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This Thursday, July 28th, the Andersonville outpost of Curves for Women will be sponsoring Akira's first Curvy Girl Fashion Show. Set to take place in Akira's Andersonville location at 5228 N Clark, the event runs from 7 - 9PM and feature models from Curves wearing versatile clothing suitable for the neighborhood that makes a statement- since sexy comes in all different sizes. Akira's stylists will be doing wardrobe consultations, vino and hors d'oeuvres by Ranalli's and Tedinos. [Racked Wire]
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