2011 A Day of Peace, Love and Fashion

On Wednesday, March 16, Americana took overManhattan...all for a good cause!

The clouds cleared, the rain stopped. It was time to shop! Denise Rich threw open the doors to her expansive Fifth Avenue home Wednesday to host the second-annual shopping extravaganza presented by Americana Manhasset benefiting her Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. 25% of proceeds were donated to the charity named for Denise’s late daughter.

"Isn’t this fantastic? Shopping with Denise Rich?” cooed one guest. Indeed, with the hostess with the mostess at the helm and this year’s "A Day of Peace, Love & Fashion” theme on their minds, scores of well-heeled ladies poured over the luxurious offerings from 10 mini boutiques erected in Rich’s living room, dining room and library, including Louis Vuitton, Etro, Prada, Fendi, Tory Burch, Gucci, Dior, Michael Kors, Theyskens’ Theory and Hirshleifer’s, who brought along Jimmy Choo, Chanel and Valentino, to name just a few.

Dori Cooperman, Caroline Berthet, Patricia Shaw, "Project Runway” judge Nina Garcia and Patty Raynes all turned out to rally friends and guests to open their wallets while adding some new resort and spring pieces to their own wardrobes. Yaz Hernandez needed no outside motivation, happily picking up a striped Prada runway boa, Prada LBD and pair of Casadei navy blue satin bow pumps—all the while trying on an Alaïa dress. "Done, done and done!” she happily exclaimed. "Now it’s time to go on holiday!”