What did red socks have to do with classical music?

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A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM JYT (2007)
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It all started some years ago at the Spoleto festival in South Carolina. He was in a rush to get dressed for a noontime concert when he discovered the only socks he had on hand were a red pair. He wore them anyway, thinking no one would notice. It caused a stir but delighted many. Indeed, it was a hit!

Having found the best place to shop for the world's best red socks - a shop in the Vatican called Gamerelli* - he began to wear them to most all his concerts. And "Red socks" thus became a Thibaudet trademark. They were his "lucky socks," so to speak, for they worked like a charm.

But that was then. With the coming of the new millennium, Jean-Yves thought it was time for a change and for new ideas. And so he bade "adieu" to the red socks (and the Versace outfit) that had served him well.

*Where Roman Catholic cardinals get their red socks - part of their dress code, whether or not they're singing a Mass by Mozart, Beethoven or Bach.

Playing in background: a clip from "Waltz for Debby" from Jean-Yves' first jazz album "Conversations with Bill Evans" on the Decca label.