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Full Plate of Fashion: Fighting Hunger with Style
06/12/2009 - By New York City

Full Plate of Fashion: Fighting Hunger with Style

As the economy continues to decline and more New Yorkers struggle to afford enough food for their families...

Designers, elected officials, public spokespeople, and New York City school children raised their voices to urge all levels of government to take the lead in ending hunger in New York City.

The evening began with a visual feast of fashion. Gilles Montezin, acclaimed designer of pieces for Sarah Jessica Parker and Madonna as well as for the movies Sex and the City and Confessions of a Shopaholic, opened the fashion portion of the evening featuring pieces from his couture collection. William T. Buster, a top NYC designer, featured original pieces from two classic American eras: "American Beauty 1950-1965," a salute to the styles of Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy, and "Art Deco Design 1925-1949," which featured the youthful aesthetic and short skirts from the 1920's to 1940's.

During the intermission of the fashion show, Miss Africa USA, Nyasha Zimucha, spoke about her commitment to NYCCAH's anti-hunger work. Zimucha serves as an ambassador for change on humanitarian issues both in the United States and throughout the continent of Africa.

The event also featured an auction with plates designed by elected officials, including Senator Chuck Schumer, as well as celebrities such as news personality, Rachel Maddow, and T.V. star, Fran Drescher.

Nearly 1,300 New York City school children also decorated plates displayed at the event to represent their commitment to fighting hunger. Each plate represented 10,000 New Yorkers who are unable to afford enough food to feed their families.

The proceeds of the show and auction benefited the New York City
Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH), an umbrella organization that represents the more than 1,200 nonprofit soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City and the more than 1.3 million low-income New Yorkers who are forced to use them. More information about NYCCAH can be found on-line at www.nyccah.org.

Photos: Britt Boyd and Greg Wasserstrom


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