What a wonderful four days we had over the 3rd Fashion Week of Rochester! Over $100,000 was raised to benefit the Center For Youth in Rochester NY.
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| Lovely Ladies During The Boutique Crawl Outside of Embrasse Moi |
The events started with the Boutique Crawl on Thursday evening. We had two limos full of fun women (30 in all)! Equipped with wine, food, music, etc. these women were ready to enjoy themselves and shop! We started with the shops in Pittsford and then proceeded up Monroe Avenue with many stops along the way in Pittsford & Brighton. Then we made our way to the Park Ave. shops in downtown Rochester. Too many shops & boutiques...too little time! At the end of the night it was relaxing and unwinding at Jo Jo's.
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| Limo Equipped With Wine & Finger Foods |
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| Lovely Ladies Enjoying Scott Miller Salon, Sponsor of the Event |
Friday night took place at the newly renovated Culver Armory. It was a beautiful evening and the place was rocking! Ten of us met at TRATA, the new restaurant there. From there it was over to the Art of Fashion. With the fun music of young DJ Fulano, the fashions were high end, edgy & fun! After that it was back to TRATA for a night cap before calling it a night.
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| Monica Flaum With Gail Riggs Prior To The Event |
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| Culver Armory Rocked It! |
The Height Of Fashion took place at the Memorial Art Gallery, but we started our evening at Pittsford Wines for a tasting of NY State Food & Wines with Marie & Nick Cascini, proprietors of the shop, and their wonderful PR Chick, Shannon Byrd. Naturally we wished we had more time to spend there, but there's never enough time when it comes to food & wine! Then downtown to the MAG for the show. Exotic models welcomed us as did tasters from MU. Wine was provided by Casa Laga and we enjoyed perusing the goods of many great vendors. Then inside for the show. Another great one! From there it was out for more fun for most of the group and a quiet night for the organizer, me!
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| Great Tasting of NY State Food & Wines at Pittsford Wines/Via Girasole |
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| The Lovely Ladies That Enjoyed The Tasting |
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| Fashion Show at the MAG |
The shows wrapped up with a family friend show at the Farmers Market of Rochester. Despite the chill in the air, the Flavor of Rochester had a full crowd as those as young as 3 took the stage in their frolics. Great music by local teenage musicians as well as a very fun emcee! After that it was time to relax, unwind and start talking about next year!
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| The Chill In The Air Couldn't Keep Us Away On Sunday |
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| The Farmers Market of Rochester was a Great Venue for the Family Friendly Show |
Why do so many take their time to volunteer and get involved in Fashion Week of Rochester? As Elaine Spaull of the Center For Youth says at the end of every show, "it's all for the children." The Center For Youth, the beneficiary of Fashion Week of Rochester is the best organization to turn to for young people seeking to deal with, explore, or understand issues of importance to them - from their perspective, and on their terms. Started by kids, for kids, all Center services - from counseling, to shelter, to education, to referrals - are rooted in, and delivered with the knowledge that youth want to, and can, take responsibility for their life choices.
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