Jean Shafiroff, prominent philanthropist and author of Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give, hosted a book signing for legendary Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at her Park Avenue home on January 16, 2019 in New York City.
Attendees included: Jean Shafiroff , Vicky Tiel, Martin Shafiroff, Valerie Steele, Victor dE Souza, Carrie Sheffield, Rita Cosby, Martin Shafiroff , Alex Donner, CeCe and Lee Black, Victor Martinez, Sonia Cole, Janna Bullock, Matt Rich, Ray Bouderau, Roy Kean, Ariadna Vera Bustindui, Ana Stone, Nicole Noonan, Montgomery Fraiser, Edgar Batista, Gilda Sacasa, Marilyn Kirschner, Laurel Marcus, Maria Fishel, Alejandra Sacasa, Ernest Schmatolla, Judge Jonathan Le Winter, Consuela Costin Vanderbuilt, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Larry Kaiser, Sibylle Eschapasse, Flo Anthony, Tony Bowles, Missy Hargraves, and Kim Renk.
If you saw Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts, you surely remember ‘the dress’ which Vicky created. If you saw Jill Biden at the Obama’s Inaugural Ball, you would have seen the same dress in red. If you shopped at iconic fashion retailer Bergdorf Goodman, you might recognize it as the longest selling dress in Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus (for some 32 years) – courtesy of Vicky Tiel.
After graduating from Parson’s School of Design in 1964, Vicky moved to Paris to start a career in fashion where she met Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Vicky introduced wrap dresses, caftans, string bikinis and micro minis. She went on to create the costumes for 13 movies. In the early 1970s she evolved from the “youth quake” sixties designer to a glamorous Parisian couturier and launched her first perfume in 1989 at the suggestion of mentor Coco Chanel.
While Vicky no longer designs fashion on a wide scale, she recently entered into an exclusive fashion collaboration with philanthropist, journalist and author Jean Shafiroff. Jean is a glamorous presence on the New York scene whose activities span the spectrum of receiving the Dina Merrill Hartley Public Service Award to hosting Oscar winner Colin Firth prior to receiving his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star for movie, The King’s Speech. She is the author of Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give.
Vicky designed Jean’s dress that she wore while hosting a book-signing event for Vicky’s book: The Absolute Woman: It’s All About Feminine Power published by Post Hill Press and available on amazon.com. In addition to the couture dress designed by Vicky, Jean wore a pair of Flawless Diamond ear-rings and cocktail ring courtesy of Chopard, valued at $1.5 million and which were loaned especially for the event.
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Jean Shafiroff attends Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Jean Shafiroff
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Vicky Tiel attends Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Vicky Tiel
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Jean Shafiroff, Alex Donner, CeCe Black and Lee Black attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Jean Shafiroff;Alex Donner;CeCe Black;Lee Black
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Jean Shafiroff and Valerie Steele attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Jean Shafiroff;Valerie Steele
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Victor dE Souza and Kathleen Giordano attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Victor dE Souza;Kathleen Giordano
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Nicole Noonan and Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Nicole Noonan;Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Janna Bullock, Nicole Salmasi, CeCe Black and Lee Black attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Janna Bullock;Nicole Salmasi;CeCe Black;Lee Black
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Irma Santiago and Ana Stone attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Irma Santiago;Ana Stone
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Jonathan LeWinter and David Hochberg attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Jonathan LeWinter;David Hochberg
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Sibylle Eschapasse and Dr. Shawn Sadri attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Sibylle Eschapasse;Dr. Shawn Sadri
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Elena Ayot, ?, Johnsonie Casimyr and Flo Anthony attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Elena Ayot;?;Johnsonie Casimyr;Flo Anthony
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Randi Schatz, Maria Fishel and Kathleen Giordano attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Randi Schatz;Maria Fishel;Kathleen Giordano
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Jean Shafiroff and Chopard jewelry attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Jean Shafiroff;Chopard jewelry
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Chopard jewelry and Atmosphere attend Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Chopard jewelry;Atmosphere
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 16: Atmosphere at Jean Shafiroff Hosts Book Signing For Fashion Designer Vicky Tiel at Private Residence on January 16, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Krista Kennell/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Atmosphere
A software developer at heart, Mari Davis is an accidental fashion pundit whose late blooming love for fashion took shape in FashionWindows. You can contact Mari at mari.davis@fashionwindows.net
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