A walk through decades of fashion becomes real when it's led by designer Leo Narducci and stylist Lee Roukas.

The fashion icons of Brockton are teaming up to show what has been worn from the 1960s on, all for the benefit of the Brockton Historical Society.

"Lee met Leo in New York and they became friends," said Barbara Lutz, who is coordinating the event.

Narducci is a noted fashion designer, winner of the coveted Cody Award in 1964 and still very much in tune with today's styles, said Lutz. Roukas co-founded the House of LeMar, a popular downtown shop that dressed many of Brockton's finest through the years.

Together, they are putting together a historic retrospective of the major trends in fashion design through the years. Today's fashion will be presented in the clothing of Lord and Taylor.

"They'll be using vintage clothing and some of Lee's current designs," said Lutz. "Lee and Leo are very much a part of Brockton history."

Lutz promises an entertaining afternoon of fashion, music, food and commentary by Joanne Blomstrom.

Elaine Allegrini can be reached at eallegrini@enterprisenews.com.

About 10 girls clad in this season's expected trends -- bulky sweaters in yellows, teals and bright purples paired with high boots -- are slated to mingle with a crowd next week to raise money for academic scholarships in honor of a woman slain in Tinley Park last year.

The Jeffrey LaMorte Salon & Day Spa and 1 Happy Girl Boutique in Lemont are teaming up to host a fashion event in Lemont to raise money for post-high school scholarships for Homewood- Flossmoor High School and Lincoln-Way Community School District 210 students in honor of Carrie Hudek-Chiuso, a Homewood-Flossmoor High social worker who was one of five women slain on Feb. 2, 2008, at the Lane Bryant women's clothing store in Tinley Park.

Angie Avorio, director of education of academy at the Jeffrey LaMorte salons, suggested Hudek-Chiuso's scholarship fund when the salon was looking for a charity to donate the fashion show's proceeds to.

"When I first started out in my career, some of my first customers were Carrie and her family, specifically her mom," Avorio said. "When I heard [about the shootings] it was extremely devastating to me."

Cards and flowers simply wouldn't do, she said. So Avorio hosted a fundraiser just after Hudek-Chiuso's death, and then suggested the salon, which has locations in Lemont, Frankfort and Orland Park, donate too.

The event, called the Fall/Winter Vision of '09 Trend Show, is on Oct. 10 at The Place, 206 Main St., Lemont. Salon stylists will be on a stage to show people how to color and style while models already with that look -- and wearing the expected fall trends -- will talk up the audience. The event also includes a silent auction and a raffle.

Hudek-Chiuso, 33, of Frankfort, was one of five women killed when a man posing as a delivery worker walked into the Lane Bryant store around 10 a.m. on a Saturday, then herded six women into a back room. About 40 minutes later, five women, including Hudek-Chiuso, were dead, shot execution-style. A sixth woman suffered a graze wound to the neck and later helped police sketch the face of the killer. The murders remain unsolved.

Also killed were Sarah Szafranski, 22, of Oak Forest; Rhoda McFarland, 42, the Lane Bryant store manager from Joliet; Connie Woolfolk, 37, of Flossmoor; and Jennifer Bishop, 34, of South Bend, Ind.

Police have traveled from Texas to England chasing down tips, which number about 5,450, Tinley Park police Cmdr. Pat McCain said. In April the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, which is investigating the murders, said the store no longer was a crime scene and returned it to its owner, Minnesota-based Ryan Companies.

The women's clothing store is part of a 500,000-square-foot outdoor mall called Brookside Marketplace at 191st Street and Harlem Avenue. Charming Shoppes Inc., the parent company of Lane Bryant, was leasing the store from Ryan Cos. Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said the store is vacant.

After Hudek-Chiuso's death, her family created Carrie-Fest, which is to be an annual event to raise money for scholarships to help disadvantaged youth pay for their post-high school education, such as college or trade school. So far Carrie-Fest has raised more than $200,000, and three students have received scholarships, said Mike Hudek, Hudek-Chiuso's brother, who helps organize the fundraiser. Besides ticket sales, several businesses donate goods for auctions.

Last year, singer Peter Cetera, formerly of the band Chicago, who went to Mendel Catholic Prep High Schoolon the South Side with Hudek-Chiuso's father, played an acoustic set at Carrie-Fest. Hudek said he's prepping for next year's celebration and hopes to give three or four scholarships next year.

"This past year was tough ... [but] the local businesses here still found a way to give to us," Hudek said. "It was really, really amazing, given the economic times we're in. I think [the Lane Bryant murders] struck a chord with a lot of people."

klschorsch@tribune.com

If you go:

What: Fall/Winter Vision of '09 Trend Show to raise money for academic scholarships in the name of Carrie Hudek-Chiuso, one of the five women slain at a clothing store in Tinley Park in February 2008.

When: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10

Where: The Place, 206 Main St., Lemont

Cost: Tickets cost $7 and can bought at the Jeffrey LaMorte Salon & Day Spa, 1243 S. State St., Lemont

For more information: Call 630-243-0660