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 Notable Occasions
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The New York Junior League and W's Babes, Bags, and Bubbles. |
| The Whitney Museum held its 2009 Whitney Art Party last Wednesday, June 17. BCBG MAXAZRIA partnered with the Whitney for the third consecutive year, with co-chairs Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney, and Lubov and Max Azria, along with Allison Aston, Camilla Belle, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, Mark Fox, Adam Lippes, Melissa Gellman Weiss, and the Whitney Contemporaries. |
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Alexandra Richards |
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Ali Larter |
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Amber Tamblyn |
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Angelis Tomagan and Guillome Poupart |
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Bettina Prentice and Melissa Berkelhammer |
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Brian Wolk and Claude Morais |
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Byrdie Bell and Hillary Rhoda |
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Brooklyn Decker |
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David Cross |
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Dree Hemingway |
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Esteban Cortazar |
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Fabiola Beracasa |
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Adam Lippes, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo, Mark Fox, Melissa Gellman, Allison Aston, and Adam D. Weinberg |
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Margaret Betts |
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Camilla Belle |
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Heather Tom |
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Ivanka Trump |
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Jessica Joffe |
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Adam Lippes, Isabella Rattazzi, and Calvin Klein |
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Janet Gorgone |
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Harry Stendhal, Natalia Taomachoa, and Jackson Eisencresser |
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Lake Bell |
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Lauren Remingoton Platt |
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Lindsay Price |
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Lonneke Engel |
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Allison and Jay Aston |
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Bradley Cooper and Max Azria |
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Katie Lamphear |
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Lisa Cant |
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Lydia Hearst |
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Maggie Grace |
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Pearl Lee and Patrick McGregor |
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Christy Hamby, Jim Shi, and Melissa George |
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Tommy and Chrissy Erbf |
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Margarita Levieva |
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Max Azria and Lubov Azria |
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Mizuo Peck |
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Myf Shepherd |
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Haluk Akakce, Mark Noe, and Stacy Levine |
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Raquel Zimmerman, Tinsley Mortimer, and Gerard Butler |
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Nicole Phelps |
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Nicole Trunfino |
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Olivia Chantecaille |
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Olivia Palermo |
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Rachel Owens, Tracy Hook, and Joe Tate |
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Trip Patterson and Lisa de Kooning |
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Tina Langley, Rajni Jacques, and Michelle Reneau |
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Selita Ebanks |
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Sicily Lopez |
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Tinsley Mortimer |
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Wendy Lerman and Julia Fryett |
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Melissa George and Bradley Cooper |
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Rashid Johnson, Lubov Azria, Adam D. Weinberg, and Mark Fox |
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More than 900 New Yorkers kicked off the hottest season in Central Park at Taste of Summer. The Central Park Conservancy's sizzling benefit transformed the Naumburg Bandshell (located mid-Park at 72nd Street) featuring savory dishes, dancing under the stars and a luxury auction.
Restaurant highlights included: Gordon Ramsay's smoked kingfish; tuna sashimi with sea urchin from the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room; ocean-fresh hamachi from Laurent Tourondel's BLT Market and pea pancakes whipped up by Bill Telepan's Upper West Side Eatery.
A VIP Café area - hosted by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group - included: Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke & Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Café 2, Terrace 5 and Hudson Yards, USHG's catering and events business. Danny, his restaurants, and his talented teams have earned an unprecedented 19 James Beard Awards. |
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Sandra Lee and Danny Meyer |
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Vittorio Assaf and Charlotte Assaf |
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The event was chaired by Jay Mandelbaum and Norman Selby. The host committee included Rebecca Campbell, Dawne Marie Grannum, Kristy and Jonathan Korngold, Sandra Lee, Johanna and Frederic Levy, Danny Meyer, Gillian Miniter, B. Smith, Connie Anne Phillips and Susan Shin.
Guests included: Danny Meyer, Sandra Lee, Tom Kempner, Jay Mandelbaum, Norm Selby, Gillian and Sylvester Miniter, Alexandra Lebenthal, Suzanne and Bob Cochran, Alison Brod, Liz Lange, Frederick Anderson and Douglas Hannant, Alison Minton, Christine Cachot, Clementine Crawford, Dolly Lenz, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and many more ... |
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Ashton Abbot and Evan Uhlick |
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Alexandra Lebenthal, Gillian Miniter, and Alison Brod |
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Frederick Anderson, Alexandra Lebenthal, Douglas Hannant, and Jay Diamond |
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Gillian Miniter and Alexis Clark |
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Christine Cachot, Michael Foggio, and Terri Coppersmith |
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Patsy Tarr, Douglas Blonsky, and Suzanne Cochran |
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Alison Minton and Chris Leasure |
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Evina Vassiliades, Jeb Balise, and Leah Penney |
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Charlotte-Anne Nelson and Clementine Crawford |
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Jay Mandelbaum, Terri Coppersmith, and Douglas Blonsky |
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Jeff Peek and Adrian Benepe |
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Jennifer Gould Keil |
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Jenny Lenz and Dolly Lenz |
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Liz Lange |
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The Carnegie Hall Notables presented the Fifth Annual Notable Occasion, a musical evening hosted and exclusively underwritten by Nicola Bulgari. Over 500 guests enjoyed a concert in Zankel Hall featuring works by Haydn and Shostakovich performed by members of Ensemble ACJW. Immediately following the concert was an exclusive cocktail reception at Remi Restaurant where guests had the opportunity to meet the musicians.
