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CHINA IN
NEW YORK: CHINA BEAUTY CHARITY FUND'S INAUGURAL GALA
CHINA
FASHION NIGHT
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.
Pierre
Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue,
New York City
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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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.
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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.
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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 Fan
Bing Bing and Lady
Gaga.
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