CHINA
IN
NEW
YORK:
CHINA
BEAUTY
CHARITY FUND'S INAUGURAL GALA
CHINA
FASHION
NIGHT
WHAT:
China
Charity
Beauty
Fund
('CBCF')
Inaugural
Gala
China
Fashion
Night
to
benefit
the
CBCF
Scholarship
Fund
at
FIT,
honoring
fashion
pioneer
Vivienne
Tam,
debuting
China's
preeminent haute
couturier Guo
Pei's
presentation
and
featuring
a
special
performance
by
the
Metropolitan
Opera's Hao
Jiang
Tian
and
his
I
Sing
Ensemble.
WHEN:
September
6,
2013
WHERE: Pierre
Hotel,
2
East
61st
Street
at
Fifth
Avenue,
New
York
City
WHO: Hosted
by
CBCF
founder
and
Chairwoman, Yue-Sai
Kan with Archie
Kao and Miss
Universe
Olivia
Culpo as
Master
and
Mistress
of
Ceremonies.
Award
presented
by Petra
Nemcova.
Expected
attendees:
Trudie
Styler, Bebe
Neuwirth,
Maggie
Q,
Victor
Alfaro,
Lisa
Airan,
Geoffrey
Bradfield,
Cheryl
Casone,Veronica
Chou,
Cecelia
Dean,
Mira
Duma,
Anh
Duong,
Hofit
Golan,
Stacy
Engman,
Susan
Gutfreund,
Lady
Victoria
Hervey,
Du
Juan,
Anne
McNally,
Carlos
Mota,
Petra
Nemcova, Carmen
dell'Orefice, HRH
The
Princess
of
Udaipur Padmaja
Kumari
Parmar, Guo
Pei
,
Susan
Shin,Tadashi
Shoji,
Franca
Sozzani,
Dr.
Valerie
Steele,
Amy
Tan, Hao
Jiang
Tian, Vivienne
Tam,
Ling
Tan,
Zang
Toi.
Kaity
Tong,
Liu
Wen and
other
notables
guests
from
the
global
fashion,
art/design,
business,
entertainment
and
political
sectors.
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MORE
ABOUT
CBCF
AND
YUE-SAI
KAN
CBCF's
mission
is
to improve
the
lives
of
women
and
children
through sustainable
economic
growth;
it
aims
to
foster
international
understanding
through
cultural
and
academic
exchanges
by
providing
grants
to
empower
Chinese
women
to
achieve
equality,
autonomy
and
to
fulfill
their
potential.
Accordingly,
the
Gala
will
benefit
CBCF's
Scholarship
Fund
at
the Fashion
Institute
of
Technology ('FIT')
to afford
talented
creatives
from
China
the
opportunity
to
study
at
FIT
in
NYC.
The
scholarship
is
further
supported
by
Fashion
4
Development's ('F4D')
internship
program which
will
place
graduates
with
global
brands
and
give
them
access
to
angel
investments
to
start
their
own
businesses.
A
notable
Chinese
American
entrepreneur
who
is a
media
icon
and
a
household
name
in
China,
Yue-Sai
Kan
produced
and
hosted
two
hit
television
series
that
introduced
the
East
to
American
audiences
and
the
world
to
China.
Moreover,
she
was
a
pioneer
in
beauty,
founding
the
first
cosmetic
brand
-- Yue
Sai --
in
China.
Kan
also
was
the
first
celebrity
of
Chinese
descent
to
serve
as
UNICEF?s
Global
'Say
Yes'
Ambassador
and
has
developed
numerous
cultural
exchange
initiatives
between
China
and
the
United
States.
Through
CBCF,
she
is
committed
to
bringing
positive
change
to
the
lives
of
women
and
children
through
the
power
of
'beauty'
which
in
the
Chinese
language
denotes
generosity,
honesty,
dignity
and
uplifting
of
the
human
spirit.
MORE
ABOUT
HONOREE
VIVIENNE
TAM
Born
in
China,
raised
in
Hong
Kong
and
designing
in
New
York,
Tam effortlessly
blends
her
cultural
roots
with
a
modern
design
vocabulary
recognized
for
its
artistry,
form
and
attention
to
detail.
Known
for
innovation
and
exotic
imagery,
Tam's
collections
explore
the
creativity
and
positive
energy
that
comes
from
bridging
cultures
and
incorporating
a
contemporary
aspect
to
traditional
forms
which
will
be
evident
in
her
upcoming
Spring
2014
collection
to
be
shown
at
Lincoln
Center
on
September
8
during
NY
Fashion
Week.
A
pioneer
and
the
first
successful
Chinese
designer
in
the
US,
Tam
is
honored
for
her
dedication
to
supporting
women's
empowerment
and
providing
opportunities
to
emerging
talent
from
China. Tam's
iconic
collections
featuring
her
unique
East-meets-West
perspective
are
in
the
permanent
archives
of
the
Andy
Warhol
Museum,
the
Museum
of
FIT,
the
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art,
Royal
Ontario
Museum
and
the
Victoria
and
Albert
Museum.
MORE
ABOUT HAUTE
COUTURE DESIGNER
GUO
PEI
China's
preeminent haute
couture designer Guo
Pei's
exquisite
creations
are
showcased
for
the
first
time
in
the
US. Guo's
debut
presentation
features
acclaimed
pieces
from
her
'Legend
of
the
Dragon'
collection,
including
a
gown
inspired
by
stained
glass
domes
of
European
churches
and
a
gown
adorned
with
several
thousand
?Gong
Hua?,
silk
flowers
made
exclusively
for
the
royal
palace
and
were
rescued
from
the
storage
room
of a
deserted
factory
and
carefully
restored
with
steam
--
the
entire
process
took
nearly
50,000
hours.
Guo's
designs
are
known
for
merging
modern
influences
with
classic
Chinese
elements,
from
embroidery
to
traditional
patterns;
her
ability
to
highlight
and
preserve
the
origins
of
Chinese
fashion,
with
contemporary
and
artistic
influences
transcends
geography
and
has
secured
her
the
distinct
honor
of
being
awarded
the
commission
for
the
ceremonial
dresses
featured
during
the
2008
Beijing
Olympics.
Guo?s
sculptural
creations
made
at
her
magnificent
Rose
Studio,
have
drawn
admirers
around
the
world
such
as
big
screen
actress Zhang
Ziyi,
Fan
Bing
Bing and Lady
Gaga.
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