2008
- 4th Annual Gilda’s Club Worldwide Young Leadership Council Benefit
- 2008 Harvest in the Square
- Junior Council of American Ballet Theatre Hosted A Magical Evening Aboard the Forbes Yacht
- AMIT’s Young Leadership Black & White Gala
- 3rd Annual Strides for Life 3-mile fun run/walk around Lake Agawam in Southampton
- Laugh Out Loud for Project Sunshine
- 2nd Annual “A Night and Smile to Remember” to benefit The Nicole Schiffman Foundation
- The Big Apple Bash
- Young Philanthropists “A New Force for Good” To Benefit Cancer Research Institute
- ARTWALK NY JUNIOR COMMITTEE HOSTS BENEFIT PARTY
- The 19th Annual Wild Wild West Carnival to benefit Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva U
- Splashlight- Ruprecht gallery opening benefiting Charity: Water
- Ultimate Summertime Party presented by News Corporation benefiting MS
- Young Wall Street to benefit Chess in the Schools
- Young Patrons of Lincoln Center Host Tango on the Rocks
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Young Members Party
- The Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic, Summer Soirée
- 5th Annual Party At The Piers
- 2nd Annual Stupid Cancer Gala
- Whitney Art Party
- JICNY 4th Annual Passport to the World Gala
- Tory Burch and Girls Quest Private Shopping Event
- Charity: Water at Saks Fifth Avenue
- Lucky Magazine and Land Rover celebrated the annual spring benefit for Children's Rights
- The Maurer Foundation's 5th Annual “Pink Diamond Ball”
- One Million Strong Cocktail Party
- ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION “FORGET-ME-NOT” GALA
- 30th Annual AAFA American Image Awards
- The Brighter Futures Society "Le Grande Spectacle"
- The Rainforest Alliance 2008 Gala
- Safari at Sunset - Associates Committee of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Hope for Vision’s Party With A Purpose NYC
- Special Olympics Cocktail Soiree
- Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Second Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner
- The New York Historical Society spring gala: A Tale of Two Cities: New York and Paris
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s renowned Costume Institute Gala
- Fifth Annual Project Sunshine Gala
- Girls Quest's April in Paris Benefit
- The Black Slipper Ball, Ballet Hispanico’s annual gala benefit
- The St. George's Society’s 2008 English Ball of the Roses
- Design Cares presents A Night of a Thousand Lights to benefit the St. Jude Childrens Hospital
- New York Junior League: "2008 Spring Auction, The Future is Green'"
- Le Reve: Indulge the Dream, Play 4 Parkinson’s Casino Gala
- The Catalog for Giving® 3rd Annual Games of Chance Casino Night.
- Champion Awards Luncheon Kick Off Party at the Calvin Klein Collection Store
- Migdal Ohr Young Leadership cocktail party at Mosaic
- 2008 Women in Need Annual Dinner
- Fifth Annual National Love our Children Day
- NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
- 2008 Skating With The Stars
- Annual Black Tie & Black Jack Casino Night benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).
- Heard it Through the Grapevine: An Evening of Wine Tasting
2007
- See the Desert Bloom: JNFuture in the Garden of Eden
- 2007 HARVEST IN THE SQUARE
- The Brighter Futures Society presents...Chiaroscuro
30th Annual AAFA American Image Awards
05/21/2008
The Real Housewives of New York City
New York, NY May 2008…It was a memorable night of glamour and legends at the 30th Anniversary of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) American Image Awards.
The event, emceed by charismatic actress Susie Castillo (of MTV fame), was attended by over 500 apparel, footwear and retail industry CEO’s and executives at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. This year’s charities, Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) and Fashion Delivers, were also honored and will receive forty percent of the net proceeds from the evening.
Iconic Supermodel Iman presented her dear friend Alek Wek with the Spirit of a Woman Award on behalf of her work for refugees, women and children in her homeland Sudan. Wek, upon receiving her bronze statue, stated that “organizations like K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers are truly impacting lives, and that is what is important.” Women’s Wear Daily Executive Editor Bridget Foley presented Mark Badgley and James Mischka with this year’s Designer of the Year award. They acknowledged and thanked Neil Cole and Iconix, their new parent company, for giving them the opportunity to truly create a lifestyle brand. “There was a time when no one could even pronounce our name,” said James Mischka. Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) President Joyce Brown presented Chairman Mackey McDonald with the Excellence in Lifestyle Branding award on behalf of VF Corporation; Bloomingdale’s Chairman and CEO Michael Gould presented Marvin Traub with the Lifetime Achievement Award with a speech that moved many in the audience to tears; Collective Brands President & CEO Matt Rubel paid a thoughtful and poignant tribute to Belk, Inc. as he presented President and CMO McKay Belk with the Retailer of the Year award.
Also lighting up the red carpet were a number of glamorous beauties including Miss USA Chrystle Stewart, Miss Universe Riyo Mori, the winner of “America’s Next Top Model” Whitney Thompson and runners-up Anya Kop and Fatima Siad and the entire cast of Bravo TV’s “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
“We’re fortunate to continue to draw a stellar audience of industry players in honor of accomplished individuals and companies, as well as support the work of important charities.” said Kevin M. Burke, President and CEO, AAFA. “This was truly a great celebration to mark our 30th Anniversary.”
The event has donated over $1.2 million to several charities over the past six years. The annual event honors the outstanding achievements of industry leaders, corporations and charities.
Photos courtesy of the American Image Awards.
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