Bienvenue to the world of fashion!
This week the Council of Fashion Designers of America played host to an event at the beautiful SoHo home of Elie and Rory Tahari, which was converted into a lovely Manhattan rooftop lounge complete with a chic white décor, DJ station and bottle service, attended by fashion-makers and lovers, alike.
CFDA President, Diane von Furtsenburg & Rory Tahari
Though held on the same evening as the Obama vs. McCain debate, the party celebrated an inauguration of a different kind, fêting the CFDA’s twenty-eight new members, who were adorned with floral boutonnieres instead of nametags, so that guests knew who they were.
As one of the evening’s hosts, Elie Tahari (below with Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester), told the New York Observer: “I think it's been ten months since we've begun planning this...It's always great to welcome new members into the community. I tell them how lucky they are because they are young and have a lot of opportunities available to them in the industry.”
This year’s inductees are:
Ron Anderson, TENTHOUSANDTHINGS
Michael Bastian, MICHAEL BASTIAN
Andrew Buckler, BUCKLER
Sophie Buhai, VENA CAVA
Rachel Comey, RACHEL COMEY
Philip Crangi, PHILIP CRANGI JEWELRY
Erica Davies, DEVELOPMENT
Holly Dunlap, HOLLYWOULD
Cheryl Finnegan, VIRGINS, SAINTS, & ANGELS
Dana Foley, FOLEY + CORINNA
Jenni Kayne, JENNI KAYNE
Naeem Khan, NAEEM KHAN
Eunice Lee, UNIS
Fiona Kotur Marin, KOTUR
Lisa Mayock, VENA CAVA
Malia Mills, MALIA MILLS SWIMWEAR
Sandra Muller, LILA GEMS
Thakoon Panichgul, THAKOON
David Rees, TENTHOUSANDTHINGS
Robin Renzi, ME&RO
Brian Reyes, BRIAN REYES
Loree Rodkin, LOREE RODKIN
Kara Ross, KARA ROSS NEW YORK
Anna Corinna Sellinger, FOLEY + CORINNA
Amy Smilovic, TIBI
Sue Stemp, SUE STEMP
Scott Sternberg, BAND OF OUTSIDERS
Araks Yeramyan, ARAKS