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Archives: Posts From February 2008

Bill Cunningham's Fans Take His Picture
By Amanda Gordon  |  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 at 7:42 AM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: ...but not before he took theirs. Today's Out & About column is about the gala at which the New York Times photographer was honored. ...

The $2.9 Million Lunch
By Amanda Gordon  |  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 at 4:06 PM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: Not everyone in New York was at the Giants parade filling up on street food. At noon, in midtown, a few hundred folks found their way to one of the most powerful fund-raising lunches of the year... First Course: Maine Peekytoe crab salad on a bed of ...


By Amanda Gordon  |  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 at 10:58 AM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: At the Waldorf-Astoria's grand ballroom last night: Bill Cunningham, Oscar de la Renta (who had his Fall 2008 fashion show yesterday), and Mercedes Bass. Click here for more photos. Block by block, the Citizens Committee for New York City works to ...

Let Them Have Fashion Week...
By Amanda Gordon  |  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 at 11:14 AM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: The chic moms of students at the Lycee Francais one upped Fashion Week hoopla last night at the school's annual gala at Cipriani Wall Street. The theme was "La Vie En Vert," which prompted students to dress up as moss, wind, etc., and adults to dress up ...

First Parties of Fashion Week
By Amanda Gordon  |  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 at 4:03 PM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: By posing her models in stationary vignettes from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, a very pregnant Rachel Roy turned her Fall '08 presentation into a civilized party complete with Champagne. I think the show's Native American style is just right for this election ...

Oh to be Young and Pretty
By Amanda Gordon  |  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 at 9:44 AM  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Excerpt: The fantasy bar/bat mitzvah came true last night at the Puck Building. No braces, acne, or dresses picked out by Mom. No Torah portion. Instead: Every man and woman in their sexual prime. Open bar. Lots of good snacks (s'mores, pretzels, peanuts, ...