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MARISA BERENSON AUCTIONS HER COUTURE FOR A CAUSE
Doyle New York Hosted a Reception Honoring UNESCO Artist for Peace Marisa Berenson and the UNESCO - Berry Berenson-Perkins Fund on Monday, November 13, 2006
On Monday, November 13, 2006, Kathleen M. Doyle, Chairman and CEO of Doyle New York, hosted a cocktail reception in honor of actress Marisa Berenson and the UNESCO - Berry Berenson-Perkins Fund. The event, co-hosted with Doyle Director of Couture Clair Watson, took place during the exhibition of Doyle New York’s semiannual auction of Couture, Textiles and Accessories. Despite the wet weather, the event drew over three hundred guests from the worlds of fashion, design, the arts, publishing and philanthropy. Among those in attendance at the reception and exhibition were Marisa and Starlight Berenson, Tory Burch, Mort Zuckerman, Hamish Bowles, Pamela Fiori, Amy Fine Collins, Debbie Bancroft, Jill Spalding, hat designer Kokin and Blu, Milly de Cabrol, Stuart Rekant and Patty Weeks, Stephanie Seymour, Lauren Dupont, Jill Kargman, Carrie Karasyov, Laura Doyle-Hammam, Mario Buatta, Andrea Stark, David Duncan, Roger Prigent, Sandy Schreier, Titi Halle, and Christine Alfsen-Norodom of UNESCO.
A UNESCO Artist for Peace, Marisa Berenson established the UNESCO - Berry Berenson Perkins Fund to honor the memory of her sister, who lost her life during the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001.
The UNESCO – Berry Berenson-Perkins Fund provides support for the UNESCO program, The Power of Culture, which addresses post-trauma syndrome and the social exclusion often experienced by young people affected by conflicts and natural disasters around the world. In response to such situations, the program offers arts and creative activities to engage young people’s curiosity. Gaining new knowledge in a safe environment, rediscovering their past history and their cultural identity, and learning how to express their creativity will give young people the best tools for imagining and progressively building their future.
Ms. Berenson consigned a number of pieces from her couture wardrobe to the auction to benefit the UNESCO - Berry Berenson-Perkins Fund.
Other personal collections on view included include a mid-century divine Lanvin Castillo dress, provenance: Miss M; Barbara Allen’s Edelsteins; Milly de Cabrol’s Ossie Clark; a rack of ready to wear from Kim Basinger; and a stunning scarlet Madame Grès gown from the collection of Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.
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