Original Article on The New York Observer

[1]As it often does, autumn arrived with an unexpected chilly nudge to New York last Friday, and underprepared guests shivered slightly as they waited outside Le Caprice. They were awaiting entrance to Ladies Night, the kickoff event for the Women: Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE), a conference held over the past week. As attendees, conference supporters and panel speakers began to stream into the restaurant at the Pierre Hotel, it became apparent to photographers that the lighting, while warm, was too dim. An intern was sent to fetch a lamp, which was promptly set up next to the entrance, all the better to capture the glamorous guests faces. Chanel Iman, Anh Duong, Glenda Bailey, Alina Cho, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Lily Cole and Alek Wek...(read more)