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Society
Catherine Saxton
Photos by Rob Rich |
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DRESS FOR SUCCESS
ND dress they did – to the designer
nines and beyond. Dress For Success – an international foundation,
which has aided more than 200,000 New York women dress for their
first interviews – goes to the heart of career women.
"Every successful businesswoman can relate to
the need to feel fantastic to make that critical first
impression," L. Marilyn Crawford, chairwoman for the
evening and a marketing guru, told the 650 attendees at the New York
Marriott Marquis..
Harry Belafonte, still one of the handsomest men
on the planet, gave the most moving speech about empowerment and the
responsibility we all bear to advance all mankind, as he accepted
his well-deserved Humanitarian Award.
Richard Srednicki, CEO of Chase Card
Services, was the corporate honoree because of his dedication
to the program.
Star Jones Reynolds and Jackee whipped
the crowd into a bidding frenzy, including a "priceless"
luncheon with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Waldorf-Astoria
executive chef John Doherty.
Denise Rich, Lorraine Bracco, Wyclef Jean,
Russell and Kimora Lee Simons, Roberta Flack and Zang
Toi were among the star-studded crowd. FedEx Corporation,
dressbarn and Shleppers Moving & Storage were major
underwriters.
This April in Paris gala was a real passport to a
Parisian fantasy.
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Fantasia,
Heather Hedley and
Ivanka Trump |
Rhona and Rebecca Silver |
Skitch Henderson, Lesley Stahl,
Clive Davis and Ruth Henderson |
Glorious Music
 HE 22nd annual gala for the New York
Pops was celebrated by 2x2 at Carnegie Hall, which was alive with
the sound of music. How those rafters rang with the glorious voices
of Heather Headley, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern and
Michele Lee!
Record legend Clive Davis was honored, and so
was all the glorious music he masterminded through the years.
TV’s most respected newscaster Walter Cronkite
led the band, and columnist Liz Smith kept the program moving
sharply.
New York City’s public schoolchildren joined
conductor and founder Skitch Henderson onstage. After the
music faded, the party resumed at the Athletic Club, where Mrs.
Samuel J. LeFrak and her family were recognized for their
philanthropic generosity.
The Young Friends of the Pops held a fun party at
Frederick’s. Headed by Ivanka Trump and Bingo Gubelmann,
their friends Tinsley Mortimer, Zani Gugelman, Catherine Forbes,
Nicole Basabe, Joselyn Wohl and Rebecca Silver were among
the revelers.
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Getting Involved
HE Jed Foundation held its fourth annual
gala at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall headlined by pianist Emanuel
Ax. The group raises money for college students and teachers on
the critical issue of suicide. Wyeth, a major
advocate for suicide prevention in young adults, was a major sponsor
of the evening.
Dr. Martin Keller, chairman of the Department
of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Medical School, received
the Voice of Mental Health Award, presented by Dr. Robert
Hirschfeld.
Patrick Kennedy, a youthful and powerful
Congressional supporter of mental health initiatives for troubled
young people, touched and moved his audience with powerful
entreaties.
ABC-TV senior correspondent Bob Woodruff,
just back from North Korea, was an eloquent M.C. for this touching
subject. And the ubiquitous Dr. Ruth Westheimer entreated
everyone to spot the early signs of trouble in young people and to
get involved. Emanuel Ax’s performance was a fitting musical
tribute to loved ones lost too soon.
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Catherine
Saxton has been a part of the New York social and celebrity scene for
the past 25 years. She has worked with Presidents, Kings and Princes,
plus celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Grace
Kelly,
Donald & Ivana Trump, Madonna, and on, and on. |
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