Farm Sanctuary’s 'Fashion Loves Animals' Benefit + Fashion Show
Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder and me
Farm Sanctuary held a ‘Fashion Loves Animals’ benefit and fashion show at Stage 37 in New York City. It’s the very hot spot where the Kardashians launched their Bebe line and Mac launched Viva La Glam.
The evening also honored VAUTE Couture President and Creative Director Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, who made history this year with the first all-vegan label to show at New York Fashion Week.
For the event I wore a Cachet sequin dress and shoes by Jeffrey Campbell. The sequins on the dress and metallic in the shoes really gave my look a festive feel which was perfect to celebrate such a fun evening.
Farm Sanctuary works to protect farm animals from cruelty, inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals and promotes compassionate vegan living. It’s the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization which promotes legislative, policy and individual lifestyle changes to help farm animals. They operate three shelters in New York and California that provide lifelong care for nearly 1,000 rescued farm animals.
The evening started with a cocktail reception where Fashion editors, Farm Sanctuary supporters, and VIP guests, including Miss New York City Acacia Courtney and Miss Metropolitan Melissa Philips, mixed and mingled to music by renowned DJ Princess Superstar.
Guests enjoyed a delicious assortment of drinks and vegan hors d’oeuvres by 20-year-old vegan “wunderkind” chef Jay Astafa. One of my favorites of his concoctions were the above puréed green soup ‘shots’.
Symbolizing the night’s message that fashion and animals can co-exist in a peaceful, non-exploitative way, many of the models strutted the runway holding adorable dogs which are currently available for adoption from the New York Humane Society.
After the show, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur spoke about the organization’s more than 25 years of work to protect farm animals from the abuses of the food and fashion industries, explaining that it’s standard practice for the wool, leather, fur, and down industries to treat animals in ways that would warrant felony cruelty charges if done to a dog or cat.
Gene then presented Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, VAUTE Couture President and Creative Director with an award honoring her accomplishments in fashion and commitment to pushing the industry in a more compassionate direction.
A live auction followed, giving guests the opportunity to bid on amazing fashion packages from the night’s designers and a chance to have Chef Jay Astafa cook for them and their friends in their own home.
One of the most memorable moments of the evening was a performance from singer/songwriter Rosi Golan, who sang some of her most popular songs.
Rosi's music has been featured on The Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, In Plain Sight, Dollhouse, and Ghost Whisperer.
Rosi Golan performed so many beautiful songs but my favorite was definitely Fly Away. Click the above video to play the song!
The event concluded with vegan desserts by famed author and pastry chef Fran Costigan.
Thank you Farm Sanctuary for inviting me to be a part of such a wonderful evening.
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