The Weekend That Was
1) Donna Karan's annual designer garage sale in support of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund was co-hosted by InStyle and Kelly Ripa on Saturday. Betsey Johnson, Lydia Hearst, Euan Rellie, Lorraine Bracco, Jessica Stam, Katie Lee Joel, Debbie Matenopoulos, Hana Soukupova, Charlotte Ronson, and Nanette Lepore browsed stalls manned by the likes of Rachel Zoe and Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, raising $3.6 million. [FWD]
2) In the evening Robert Wilson hosted the 15th annual Watermill Benefit, where Lisa Anastos, Anthony Haden Guest, Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky, Alan Wyse and Kim Catrall, Campion and Tatiana Platt, Roger Waters, Rufus Wainwright, Amanda Hearst, Fabiola Beracasa, Valesca Guerrand Hermès, Douglas Hannant, Debbie Bancroft, Rachel Zoe, Lisa Perry, Debbie Bancroft, Ross Bleckner, Bob Colacello, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Michelle Paige Paterson, Alexandra Stanton, Jamee Gregory, Jessica Joffe, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Chris and Cristina Greeven Cuomo, Hope Atherton, Joe Zee, Roberta Myers, Simon de Pury, Kim Heirston and Richard Evans, Lauren Ezersky, Jon Stewart, Lisa de Kooning, Jay McInerney and Anne Hearst participated in auctions for exotic prizes like an Einstein chair and a golden palomino mare. [PMc/FWD]
3) On Friday night, Dior held a "beauty dinner" at Nello's for guests including Nello himself, Jackie Astier, brand ambassador Tinsley and Topper Mortimer, Minnie Mortimer Gaghan, Euan Rellie, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Fabiola Beracasa and Jason Beckman, who partook of a custom menu and took home Dior shades and various products. [FWD/PMc]
4) At the Frances Hayward-hosted Art for Animals dinner in East Hampton on Sunday night, guests including Ann Dexter-Jones, Beth Ostrosky, Campion and Tatiana Platt, Fiona Slonim and Jeff Slonim, Randy Kemper, Tony Ingraio, Robert Wilson, and Debbie Bancroft gathered to honor Russell Simmons and Wayne Pacell. [PMc]