NYPD Horse Patrolmen.

Thursday night a week ago, Hermès hosted a book signing event to celebrate Kelly Klein's new book “Horse.” During the party, guests surrounded Klein with congratulations while she kept busy signing copies of the new book, which hit stores this past month. Outside the Madison Avenue store, several NYPD horses stopped by to say hello and greet partygoers while enjoying a snack of carrots courtesy of the author herself. Calvin Klein and Kelly Klein Designed by Sam Shahid, the luxuriously scaled book is Klein's tribute to the physical beauty, power, and elegance of the horse, and the sense of wonder and awe that the animal evokes in us. In more than 250 photographs, including many previously unpublished, Klein conveys her intimate and personal fascination with horses, and the intense vulnerability that counters their natural power and majesty. Klein has selected fine art and amateur photography from 1920 to the present, including images of the horse in fashion photographs, in races, in jumping and cross country competitions, and in rodeos and the circus, resulting in an anthology as provocative as it is striking. With photographs by Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steven Klein, Dominique Issermann, Richard Prince, and Keith Carter among many others, “Horse” is a passionate tribute to a magnificent animal. Books went fast at the event and eventually sold out by the end of the night. 100 percent of Klein's proceeds from the sale of HORSE will benefit the Equestrian Aid Foundation.

Carson Kressley and Steven Lake

Calvin Klein, Andrew Saffir, and Daniel Benedict

Narciso Rodriguez and Calvin Klein

Kelly Klein and Ingrid Sischy

Daniel Romualdez, Lisa Marie Fernandez, and Tony Melillo

Peter Davis

Michael Dwek and Kelly Klein

Sam Shahid

Tory Burch

Roberto Detesto

Paul Wilmot and Robert Chavez

Lesley Schulhof

Kim Vernon, Marci Klein, and Aerin Lauder

This past Thursday night on the Upper East Side, antiquaire Guy Regal hosted a cocktail reception for Nathaniel Kramer’s photo exhibit at Guy's shop (223 East 60th). The crowd was pleasantly surprised to see Nathaniel‘s conceptual photo collages brilliantly arranged amidst Regal’s 18th and 19th century furniture and antiques. Out in full force were Aby and Samantha Rosen, Dixon and Ariana Boardman, Alberto Mugrabi, Kara Young Georgopoulis, James and Margo Nederlander, Herbert Allen, John Paulson, Liz Lange, Kelly Klein, Valesca Guerrand Hermes, Terry Allen Kramer (the photographer’s mother), Patrick McMullan, Paul Forsman, and interior designer Philip Gorrivan.

Alexander Guest and Bettina Zilkha

Cricket Burns, Alexandra Kramer, and Julie Dannenberg

Christina Floyd, Emmanuel Di Donna, and Francesca Bodini

Phillip Gorriban, Todd Merrill, Nathaniel Kramer, D.J. Robertson, and Paul Forsman

