This week, it was Fashion with a healthy side of Philanthropy at Cipriani 42nd Street as Phoenix House held its annual Fashion Award Dinner.  The 2016 event was a shockingly poignant one: What started with cocktails on a mild rainy night led to a near milestone fundraising effort… and a remarkably humble confession of addiction. This […]The post Phoenix House’s Annual Fashion Award Dinner Included a Shocking Confession appeared first on Pursuitist.

This week, it was Fashion with a healthy side of Philanthropy at Cipriani 42nd Street as Phoenix House held its annual Fashion Award Dinner.  The 2016 event was a shockingly poignant one: What started with cocktails on a mild rainy night led to a near milestone fundraising effort… and a remarkably humble confession of addiction.Joanna Coles, Michael ClintonThis year’s Fashion Award Dinner, Phoenix House?s largest annual fundraising event that honors leaders in the fashion, beauty, retail, and media industries, honored Marc Metrick (President of Saks Fifth Avenue), Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (Co-Founders & Designers of Proenza Schouler) and Michael Clinton (President, Marketing & Publishing Director of Hearst Magazines).Lazaro Hernandez, Jack McColloughWhile ‘fashion addict’ jokes abound, this annual event truly is an effort to raise funds and awareness for substance abuse and addiction.  Notable attendees such as Kristina O’Neill, Magnus Berger, Lauren Sa...