Bonhams New York Showcases ‘The House of Cardinali’
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Bonhams New York Showcases ‘The House of Cardinali’ The Black and Red Dress shown on Marlo Thomas in the Intro of “That Girl”
David Jurman poses for a photo-op with Fashion Designer Marilyn Lewis at Bonhams New York Showcases ‘The House of Cardinali’
TV Host Cognac Wellerlane poses for a photo-op at Bonhams New York Showcases ‘The House of Cardinali’
On October 19 Bonhams New York Showcased the Couture designs at an Online Auction
and Broadcast Premiere of ‘The House of Cardinali’ One-Hour Special
Fashion Designer LaQuan Smith and TV Host Cognac Wellerlane pose for a photo-op at Bonhams New York Showcases ‘The House of Cardinali’ on October 19, 2009
Cognac chats with Designer Marilyn Lewis from the ‘The House of Cardinali’ at Bonhams New York
November 2 Marks Launch of Online Auction and Broadcast Premiere of ‘The House of Cardinali’ One-Hour Special for KCET, public television for Southern and Central California, is the recipient of a unique gift: the personal collection of Cardinali couture clothing donated by its creator Marilyn Lewis. With 85 garments in the collection, the gift spans the designer’s incredible fashion career, which captured the attention of trendsetters for more than a decade. On October 19, Bonhams New York displayed 15 Cardinali originals, which was available for online bidding that evening at *www.kcet.org/cardinali.
Marilyn Lewis, restaurateur, fashion designer, and movie producer, has always had a classic sense of style and a gift for knowing “when something seems right.’’ It is this mantra that has made her a successful entrepreneur and designer to celebrities like former First Lady Nancy Reagan, and Dyan Cannon. Lewis launched her foray into fashion in 1966 with an initial 35 designs that caught the attention of Vogue’s legendary editor Diana Vreeland. The “Cardinali Look” became iconic when Marlo Thomas wore her designs in the hit TV show That Girl.
Marilyn generously agreed to donate proceeds from the auction of one hundred signature pieces from her collection to KCET. Twelve pieces from the Cardinali collection will be on display. The original Cardinali pieces will be available for sale at an on-line auction in late October and November.
For further information emailkcetcardinaliauction@kcet.org or contact
Michele Garza at 323.953.5485.
KCET, Community Television of Southern California, is the West Coast flagship station for PBS and has an audience of more than four million viewers a month. KCET is broadcast in 11 counties throughout Southern and Central California and has the largest reach of any public television station in the United States. Throughout its more than 40 year history, KCET has earned hundreds of awards for its original local and regional productions, quality educational family and children’s programs, and outstanding community service. This recognition has included a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for “A Place of Our Own” and “Los Niños en Su Casa.”
About KCET
KCET, public television for Southern and Central California, is watched by four million viewers a month in 11 counties, the largest broadcast reach of any public television station in the United States. National PBS series produced from the station’s Hollywood studios include four-time NAACP Award winner Tavis Smiley, the educational animated series Sid The Science Kid, co-produced for PBS by KCET and The Jim Henson Company, and the Peabody Award-winning series A Place Of Our Own and Los Niños En Su Casa. KCET also produces the Emmy® Award-winning SoCal Connected, a hard-hitting prime-time weekly television news program that examines the issues and people of Southern California.
Throughout its more than 40-year history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family and children’s programs, its outreach and community services, and its Web site, kcet.org. KCET is nonprofit donor-supported community television. Nearly 60 percent of the funds raised to support KCET’s operating budget come from individual support. For additional information about KCET productions, Web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit www.kcet.org.
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