In Monday’s (10/17) Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), Mary Chao writes, “Fashion and music joined forces for the finale of the four-day-long Fashion Week as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra shared the stage with runway models showing off the latest in fall trends during the Sound of Fashion at USAirport in Rochester. … The crowd of over 600 people applauded loudly as the door to the hangar opened to kick off the show with RPO music conductor Arild Remmereit getting off the plane and racing to the stage in a purple striped suit from Red Barn in Pittsford, followed by a dozen models strolling to the music of Amy Beach Symphony No. 1. … Fashion Week is on track toward its goal of $60,000 to benefit the Center for Youth, double the amount last year, [co-organizer Meghan] Mundy says, noting that the donation of the use of the hangar and service personnel by developer Anthony Costello and the waiving of fees by Remmereit and RPO concertmaster Juliana Athayde greatly helped their fundraising goal. … For the new RPO music director, the event is a way to connect with a new audience, Remmereit says. … Concertmaster Juliana Athayde did double duty on the violin and as a model, wearing a vintage duster by Jean Paul Gaultier from Panache.”
Posted October 17, 2011
