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01-07-2025
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Fashion 4 Development Touts Diplomacy and Culture at The Pierre Hotel
In advance of its 15-year anniversary, Fashion 4 Development held the 'Ambassador Summer Circle' reception at The Pierre Tuesday by the Taj Hotel-operated property, the event aimed to encapsulate fashion, diplomacy and cultural richness. The gathering, which featured a mini fashion show for two Ukrainian eveningwear designers, was also meant to celebrate the United Nations Sustainable Development adopted in September 2015, the UNSDGs are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity. U.N. ambassadors from 42 nations were among the approximately 190 guests at the cocktail party. The event was also designed to highlight F4D's nearly 15-year connection to the U.N. Welcoming the crowd, F4D's founder Evie Evangelou credited Ban-Ki Moon, the eighth secretary general of the United Nations, for 'being the one who saw the vision in 2011 and said, 'Yes, let's bring fashion to the U.N.' This fall Skira will publish 'F4D: An Empowering Journey,' that will trace the organization's journey. There are also plans for a second book, 'Global Runway,' that is being written by the same author, Stephanie Dillon, and will also be published by Skira at the end of 2026 or at the beginning of 2027, Evangelou guests at the summer circle mingled around the circular table in the center of The Pierre's Cotillion Room, which was laden with Mediterranean canapés and hors d'oeuvres. To relay an Amalfi Coast-inspired feel, boughs of lemon tree branches sprang from the centerpiece, and bowls of lemons adorned the table. Several attendees sought out the longtime correspondent at the U.N., Gloria Starr Kins, a nonagenarian who is editor in chief and publisher of Society & Diplomatic Review. She said that she helped with the guest list, having invited at least 50 setting of the Upper East Side hotel was appropriate, considering that The Pierre is where F4D has hosted its annual 'First Ladies Luncheon' on multiple occasions. After taking a reprieve and holding the F4D luncheon at the event space 583 Park Avenue for a few years, the organization will be welcoming guests there again at this fall's 13th annual event. Evangelou said she had initially chosen the hotel because of its unmatched elegance. As in the past, the September gathering will be held during the U.N.'s General Assembly. More from WWD EXCLUSIVE: Stella McCartney, David Attenborough to Be Honored by New Environmental Start-up The Nat Capri CEO John Idol's Pay Slips to $9.1 Million G-III Hits PVH With $250M Breach of Contract Lawsuit Attendees who had never been to one of F4D's 'First Ladies Luncheon' learned how each year the designs of a different culture or several cultures are featured in its global runway fashion show. Evangelou also informed guests how each gathering salutes 'Agents of Change,' who are honored for their groundbreaking work. Iman, Naomi Campbell and the late Franca Sozzani are among the honorees that F4D has recognized. Looking ahead, Evangelou said she aims to gather 100 nations through a runway show, an art book, and a series of documentaries 'to bring together the beauty of each, the preservation and the techniques of the cultures, and the international language of fashion.'As cohost of the Ambassador Summer Circle, The Pierre's general manager Spiridon Sarantopoulos clued in the crowd to another anniversary — the Upper East Side hotel will turn 95 in November. Thanking the crowd for braving Tuesday night's sultry temperatures, he said, 'But this is an Amalfi night. It feels like summer in southern Europe. It could be Italy, the south of France, Spain or Greece.' Evangelou noted how Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, Andy Warhol and various heads of state have been welcomed to The Pierre. 'This is a jewel in New York City. That is why we host our First Ladies Luncheon here whether that be first ladies, royals and first spouses now, because of the number of heads of state being women. That's kind of cool, right?' she Lions Management's chief executive officer Julia Kisla Taylor introduced the fashion presentation, which featured designs by J'Amemme and Paskal. The Kyiv-based Julie Yarmoliuk's J'Amemme 'is about self-love' that encourages wearers to embrace who they are, Kisha Taylor said. Meanwhile, Paskal' 's Julie Pascal 'transforms structure into healing' with leitmotifs like a butterfly wing or flower petal evoking emotions like joy and hope, Kisla Taylor said. 