One of my favorite nights from fashion week was when Caravan Stylist Studio asked me to host an event for Save the Garment Center with members of the cast of Orange is the New Black and Boardwalk Empire, plus some designers that are MADE IN NY!
My fellow hosts included Orange is the New Black’s Kimiko Glenn (aka Brook Soso on OITNB), Alysia Reiner (aka Natalie “Fig” Figueroa on OITNB), Emma Myles (aka Leanne Taylor on OITNB), Laura Gomez (aka Bianca Flores on OITNB), Jessica Pimental (aka Maria Ruiz on OITNB), Jackie Cruz (aka Flaca Gonzales on OITNB), Madeline Brewer (aka Tricia Miller on OITNB), and Boardwalk Empire’s Christiane Seidel (who plays Sigrid Mueller) and MTV’s Lenay Dunn and it was an amazing evening hosted at the penthouse of the Carlton Hotel. Guests enjoyed products from Simple skincare who sponsored the event, check them out! (especially if you have sensitive skin — I’m a devotee of their makeup wipes).
As some of you may know, Save the Garment Center promotes fashion companies and brands who design and produce quality clothing in the Garment District and in New York City. They help established or emerging designer, to start and grow their business’s here in NYC and create American jobs by supporting with factories, suppliers, and designers through education and advocacy.
My fellow hosts included Orange is the New Black’s Kimiko Glenn (aka Brook Soso on OITNB), Alysia Reiner (aka Natalie “Fig” Figueroa on OITNB), Emma Myles (aka Leanne Taylor on OITNB), Laura Gomez (aka Bianca Flores on OITNB), Jessica Pimental (aka Maria Ruiz on OITNB), Jackie Cruz (aka Flaca Gonzales on OITNB), Madeline Brewer (aka Tricia Miller on OITNB), and Boardwalk Empire’s Christiane Seidel (who plays Sigrid Mueller) and MTV’s Lenay Dunn.
{Me with my date and co-host, MTV’s Lenay Dunn}
{I’m wearing everything made in the US/NYC including DL1961 Jeans, my one of a kind “I <3 NY” shirt by Saunder which I purchased at Century 21 with all the proceeds going to Save the Garment Center, GIGI NY clutch and Isaac Mizrahi New York heels}
{Host and Orange is the New Black star, Alysia Reiner}
{Thank you Simple skin care for sponsoring our event!}
{Hanging with my fellow co-hosts, Orange is the New Black actresses, Jackie Cruz, Madeline Brewer, Emma Myles, and Kimiko Glenn}
{Playing with SATYA TWENA hats with Kimiko Glenn and Jessica Pimental}
{Never to classy for champagne in the bathroom…}
{Or to get into a faux fight over hats with Jessica Pimental — remember when we co-hosting the GrandCentral Beauty event?}
About Caravan Stylist Studio: Caravan has over 150+ fashion designers visits its doors since the inception in October 2011 and over 3000+ fashion influencers. Impressions overall have included over 100 Million Social Media Impressions. We team up with SAVE THE GARMENT CENTER on the events sometimes because our goal is always to establish new talent and designers that are manufacturing in NYC and that is this organization’s purpose. caravanstyliststudio.com
ABOUT SAVE THE GARMENT CENTER: STGC promotes fashion companies and brands who design and produce quality clothing in the Garment District and in New York City. There are 24,000 apparel manufacturing jobs in New York City that make this domestic clothing production possible, and STGC creates transparent access to all of these resources for the future designers of America. These resources enable new fashion entrepreneurs to start a business and a fashion line leading to the creation of American jobs. Whether you are an established or emerging designer, a consumer, a fashion junkie, or simply a concerned American citizen, we ask you to join us in supporting New York’s Garment Center. We support factories, suppliers, and designers through education and advocacy. We are ambassadors to all programs that support and create awareness for our members. There is no other Garment Center in the world like ours. The Garment Center is the soul of Midtown Manhattan, and the backbone of the NYC fashion industry. savethegarmentcenter.org