Cinco de Mayo flitted by in the wink of an eye. Recycled Runway Fashion Show, a fundraiser to benefit the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, hit the stage on May 5, 2018 at the Corning Museum of Glass and it dazzled the audience like never before.
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| Sapphire themed Tablescapes |
There was a sapphire theme to celebrate the 45th anniversary of The ARTS Council. Everyone was asked to wear sapphire in solidarity.
Even the tables were decorated accordingly.
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| Painted Love by Jennifer Sekella |
While the theater was being transformed, there was a flurry of makeup and hair styling backstage. Two salons sponsored hair and makeup services. BellaCapelli and Lotus Lounge provided magical details to compliment each fashion design. Painted Love by Jennifer Sekella offered her face and body painting services to give models a bold appearance. Here you see our model, Roni, getting the superstar treatment.
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| Final Countdown |
There are two rehearsals during the day to get each models' walk to their music as precise as their designer envisioned it. I have the lucky placement at the head of the line to grant each model entrance to the runway to work their magic with the crowd.
This scene was the final countdown before we set the stage.
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| Nerves start to Override |
From my vantage point, I see nerves start to override confidence. It's my job to boost that confidence to the stars. I have a magical wand that provides all the power.
Roni surprisingly owned this role of a star child with grace of a queen.
This is her last moment before the big reveal to the public.
Enter "Starlight Wishes"
Starlight
Star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have the wish
I wish tonight.
There's no doubt "Starlight Wishes" stole the hearts of our audience. She certainly shined!
This year was my favorite design created in the Southeast Steuben County Library Fashion Club. The smaller design group kept everyone on task and focused.
The results are fabulous!
Thanks for following this story of trash-formation.
Check back soon for more adventures in Library Land!
xo,
Erica