Steered by a diverse group of New York socialites and musical artists, the Notables Committee includes Carnegie Hall Notable Co-Chairs Cody Franchetti and Jimmy Zankel as well as Executive Committee members Carrie Cloud, Lara Meiland-Shaw, and Mary Wible Vertin. |
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Nick Canellakis, Joanna Frankel, Angelia Cho, Nicola Bulgari, Angelina Gadeliya, and Brenton Caldwell. |
| The Carnegie Hall Notables is a membership group specifically created for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s. The Notables program celebrates music through intimate discussions with world-famous composers and musicians, concerts, private performances, and exclusive Notables-only social gatherings throughout New York City. Members are given access to experience all types of music—both traditional and contemporary. Contributions to the Notables support the vital music education programs of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, which annually serves over 115,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York City metropolitan area, across the United States, and around the world. |
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Carrie Cloud, Annabelle Vartanian, and Kristian Laliberte |
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Brian Gorman and Stephanie Goto |
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Caitlin Graiter and Ameesh Kapoor |
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David Moradi and Ellen Yang |
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Cari Arkin and Benjamin Hickler |
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Carin Cahn and Noah Landow |
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Daniel Montilla and Carleth Keys |
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Nicola Bulgari and Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director |
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Timothe Grahm and Victoria Koos |
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At the end of last month, the New York Junior League (NYJL) began a new tradition in its 108 years of service to New York City by hosting its first annual Babes, Bags and Bubbles Handbag Auction.
This wonderful event, sponsored by W Magazine, Domaine Carnaros by Tattinger and Bobo Restaurant, benefits the Women’s Cancer Prevention Program and other programs supported by the NYJL.
This signature event auctioned new, celebrity owned and gently worn designer handbags to stylish guests. Shopping for a cause is “the new black” especially when shopping for the “it” bag! |
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They had 100 bags for auction from designers including Balenciaga, Botkier, Christian Dior, Coach, Gucci, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Lauren Merkin, Louis Vuitton, Lilly Pulitzer, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Tory Burch, Versace, Yves St. Laurent and many more.
Personal donations were also made by Anne Archer, Carly Simon, Christina Applegate, Delia Wolf, Jacqueline Bisset, Meg Ryan, Diane English, Marc Jacobs, Morgan Pressel, Tinsley Mortimer, and Serena Williams. |
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Amy Ferreira and Denise DiForio |
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Allie Laird, Jenny Laird, and Trecia Laird |
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Alicia and Linda Parker |
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Carlos Suarez and Kate Mahon |
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Chloe Wynne and Johanna Lanus |
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Gena Lovett and Amy Phelan |
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Diane Lillis and Teresa Christovich |
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Denae Bard, Hadley Wiggins, and Alexi Ashe |
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Dana Mintz and Lisa Keating |
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Amy Phelan and Gena Lovett |
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Rodena Waldmann, Jeff Gerst, and Misha Warfield |
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Graham Harrelson and Danielle Wu |
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Isobel McMahon, Monica Bhambhani, and Nagham Hilly |
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Indira Gumarova and Amanda Block |
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Jenny Laird, Trecia Laird, Laura Rooney, and Julie Kim |
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Hadley Wiggins and Alexi Ashe |
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Kate Mahon, Amy Phelan, Wendi Cook, and Trecia Laird |
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Jan Gunther and Jo Levin |
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Kirby Redding, Amber David, and Julie Feldman |
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Susan Rudnick and Kate Mahon |
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Helen Ficalora, Inge Fonteyne, Valentina Zelyaeva, and Amy Phelan |
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Jason Frank |
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Janine Materna and Jodi Materna |
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Wendy Furrer, Wendi Cook, Chanel Smith, and Kate Mahon |
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Karen Eliot and Lisa Curtiss |
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Kristin Nemec and Amanda Napier |
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Lauren Bush |
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Michaela King Roth and Megan Hodes |
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Nicola and Becca Marcus |
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Nathaniel Brian and Anwar Trabulsi |
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Sara Tennyson, Allie Chin, Ashley Anderson, and Emily Griset |
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Nanette Heide and Lisa Hathaway Stella |
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Sara Oremus and Sally Runge |
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Valentina Zelyaeva |
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Whitney Kneisley and Amy Phelan |
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Stephanie Bragg, Maria Kalimnios, and Nicole Sandberg |
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Michelle Vale |
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Sara Flinn, Reggie Hill, and Sara Yolac |
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| Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com; Daniel Warrington (Carnegie). |
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