PRADA together with The Lunchbox Fund Founder and Executive Director Topaz Page-Green, along with Co-Chairs Billy Crudup and Rain Phoenix hosted The Lunchbox Fund’s Annual Fall Benefit Dinner at Public Hotel, where hotelier Ian Schrager generously donated the venue.
The hosts long with committee were joined by leaders in fashion, art, film and literature including Rupert Friend and Aimee Mullins, Piper Perabo, Aurora James, Kimberly Drew, Sofia Sanchez de Betak, Bettina Prentice, Julie Macklowe, Natalya Poniatowski, New Museum’s Lisa Phillips, REM’s Mike Mills, TK Wonder, Cipriana Quann, Nicole Miller, REM’s Michael Stipe, and Salman Rushdie.
Guest arrived on the 17th floor of Public Hotel and sampled canapes including Pumpkin potstickers paired with gimlets and martinis generously donated by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Billy Crudup and others bid on an online auction through Paddle8, which included works donated by leading artists such as Shinique Smith, Julian Schnabel, Shelter Serra, Matthew Day Jackson, and Rob Wynne. After cocktails, guests moved into the candlelit dining room with 360 views of the city skyline for a custom meal prepared by Chef Jean-Georges.
