© Patrick McMullan
Music: Salsa, naturally, with a mariachi band during intermission for extra spice.
“I am a big opera fan. Years ago we were in the same restaurant and I said coach outlet store online sale, ‘Look, it’s Marta and Placido!’ I was so excited, so I went to meet him. We’ve been friends ever since.” — Oscar de la Renta on meeting Plácido Domingo and his wife, Marta Ornelas, for the first time.
“Marta and I have been married 48 years now. When I ask her how it’s been, she says, ‘It was like 5 minutes … underwater.’ “ — Plácido Domingo deadpanned.
What: El Museo del Barrio‘s annual fund-raising event on Thursday night raked in $1.1 million for the Latino cultural center – which could be because the New York institution is so beloved or because it’s one of the few events on the charity circuit where people actually dance.
“Oh just wait, I have some moves!” — Carlos Campos on whether he was going to hit the dance floor.
Who: The honorees of the night were Plácido Domingo and Tony Bechara; Oscar de la Renta filled in as master of ceremonies for Barbara Walters, who was sidelined by heart surgery; and the rest of the crowd included Marta Ornelas, Narciso Rodriguez, Maria Cornejo, Candy Pratts Price, Glenda Bailey, Brian Reyes, Angel Sanchez, Fe Fendi and plenty of well-tanned social birds.
“He’s my date! We don’t get to see each other as much as we like anymore. We both are always working.” — Moises de la Renta on attending with his father.
Where: Cipriani 42nd Street coach outlet store online sale, a huge space with sky-high ceilings and columns straight out of a movie set.
Food: Gala fare. (Read: a passable three-courser meant more for standing up and mingling.)
Dress: ¡Caliente! Dramatic trains, bustles, hot pink taffeta and plenty of cleavage. Or, as the fifth-year-running host of the affair, Yaz Hernandez coach outlet store online sale, put it, “The one thing you can count on with all these Latin women are beautiful dresses!”
Overheard: “This is actually from my Spring ’08 collection. It’s a women’s sample size, but it’s a bit tight. I can’t move my arms too much or else it’ll cut off my circulation!” — Christian Cota on wearing a leather-and-sequins cut-out vest with his traditional tux.
Décor: Clear acrylic candelabras that cleverly provided unobstructed views across tables blooming with pale hydrangeas and white peonies.
© Patrick McMullan Honores Plácido Domingo and Tony Bechara.
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