Just because you're diving into what organizers say is the longest-running oyster roast in Maryland doesn't mean you have to wear waders. Cat Corey, 45, came to the Fifth Regiment Armory for the 95th annual Baltimore Rotary Club Oyster Roast ready to have fun fashionably.

Her fashion sense was honed at Neiman Marcus, where Corey — now a Cockeysville stay-at-home mom — worked in the executive development program after college.

Corey said she starts with her “uniform” — a base of simple classic pieces, most often black.

HER ENSEMBLE: Simply Noelle dove gray knit poncho from The Paper Shop. Toska off-the-shoulder black tunic from Neiman Marcus. Lysse black skinny jeans that were a gift. Black booties from lulus.com. Pamela Curran gold hoops from etsy.com. Stacked David Yurman and Smyth Jewelers bangles on one wrist. Cartier Love bracelet, gold bangle from The Golden Bear in Vail, Colo., and a bangle she bought at silent auction to benefit the nonprofit Family Tree. Butterscotch faux ostrich leather tote from J.McLaughlin.

HER DREAM DESIGNERS: “Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Gucci. If I could have carte blanche and have someone design for me, that's who I'd choose.”

PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN: “I'm an avid needlepointer. I just like to make belts for my husband [Bill Corey, PricewaterhouseCoopers Baltimore office managing partner]. He loves them. They each have different meanings. We've been to Napa Valley several times, so one of the belts is all these wine labels.”