That’s me in the middle (in case you couldn’t figure it out). Photo by Jillian McAlley.
Read about the Junior League fashion show on Patch and the Daily New Rochelle.
Fashion is not my strong point. I have two rumpled suits (a grey and a blue), a few nice ties only thanks to my mother’s intervention, and a single pair of work shoes that were so worn out that my Council colleague Barry Fertel recently felt compelled to buy me a gift certificate for a new pair. So when the Junior League invited me and several other mayors from the sound shore area to participate in a charity fashion show, I was a little uncertain.
I needn’t have worried. It ended up being a fun departure from my regularly-scheduled life. They dressed me up in the nicest, best-fitting suit I’ve ever worn. (The handkerchief was a bit much, but when in Rome . . .) And then they marched me out for a solo turn on the runway. I had a goofy grin on my face the whole time and probably looked like a complete fool, but everyone was nice about it.
The unquestioned highlight of my evening was a chance to have my photo taken with the national-caliber New Rochelle High School cheerleaders, who were on-hand to provide some entertainment.
Alas, I do not get to keep the suit.
