Creativity, vibrant colors and excellent music filled the Metropolitan Pavillion last Thursday for Housing Works‘ 5th Annual Design on a Dime Benefit presented by K-Mart and Sears. Top interior designers strut their stuff through numerous room displays in the large venue. Featuring furniture, linens. and new housewares. From Jaclyn Smith of the original Charlie’s Angels, actress Parker Posey, to the uber fabulous Ty Pennington were present to show off their collections and support at the extraordinary affair. While admiring the artistic visions of these home enhancing geniuses, attendees were able to purchase and bid on items included in each set up.
Summer is upon us and Veet is helping ladies count down the days. “What does beauty feel like”, if you didn’t know before, after attending the Veet Spray On Soiree; you should. Veet was in celebration of their new and improved product; Veet Spray On Hair Removal Cream. The product was developed for all women, who desire to make the hair removal process easier. The M2 space was transformed into this soft
Sidekick Social Club celebrated the new T-Mobile Sidekick LX! Although the new Sidekick LX is not scheduled to released until May 13th, guests got the opportunity to experience the many features of this new gadget. Those features include, Bluetooth capable, and has signature swivel screen, amazing keyboard, 3G support, new display, and 3.2 megapixel camera. The new LX is also a social media mecca, where you can connect to popular sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace.
Burju Peréz celebrated the New York City launch of her dance-inspired shoe collection, perfectly named Burju Shoes. The tri-level launch at NEST featured a Meet & Greet with Burju Peréz, fashion presentations taking place every 20 minutes, custom fittings for all guests, a to-die-for candy buffet, a gourmet food bars provided by Las Chicas Bakery, and live music provided by DJ Danny Ramirez and pianist Gilberto “Pulpo” Colén, Jr. Models wore dresses by Kathlin Argiro and jewelry by Lisa Lindhardt.
For Burju, style often supersedes comfort, even if it’s at the expense of her feet. Soon, she recognized a niche for women who wanted the comfort, engineering and support of a professional dance shoe, with the current style of your average Nine West or Steve Madden design. So, she merged the two, and her shoes as she describes them, “fit like a sock,” and allow for you to stand on them for hours.
*Quote via Press Release
Cheers to Burju and her team on a great launch!
Photos from the event are below.
Paper Magazine celebrated their annual Beautiful People/April 2009 issue by throwing a huge bash at the ultra classy Hiro Ballroom, presented by H&M. Paper cover-girl and pop superstar Katy Perry was the special guest and was rightfully so, inducted into the Paper Beautiful People bunch. DJ Cassidy provided the music and Skyy Vodka provided complimentary cocktails to guests. Notable celebrities in attendance included, America’s Next Top Model winner Jaslene Gonzalez, Lady Sovereign, and Kat Deluna. Katy Perry wore a beautiful peacock dress from the Matthew Williamson for H&M line, which hits stores April 23rd. Later in the evening, Perry took to the stage to perform some of our favorite tunes! Chart toppers like “I Kissed a Girl” and “Waking up in Vegas”, were a hit with the crowd. The performances were amazing and made for a great ending to such a wonderful night.
Exclusive pictures and gift bag details when you read the rest…
After the Cocktails by Design and Table Hop & Taste Event. DIFFA held their long awaited Gala Dinner on the closing night five day festivities. Guests donated between $500-$10,000 to enjoy an extravagant dinner at one of the designed tables. In addition to, cocktails being served to guests, dancing, desserts, and silent auctions. Some of the special guest included, Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, MTV’s The City star Olivia Palermo, Designer Tracy Reese, Stylist Robert Verdi, and Whoopi Goldberg. The Gala Dinner marked a great end to a event that supports a worthy cause. We were happy to be a part of it.
Red carpet and Gala pictures below.
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the country’s largest supporters of direct care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventive education for those at risk. Merging care and commerce, supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of fine design and the visual arts, including architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography, and consumer product design.
Nautica, founded in 1983, took its name from the Latin word “Nauticus” for ship. So what better place to hold an exclusive preview of their Fall 2009 Menswear Collection, than the Intrepid Museum. The museum made for a nice backdrop to the collection featuring thirty looks. The ensembles featured classic naval outerwear, cotton peacoats in navy and charcoal wool, double-faced rain jackets, orange coast guard parka, 3/4 length Captain’s coat, a nylon puffer jacket with faux fur trim collar, and cotton/wool pants.
During the presentation, a short film played on the huge screen (pictured above) showing planes landing and taking off on the Essex class carrier. Tons of pictures when you read the rest.
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