Michael Kors judged the costume contest, Griffin performed her “D List” stand-up comedy routine and Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine brought guests back to the ‘80s as the featured musical performer.  The honoree was internationally acclaimed chef Alice Waters, who was honored with the ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ award for pioneering advocacy for locally grown and sustainably harvested food.

We hope this event raised lots of money for the NYRP, which is performing an extremely valuable service in areas of need. Bette founded NYRP to be the “conservancy of forgotten places”, bringing color and life back to places in need of cleanup and restoration.

Check out all of the photos over at Broadway World, including Pink as one of the cutest (and least disturbing) clowns we’ve ever seen, and Gloria Estefan looking like a goth chick on her way to an S&M club.

via Broadway World

Get out those recycled, environmentally-friendly costumes Ecorazzi readers; Halloween is just around the corner!

On October 31st, Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project will throw their annual HULAWEEN Gala to raise money for various projects — including the restoration of 57 community gardens and their signature program, MillionTreesNYC. — at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

The star-studded Halloween event will be hosted by Kathy Griffin with a performance by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. Chef Alice Waters from Chez Panisse will be honored with the Wing Beneath My Wings Award for her pioneering advocacy for locally grown and sustainably harvested food. And you know Ecorazzi loves us some local, sustainable food!

The evening’s theme is, “A Ghoulish Green Market”, and costumes – which will be judged by Michael Kors — are required!! Balcony seats are now available for $630 and include pre-dinner cocktail party, dinner, and the evening’s program with Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine’s performance. Or, if you’re on a budget, you can attend the Junior Committee After-Party Disco/Casino Night for a mere $150.00 smackers.

For more information call Buckley Hall Events (914) 579-1000 or visit www.nyrp.org.  See ya at the show!

Drop any ideas that this was a fringe event — early verdicts from around the fashion globe called the designs presented as gorgeous and ‘to die for’. If there’s one thing eco-friendly collections are proving, it’s that sexy and stunning can come from materials that are also earth-friendly. Said Barneys’ New York fashion director Julie Gilhart,

“It’s just the way it should be. It should be more luxurious. It’s more luxurious to really think about where your fabric comes from, about the impact of it on the environment, and about fair trade and labour issues. All of that is super important!”

And another great quote from Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa,

“The awareness is always there, but with things like this show, I feel like we’ll be doing that more. The customer has to be educated, especially if it’s global. But I think everybody will catch on – and who doesn’t want to be a part of it? You can make an amazing, beautifully tailored piece that looks super expensive. And it’s great for the textile industry also, because they’re natural fibers so it’s better for the health of the farmers. So it’s just very positive – and it really makes a huge difference!”

Materials on display included hemp, bio-silk, organic cotton, bamboo — and even some corn. Designer Giambattista Valli specifically asked for Ingeo — a company that creates biodegradable synthetic fabric from fermented corn. While we may not see any of these styles on clothing racks anytime soon, we’re positive that a trickle-down effect in the textile industry is coming. Said designer Rogan Gregory, “People understand that this is the way of the future. And why not? That’s my point: Why wouldn’t you do this?”

via Vogue