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Gene Meyer, Tara Milne, Robert Rufino, and Priscilla Rattazzi Whittle. Following the performance, guests enjoyed celebratory cocktails and dinner at El Cid. Photo credit: Jaqlin Medlock
Felipe Escalante, Amy Fine Collins
A CONVERSATION WITH MILLINER PATRICIA UNDERWOOD On April 7 Michele Gerber Klein hosted FIT Couture Council members for a conversation between milliner Patricia Underwood and The Museum of FIT’s director, Dr. Valerie Steele. The ladies assembled at Patricia’s Chelsea townhouse where tea, Champagne, and cucumber sandwiches were served while trying on hats. Guests included author of Patricia Underwood:
Michele Cohen and Marsy Mittlemann and LOOT’s curator was Bryna Pomp. Guests wore their most fabulous jewelry. MAD chairman emerita Barbara Tober presented Isabel and Ruben Toledo with a birthday cake at their seats. The Toledos’ designed the LOOT 2016 artwork Joan Hornig for the invitation. Benefit guests included Noreen Buckfire, Dr. Joyce Brown, Sharon Bush, Beth Rubin DeWoody, Nicole DiCocco, Jamie Drake, Anita Durst, Maria Eugenia Maury Haseltine and William Haseltine, Yaz Hernandez, George Hornig, Mady Hornig, Julia Haber, Michéle Gerber Klein, Francine LeFrak, Barbara Regna, Jean Shafiroff, Andre Leon Tally, Barbara and Donald Tober, Isabel and Rubin Toledo, and Lynn Yaeger. Photo credit: Annie Watt
Valerie Steele, Patricia Underwood, Michelle Gerber Klein, Yaz Hernandez
The Way You Wear Your Hat, Jeffrey Banks; along with Joele Frank; Carole Divet Harting; Couture Council chair Yaz Hernandez; Christopher Mason; Patricia Mears; Maggie Norris; and Darcy Rigas. Photo credit: Annie Watt MAD LOOT 2016 On April 11, The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) hosted 300 guests at the LOOT 2016 opening benefit. The evening’s events included first access for patrons to meet the LOOT 2016 artists and acquire their designs, a cocktail hour and reception, as well as a dinner to honor the LOOT 2016 Award recipients: jewelry designer and arts patron Joan Hornig and fashion designer and philanthropist Kay Unger. Internationally renowned fine jewelry designer Angela Cummings was the honorary chair. The evening’s dinner chairs were
Isabel Toledo, Barbara Tober, Ruben Toledo