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 Pursenalities and Olympic Gold
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Susan Sokol, Vera Wang, Fernanda Niven, Tammy Mack, and Pamela Gross |
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Eric Javits, Janie Schoenborn, Vera Wang, and Frank Zambrelli |
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Two Wednesdays ago, the social glamour girls turned out at the Metropolitan Club for the 3rd Annual Purses & Pursenalities Luncheon which included a much sought after silent auction of designer handbags and celeb handbags, benefiting Madison Square Boys & Girls Club.
Among those attending were honorees Vera Wang, Janie Schoenborn of Lilly Pulitzer, and Frank Zambrelli of Judith Leiber, Mario Buatta, Amy Hoadley, Rachel Hovnanian, Nicole Miller,Margo Langenberg, Somers Farkas, Mark Gilbertson, Tara Rockefeller, Jill Roosevelt, Di Petroff, Tatiana Platt, Fernanda Niven, Lauren Davis, and Pamela Gross. The afternoon was emceed by Eric Javits. |
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Di Petroff |
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Amy Hoadley, Nancy Sambuco, Kristen Thompson, and Leah Swarzman |
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Dr. Sharon Giese |
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This year, Purses and Pursenalities featured bags fromGiorgio Armani, Bottega Veneta, Tory Burch, Cartier, Celine, Jimmy Choo, Coach, CeCe Cord, Christian Dior, Felix Rey, Christian Dior, Frye, Carolina Herrera, Anya Hindmarch, J. Crew, Eric Javits, Kooba, Michael Kors, Lambertson Truex, Leiber, Nicole Miller, Badgley Mischka, My Flat In London, Oscar De La Renta, Lisa Perry, Zac Posen, Lilly Pulitzer, Kate Spade and Valentino – and many more. So, you see ...?
About Madison Square Boys & Girls Club: Since 1884, the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club has been providing after school and summer programs for thousands of children in New York City’s most disadvantaged communities. By providing proven education, recreation and guidance programs in a safe and nurturing environment that many children consider a second home, we help our young participants lead happy, healthy and productive lives. A founding member of the Boys & Girls Club of America, Madison currently serves over 5,000 youth ages six to eighteen at seven clubhouses in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens and at Camp Madison in Kingston, New York. For more information, visit our website at www.madisonsquare.org. |
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Jennifer Quigley and Katie Aisner |
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Christine Smith Gray and Alison Smith |
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Kate Davidson and Caroline Tell |
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Dana Cox |
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Nicole Miller |
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Stephanie Krieger and Pat Altschul |
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Somers Farkas |
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Jill Roosevelt, Eric Javits, and Monique Merrill |
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Joseph Patuleia, Eric Javits, and Christine Smith Gray |
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Lauren Davis |
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Tatiana Platt |
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Monique Merrill, Jill Roosevelt, and Rachel Hovnanian |
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Michele Llewelyn |
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Michelle Gerber Klein, Mario Buatta, and Margo Langenberg |
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Tara Rockefeller, Mark Gilbertson, and Amy Hoadley |
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“Olympic Gold,” an exhibition of Gold Medals from Olympic and Paralympic athletes opened at the Forbes Galleries at 62 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street went on display last Thursday night with a cocktail preview reception. The show traces the history of American Athleticism and offers visitors a special view of the unique journey an athlete takes while representing his country at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Besides the Gold Medals of the athletes that are on display, the exhibition includes personal objects that helped make these athletes Gold Medal winners. There is, for example gymnast Shannon Miller’s Gold Medals as well as her baby booties that had a bar attached to correct the pigeon-toed condition she was born with. For Eric Berquist they are displaying the titanium plate he now wears around his neck – it was inserted in his collar bone after a skiing accident prior to his wining the gold in 1998.
“Olympic Gold” is presented by the National Jewelry Institute in cooperation with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The National Jewelry Institute is a non-profit organization, the first jewelry institute in America founded with the mission of preserving and educating the public about fine jewelry as art objects. The corporate partners for this exhibition are AXA Art Insurance Corporation, The Citibank Private Bank, and Cole-Haan.
The Forbes Galleries are open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 to 4 and on Thursdays by appointment for group tours (contact 212-206-5549), and admission is free. For more information about the National Jewelry Institute, visit http://www.nationaljewelryinstitute.org |
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Michele Gerber Klein, John Stillings, and Peggy Albertson |
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James Murphy and Donna Weinbrecht |
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Kip Forbes, Michele Gerber Klein, Aida Hersham, Geoffrey Bradfield |
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Kip Forbes and Jon Root (right) |
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Keith Woodfin and Lindy Gad |
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Iris Cantor, Kip Forbes, Judy Price, and Barbara Taylor Bradford |
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Laurent Boidevezi, Judy Price, and Kip Forbes |
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Maria and Stefano Carboni with Lauren Buccellati |
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Debbie Meyer and Cindy Stinger |
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Adrijana Suljic and Lucia Sulijic |
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Diahn and Tom McGrath |
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Zibby Tozer and Jimmy Shea, Jr. |
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Somers Farkas and Judy Price |
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Philippe Escaravage, Kevin Young, and Jason Read |
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Ralph Metcalfe Jr., Lee Calicchio, Zibby Tozer, and Nasser Metcalfe |
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Paul Wallace, Saundra Whitney, and Barbara Taylor Bradford and Bob Bradford |
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Eli Silberman and Judy Price |
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Gail Day and Kip Forbes |
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Michael Bartman, Iris Cantor, Ali Aboutaam |
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