The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Rock for Water fashion show ready to roll
Event raises money for eco-projects
Clothing design for a good cause will return to the stage this month in Lorain.
The Rock for Water fashion show features models wearing outfits made of recycled plastics, paper, cloth, tape and anything that looks better on a person than in a landfill.
The event starts at 7 p.m., April 29, at the Lorain Palace Theater.
The 2016 event drew 600 people to the Palace Theater. It raised $13,500, split between the Sierra Club and the Black River Clean Up, the annual spring cleaning of Lorain’s main waterway.
“We’re getting more and more people wanting to get involved in it,” said Peggy Sinibaldi, event lead coordinator with her son, Jonathan Sinibaldi.
They operate A David Anthony Salon + Spa, 6401 Broadway in Elyria Township near the borders with Lorain, Amherst Township and Sheffield Township.
Along with recycling materials for the show, in the last two years, Rock for Water has raised just under $10,000 for the Black River Clean Up, said Stephanee Moore Koscho, even co-founder with the LoCo ‘Yaks Lorain County Kayak & Paddle Sports Group.
“It’s huge,” Moore Koscho said. “That’s our biggest donation every year.”
The money helps cover costs of general operations and fundraisers of the annual litter collection program, she said.
Now an annual event, Rock for Water has grown every year and features a multimedia party with music, videos and dancing.
Moving to the Palace Theater last year, the show added theatrics to replace the fashion runway.
This year’s theme will feature costumes and aerial dancing based on the 2010 movie “Burlesque,” starring Cher and Christina Aguilera.
Although that movie title may sound risqué, Rock for Water is family friendly and includes the children and grandchildren of supporters, the Sinibaldis said.
Teams this year will come from FireFish Arts, Lorain fashion designer Jevon Terance, Mona Lisa Eco Salon of Avon Lake and Off Broadway Floral & Gift of Lorain.
“It’s just creating and people that want to be involved in it are usually artistic,” Peggy Sinibaldi said. “Of course, everybody here, because they do hair, are very artistic.
“And this gives them an avenue to step out of the box and do some really creative things with hair, makeup and the whole fashion clothing look. It’s amazing what they come up with.”
Peggy Sinibaldi already has assembled her own recycled fashion portfolio, including a costume of Bowser, the video game enemy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.
For example, Peggy Sinibaldi is designing a dress made of plastic parcel wrap leftover from Dayton Freight, the company that ships her salon’s beauty supplies. That gown may pair with a necklace pieced together from broken jewelry.
In another creation, so far, she paired gold fringe from a table skirt with duct tape.
“You see things and you just start creating and making things happen,” Peggy Sinibaldi said.
Tickets for the event range from $15 to $35.
“we’re getting more and more people wanting to get involved in it.” — Peggy Sinibaldi, event lead coordinator