Steve Millington and John Josephson

Liz Cohen-Hausman and Olivia Kramer

Kathy McCarver Root, Kelly Klein, and Jenny Landey

Alexandra Kramer, Olivia Kramer, Nathaniel Kramer, and Xander Kramer

William Lamarque, Liz Kesselman, and Mark Kesselman

Nick Simunek with Gigi and Harry Benson

Fran Moss, Doug Schmidt, and Gloria Louis

Jennifer Andreas, Shelly Jeske, and Nathalie Salazar-Martin

Max Allen Kramer and Francesca Bodini

Kara Young and Constantine Gorgiopoulos

Samantha Boardman Rosen and Aby Rosen

Zoe Turnbull

Liz Lange, Guy Regal, and Caryn Zucker

Aaron and Felice Dannenberg

Theodoros Teodoridis and Janette Martinez

Valesca Guerrand Hermes and Hernan Arriaga

Tracey and Jay Snyder

James Neiderlander, Terry Allen Kramer, and Margo McNabb Nederlander

Dixon Boardman, Arianna Boardman, and Nathaniel Kramer

Adrien Corbett, Joanna Bickley, and Colin Campbell

Adam Greenberger and Guy Regal

Fountain House, the world’s leading provider of rehabilitation services for men, women, and young adults living with major mental illness, held its first Fall Fête last Thursday, October 23rd. First there was the cocktail reception, sponsored by Valentino, held at the Madison Avenue boutique and followed by dinner for 250 guests followed at a nearby club. The program began with a welcome speech by Nicholas Ratut, president of John Varvatos Fragrances and member of the Board of Directors of the International Center for Clubhouse Development, the organization that helps to build and train clubhouses around the world. His speech was a moving recount of his family’s personal struggle following the diagnosis of his son with mental illness.  George and Anne Baker Lorna Graev, the Vice Chair of the Fountain House Board of Directors, made remarks regarding her personal experiences with mental illness and her passion for the Fountain House method of recovery. The program ended with a film about a member of Fountain House and how he overcame his disabilities only after he became involved with the Fountain House community. His story described how Fountain House provided him with the resources and encouragement to become an independent member of society.  Dessert and dancing ended the immensely successful evening. The event Chairs were: Anne and George Baker, Sarah and Jeremy Goldstein, Katie and Doug Hand, Lil Phillips, and Elizabeth Pyne. The Vice Chairs were: Kate Allen, Silas Anthony, Donya and Scott Bommer, Alison and George Brokaw, Madeleine Potvin, Elisabeth Saint-Amand, Frances Schultz, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, and Alison Woolworth. The success of Fountain House lies in its positive and holistic approach to recovery. They focus on members’ strengths, abilities, hopes, and dreams, rather than weaknesses or disabilities. Fountain House believes that every person with mental illness has the potential to succeed. For 1,300 people annually, it provides support in finding a home, returning to school, re-entering the workplace, and re-establishing connections to family, friends, and the larger community. The Fountain House model has been replicated in more than 400 locations in 30 countries and 32 states, serving more than 55,000 people with mental illness worldwide.

June Haynes, Mark Gilbertson, Grace Meigher

Doug and Katie Hand

Robyn Marks with Tom and Jan Geniesse

Katie Hand, Elizabeth Pyne, Anne Baker, Sarah Goldstein, and Lil Phillips

Emily Starkey, Annabelle Potvin, and Madeleine Potvin

Kate Allen, Katie Tozer, and Jennifer Oken

Clare McKeon, Alexander Saint-Amand, and Elisabeth Saint-Amand

Palmer O'Sullivan with Ted and Laura Duff

Rachel Rose and Frank Beane

Alison and George Brokaw

Eleanor Ylvisaker and Elizabeth Meigher

Andrew Bicknell and Doug Hand

Marcie and Jordan Panzer

Arthur Ward and Kristina Stewart Ward

Melissa Berkelhammer

Ken Dudek and Lorna Graev

Grant Johnson, Jennifer Oken, and John Sargent

Brooke and Robby Mountain

Alex and Louis Rose

Gregory Imber and Eliza Nordeman

Michael and Caitlin Davis

Anna Miller and Jud Traphagen

Christina Murphy

John deNeufville and Katie Tozer

Blair and Alistair Clarke

Nina and John Richter

Also last Thursday, October 16, at the Paley Center for Media they had a screening of the documentary “Toots” made by Kristi Jacobson, the granddaughter of the famous restaurateur/saloon keeper Toots Shor. In post Prohibition Manhattan, Toots Shor’s was a playground for the City’s A-list. It was a joint where actors, singers, athletes and the man who wrote about them came together to kick back and guzzle a tumbler or two or three of whiskey. The Paley Center building, coincidentally now stands where Toots Shor’s stood almost a half century ago. Ms. Jacobson fielded questions and talked with a group of former Toots Shor patrons discussing that era and the personalities who made it. Among those were Gay Talese, former Quarterback Charlie Conerly, and artist LeRoy Neiman.

Jennifer Juzaitis, Vice President, Development for The Paley Center for Media and actor Tony Roberts

Guest Richard Stern and Trustee Jim Greenwald (Stern is Greenwald's brother-in-law)

Janet Neiman, John Hasse from the Smithsonian, and Pat Mitchell, and LeRoy Neiman

Pat Mitchell, President and CEO of The Paley Center for Media

TV critic Jeffrey Lyons

Scott Seydel, Robert Walden, Pat Mitchell, Tony Roberts, and Jennifer Juzaitis, Vice President, Development for The Paley Center for Media

Gay Talese and Kristi Jacobson

Keith and Lisa Jewell

Ron Simon, Curator for The Paley Center for Media, with film critic Jeffrey Lyons, who is going over this notes for his introduction

Pat Mitchell and LeRoy Neiman

Original work by LeRoy Neiman of Toots Shor

LeRoy Neiman and John Hasse

Pat Mitchell and Perian Conerly

Rick Allen, CEO of SnagFilms, with Ron Simon, Curator for the Paley Center for Media

Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com (Klein & Regal)

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