'The hope of these designers remind us that creativity is an inherent human trait, and that even in the hardest of times, you can create beauty and share it with the world.' Kisla Taylor, who will cohost F4D's First Ladies Luncheon, said a Ukrainian fashion show will be part of that. Just last week she introduced eight Ukrainian designers to some key players in New York's fashion scene. The creatives all live, work and produce their ready-to-wear and eveningwear lines in Ukraine. Not a merchandising or sales trip, the idea was to give the group the chance to learn about the U.S. fashion market. While some take part in Paris Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, Kisla Taylor said, 'America is very different when it comes to fashion.' The designers visited the offices of Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nicole Miller, Calvin Klein, the Fashion Institute of Technology, LIM, Condé Nast, and New York magazine's The Cut. While spending time with Carolina Herrera's Wes Gordon, one of the seamstresses from the company's atelier, who is Ukrainian, met the Ukrainian designers, which was emotionally moving, according to Kisla Taylor. She said, 'They went to see brands, institutions and editors. And there were a couple of events to compare notes with marketing and PR people and to ask relevant questions like, 'What do you look for in a brand that is not American?'' The Ukrainian creatives paid for their air travel and hotel accommodations, and The Lions Management covered the other expenses. Born and raised in Ukraine, Kisla Taylor said she has been Stateside for 30 years. Now an American, she said the male members of her family are mobilized in Ukraine's efforts to combat Russian forces, as the war there is in its third year. Her mother and aunt have relocated to the U.S. due to the war. But once the fighting stops, she said she plans to return. Best of WWD Fashion Meets Cinema: Jaws 50th Anniversary and Calvin Klein Spring 2019 RTW Show Retro Glamour: Giorgio Di Sant'Angelo's Summer 1973 Chic Straw Hat Statement The Story Behind Jackie Kennedy's Cartier Watch: A Royal Gift With 'Traces and Clues of Her Life' Revealed
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17-05-2025
- Health
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Amy Schumer Had ‘Chocolate Cysts,' ‘Choked' Appendix From Endometriosis: ‘Miracle That I Was Able to Carry a Child'
Amy Schumer said she was 'vomiting from the pain' before her 2021 endometriosis diagnosis The comic gave a surprise speech at the 13th Annual Endometriosis Foundation of America's Blossom Ball in New York City, where she thanked Dr. Tamer Seckin for lifting "the pain" from her body Schumer said her appendix was 'choked' by endometriosis, which gave her "chocolate cysts" in her ovaries. She said it was a 'miracle" she could carry her son GeneAmy Schumer said she was 'on the floor in pain" and "vomiting' because of endometriosis before her diagnosis, explaining that her body was essentially 'choked' by the effects of the disease. The Kinda Pregnant actress, 43, had a hysterectomy and an appendectomy to help treat the disease in September 2021. Four years later, Schumer took the stage on Thursday, May 15, for a surprise speech at the 13th Annual Endometriosis Foundation of America's Blossom Ball at The Pierre in New York City. In her speech at the event, Schumer told the crowd she was living in "pain that nobody can see" for "most days of the month" before receiving her official diagnosis of endometriosis. The condition "is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus," according to the World Health Organization, which estimates that approximately 190 million women worldwide have the disease. It wasn't until the 2019 birth of her son, Gene David Fischer, whom she shares with husband Chris Fischer, that Schumer said her doctor diagnosed her with endometriosis and adenomyosis — when tissue grows into the uterine wall — and sent her to see Dr. Tamer Seckin, founder of the advocacy group EndoFound. Schumer said it was 'a unique experience to have the proof for the first time. To sit down in his office, and have him go through and show me the 33 [attachments] that I had from endo. That my appendix was being choked by endometriosis. "That I had chocolate cysts [which are full of old blood] in my ovaries," Schumer continued. "And that it was a miracle that I was able to carry a child.' The conversation, she said, left her 'just weeping and weeping and weeping.' 'Sitting there, feeling seen, he lifted the pain out of my body. I am pain-free now for about five or six years,' Schumer said. She then used her signature stand-up comedy to thank Dr. Seckin for deciding to 'not focus in the medical field on what so many do, which is d—k pills, right?" She joked, "We'll get to the women next lifetime.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Schumer previously opened up about how her diagnosis for endometriosis changed her life. While appearing on the Paramount+ docuseries The Checkup with Dr. David Agus in 2022, Schumer said getting treatment for the disease even changed how she parented her young son. "I felt like a new person. It was incredible," she said at the time. "I feel like someone lifted this veil that had been over me and I just felt like a different person and like a new mom." Read the original article on People
