo’s winning dress incorporated window sheers, metallic paint and polypropylene rope, while the beautiful feather boa was constructed from an insulating foam pipe cover, electrical wire and flooring underlayment.

“We’ve always gone out of our way to get as close to the 100 percent materials mark as possible,” said Dimitros who has participated in the competition along with the Diamond Jo Worth team four times, winning awards each year. The design was inspired by the eye-catching orange, feathered Versace dress worn by Kendall Jenner at the Met Gala in 2019. The event also raised more than $75,000 for the organization, which is their largest fundraiser of the year.įor the fashion show, Jocelyn Dimitros, Marketing Manager at Diamond Jo Casino, modeled the winning dress, which was made from 100 percent construction materials. The competition, which benefits Habitat for Humanity of North Central Iowa, featured a fashion show of 12 elaborate dresses, all made from at least 50 percent construction materials. A dress made from window sheers, polypropylene rope and duct tape may not sound like the height of fashion, but for one Boyd Gaming property, it’s haute couture.ĭiamond Jo Worth Casino took home first place for designing the winning dress at the 2022 Hammers & Heels Fashion Show in Clear Lake, Iowa on April 28.

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