Lighthouse International's 35th Anniversary Spring 2007 Posh Sale (Archive)
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(New York, New York) May 10, 2007 Lighthouse International (LI) held it's 35th Annual POSH sale over Mother's Day weekend. At the opening night Preview Sale, LI President and CEO Tara Cortes, PhD, RN, was front and center greeting such guests as Joan Rivers, Kim Cattrall, Sasha Lazard, Rita Gam and Jamie deRoy along with more than 250 of the city's most fashionable, devoted and eager brand name and vintage shoppers. They got first look at over 30,000 donated items of the city's new and gently used women's, men's and children's garments and accessories, including those from the closets of such style setters as Lauren Bacall, Gloria Vanderbilt, Grace Mirabella, the late Nan Kempner as well as from the stock rooms of top brand name designers. The sale benefits Lighthouse International, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to preserving vision and to providing critically needed health care services to help people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss.
Vogue Editor Hamish Bowles was one of the first in the door, making a beeline to the 100 couture Nan Kempner outfits with an estimated original value of over $500,000. He literally stripped gowns off mannequins and carried armloads of the prized collectables into the cafeteria to sort through them. He wound up buying over 15 pieces by Valentino and Yves St. Laurent for $5,700. Bowles has a collection, which he lends to museums, including the Metropolitan and FIT.
POSH was Chaired by Helen O'Hagan with Coordinating Chairs Dorothy Cohen, and Peggy Kaufman, Dianne Collins and Myron Lea. Committee Members and volunteers included Maria Cooper Janis, Diane Fisher, Enid Nemy, Roberta Sandeman, Cynthia Maltese, Anne-Marie Schiro,Marcy Macdonald, Marilyn Malkin, Pia Lindstrom, Sondra Blank, Nell Yperifanos and LI staff and Board members Roger Goldman (Chairman of the Board), Laine Siklos, Mady Schuman, Rhianna Quinn, Leslie Gottlieb, Kurt Willett and Nicole Garvey. Corporate sponsors included Barbetta, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd, Loehmann's, Walter C Maffei Architect, Juli B., The New York Times, The New York Observer, and Titan Cares.
The 5-day sale drew in more than 5,000 serious shoppers young and old, including Michèle Gerber Klein, Peter Rogers, Alix Boulud, (Daniel Boulud's daughter bought her prom dress there.) Jim Mitchell, Hope Salinger, Broadway producer Rick Hobard, Dolly Borgiajia, Kay Wren, New York Commissioner for the UN Consular Corps Livia Silva, Albert D'Annibale, Pamela Grayson, Elaine Sargent, Dasha Krasniakova, Jen Rubin, Samantha Starr, Jason Grant, Barbara Siegel, Joel Allen, Alexandra Morf, Heidi Roberts, Clay Fisher, Sandriel Frank, Caroline Cameron and Fabienne Leny. Valerie Smaldone, Midday host of WLTW 106.7, was on hand to interview supporters and raffle off several Broadway tickets.
The most intense treasure hunters climbed the stairs to the special cache in The Salon, which held exquisite high-end pieces, such as Armani purses, Jimmy Choo shoes, Gucci clothing and an expansive fur collection. From there the many rooms and hallways contained troves of pieces donated by designers such as Adrienne Vittadini, Anne Klein New York, Bill Blass, Brooks Brothers, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Charlie Rocket, Christian A. New York, Christian Dior, Coach, Dunhill, Hanes, Hanro USA, John Anthony, Laundry by Shelli Segal, Limited Editions for Her, Manolo Blahnik, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Miriam Haskell, Pink, POLO/Ralph Lauren, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tocca, Tod's, Turnbull & Asser, Vineyard Vines, Wee Me and Zac Posen.
The event raised a whopping $680,000 to help the 102-year old Lighthouse International enable people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives. Bravo to the army of volunteers who worked a full year collecting, organizing, pricing, displaying, marketing and selling the merchandise!
POSH SALE: Photos Available. Photo credit: Dorothea Lombardo
14 Most Important Pictures To Event
6130. Tara Cortes and Kim Cattrall
6162. Helen O'Hagan, Fern Portnoy, Peggy Kaufman
6186. Jen Rubin and Samantha Starr
6192. Michèle Gerber Klein and Laine Siklos
6193. Enid Nemy
6199. Mady Schuman and Marilyn Malkin
6214. Rhianna Quinn
6220. Sasha Lazard
6237. Hamish Bowles and Nan's Yves St. Laurent suit
6245. Jamie deRoy and Rita Gam
6281. Clay Fisher, Norris Mailer, Diane Fisher
6298. Joan Rivers' Shopping Spree
6317. Dorothy Cohen and Roger Goldman
Atmosphere
zz6100. Shoes
zz6101. Clothing Rack
zz6103. Mannequin
zz6104. Mannequin
zz6107. Nan Kempner Tag
zz6226. Models in Fur
zz6319. Atmosphere
Some Funny "Serious Shopping" Pictures
6149. Rhianna Quinn
6155. Norris Mailer
6184. Ladies Shopping
6204. Hamish Bowles
6206. Hamish Bowles
6234. Peggy Kaufman and Tara Cortes
6235. Shopping Frenzy
6240. Alexandra Morf
6242. Kim Cattrall
6250. R. Couri Hay
6255. Checkout
6258. Shopping
6264. Roberta Sandeman
6270. Happiness is finding the right Little Black Dress
6298. Joan Rivers
6311. Joan Rivers
6332. Fur bargain
Alternate Joan Rivers, Kim Cattrall, Tara Cortes, Sasha Lazard, Helen O'Hagan and Norris Mailer Pictures
6128. Tara Cortes, Kim Cattrall, Diane Fisher
6132. Tara Cortes and Kim Cattrall
6148. Sasha Lazard and Diane Fisher
6150. Kim Cattrall
6163. Helen O'Hagan
6177. Norris Mailer
6179. Norris Mailer and Sasha Lazard
6191. Helen O'Hagan and Tara Cortes
6194. Kim Cattrall: Sex in the City 2007?
6196. Helen O'Hagan, Dorothy Cohen, Kim Cattrall, Diane Fisher
6197. Helen O'Hagan, Dorothy Cohen, Kim Cattrall
6198. Peggy Kaufman, Tara Cortes, Dorothy Cohen
6247. Kim Cattrall and Rita Gam
6249. Sasha Lazard and R. Couri Hay
6295. Joan Rivers
6307. Tara Cortes and Joan Rivers
Other Excellent Photos
6166. Jamie de Roy
6170. Pamela Grayson and Roger Webster
6171. Dasha Krasniakova
6187. Barbara Siegel
6195. Michèle Gerber Klein in Nan Kempner's straw boater
6200. Marilyn Malkin
6210. Volunteer
6251. Heidi Roberts
6225. R. Couri Hay and Michèle Gerber Klein
6267. Roberta Sandeman
6274. Diane Fisher
6276. Peggy Kaufman, Helen O'Hagan, volunteer, Diane Cohen, Hamish Bowles
6285. Jen Rubin
6290. Tara Cortes, Roger Goldman and supporters
6320. Dasha Krasniakova, Sandriel Frank, Caroline Cameron
6322. Peter Rogers and friend
6326. Hope Salinger
6329. Hope Salinger, Rick Hobard, Kay Wren
6331. Lighthouse supporters
6333. Livia Silva and Albert D'Annibale
6340. Fabienne Leny, Sasha Lazard, Aliz Boulud, Diane Fisher
6342. Alix Boulud
6347. Jim Mitchell
