55 Wall Street-Cirpiani's Downtown/NYC
The never want to miss annual benefit for the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation was a sold out gathering ---that packed the house and raised a lot of funds ($2.5 mill) for this worthy cause-dedicated to finding cures for cancers.
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| charitybuzz.com hosting several items now up for bidding |
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| the former bank ---tables ready to go... |
For us-as soon as we heard the the familiar Hunter/Garcia "Scarlet Begonias" we knew it was going to be a great night.
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| Hosts -Chairman Michael and Elin Nierenberg-and family |
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| Honorees-incredibly talented and super nice Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs-design duo who met at Parsons-and quickly became a must wear body-con label fairly soon after they graduated! We were honored to sit at their table-and learned the Pre-Fall show was only a few days away. Very calm…very impressive. Plus great musical tastes-Carly Cushnie told us her older sister turned her on to American R+B including the late "Queen of Urban Pop" Aaliyah |
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| a friend-who deftly held the drinks when the designers posed-wearing Cushnie Et Ochs |
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| back of these Cushnie Et Ochs dresses are glamorous too-fit perfectly on this trio who could easily be runway models for their collection |
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| loved the rings too |
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| looking rather glam too-Chairman's Council-Ruth Finley-fashion ICON |
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| Samuel Waxman M.D.-Founder+CEO |
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Samuel Waxman, M.D.spoke about advances in cancer research -and also how indiscriminate cancer is-affecting all ages, ethnicities…world wide…and the global research collaboration amongst scientists and laboratories ---that fact is probably unusual…in a world where big pharma wants it take-
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| Sublime offerings-included this posh outing for a select few |
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| before---- |
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| after---food was terrific Robin Lathrop-BYROBIN Event and Design Management Group |
