Swarovski honored their CFDA Fashion Awards' Swarovski Award nominees with a cocktail party at The Terrace of The Gramercy Park. Swarovski commissioned their guests of honor including Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne (Public School), Rosie Assoulin, Ryan Roche, Eva Zuckerman (Eva Fehren), Paul Andrew, Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel (Mansur Gavriel), Alex Orley, Matthew Orley and Samantha Orley (Orley), Ariel and Shimon Ovadia (Ovadia & Sons), and Shayne Oliver (Hood by Air) to create one-of-a-kind crystallized objets d'art to raise money for Free Arts NYC through an auction by Paddle8. At the party guests mingled with the nominees and viewed their stunning creations.
Who was there: Guests included Lindsay Ellingson, Dao-Yi Chow, Maxwell Osborne, Rosie Assoulin, Ryan Roche, Eva Zuckerman, Paul Andrew, Rachel Mansur, Alex Orley, Matthew Orley, Samantha Orley, Ariel Ovadia, Shimon Ovadia, Shayne Oliver, Claire Distenfeld, Indre Rockefellar, Fern Mallis, Irene Neuwirth, Erin Fetherston, Danielle Bernstein, Natalie Joos, Shane Gabier, Christopher Peters, Rebecca Minkoff, Yigal Azrouel, Tim Coppens, Leandra Medine, Laura Brock, Kristopher Brock, Canis Chow, Lisa Smilor, Bonnie Morrison and Liz Hopfman.
[Photos by Neil Rasmus/BFA.com]