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NYC & Company Foundation
2010 Leadership Awards Gala |
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NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta; Metropolitan Museum of Art President Emily Rafferty; Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour; Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren; CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg; and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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NYC & Company's affiliated nonprofit cultural tourism charity, the NYC & Company Foundation, honored some of the top names in fashion at its 10th annual fund-raising event at The Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. The Leadership Awards Gala - hosted by the evening's Honorary Chairman Mayor Bloomberg, NYC & Company Chairman Emily Rafferty and NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta - recognized Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and CEO of Macy's, Inc., designer Diane von Furstenberg, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA); and Anna Wintour, editor in chief of Vogue, as distinguished leaders of the fashion and retail industries and contributors to the vibrancy of New York City's arts and cultural community.
Guests included fashion designers Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Jason Wu, Francisco Costa, Tory Burch and Vera Wang; actresses Rosario Dawson and Leelee Sobieski; models Carolyn Murphy and Alek Wek; author Amanda Brooks; Barneys New York CEO Mark Lee; Barneys New York Creative Director Simon Doonan; Theory President Andrew Rosen; Theory Artistic Director Olivier Theyskens; Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Amy Astley; Alice + Olivia Founder and Designer Stacey Bendet; Bloomberg President Dan Doctoroff; Liz Claiborne founder Art Ortenberg; New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn; Estée Lauder's William Lauder, Ann Taylor Stores Corporation CEO Kay Krill; and Saks Inc. CEO Steve Sadove.
In addition to pioneering New York City's $55 billion fashion and retail sectors, Lundgren, von Furstenberg and Wintour have also greatly supported cultural institutions, programs and communities across the five boroughs-critical components of NYC's tourism industry. Most recently, the three collaborated with NYC & Company to help produce the second year of Fashion's Night Out, the largest citywide celebration of the fashion and retail industries.
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Donna Karan.
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Tory Burch.
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Dee Hilfiger, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang.
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Leelee Sobieski.
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Zac Posen.
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Amy Astley, Amanda Brooks.
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Simon Doonan.
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Alek Wek.
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Designer Diane von Furstenberg and DVF Creative Director Yvan Mispelaere.
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Linda Fargo.
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| Photos: Images 1,6: Julienne Schaer/NYC & Company. Images 2,3,5,7,9,10: Alexander Thompson. Image 4: Jen Davis. Images 8,11: Marley White. |
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