Recap: Sustainability Takes Over the Runway in White Plains
ArtsWestchester recently presented a sold-out fashion event in its White Plains gallery, featuring a runway of sustainable fashions by local students and designers. The “chic-cycling” event, co-hosted by Andy Yu, Melissa Tomlin and Nicole Steinthal, was part of ArtsWestchester’s Gallery Nite Out series, and brought out a crowd of fashion-savvy people. Guests were also treated to a piano performance by a musical prodigy who was accepted into Juilliard at age seven, as well as a DJ and bites by Red Horse by David Burke and Board Appetite.
In preparation, designer Andy Yu coached designers through their creations, from conception to construction, and brought in a panel of judges who decided against naming a winner since the fashions all inspire and support a message of sustainability. Upcycled materials used for the high-end fashions included food wrappers, shopping bags, recycled denim and more.
The eco-friendly fashion show continues ArtsWestchester’s look at sustainable fashion and fabric, as it follows on the heels of its fall 2022 Social Fabric exhibition and Metropolis Sunrise, the fabric installation that draped its building’s façade last year.
The event’s backdrop was an exhibition by photography group The Ground Glass, which remains on view through July 23.
Ticket sales benefited both ArtsWestchester and the Community Center of Northern Westchester.
About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.
