CEO and Co-Founder Deirdre Quinn and President Liz Fraser welcomed an array of VIPs, celebrities & influencers to an evening of fashion and philanthropy with a panel discussion entitled “#UnordinaryWomen, Extraordinary Conversations.” The event celebrated Lafayette 148’s #UnordinaryWomen campaign honoring fearless, trailblazing women who inspire and echoed its charitable cause by donating ten percent of sales from the event to She’s the First, a non-profit which helps support girls’ education around the world.

Fashion icon Fern Mallis hosted the panel discussion on living fearlessly and embracing the unordinary featuring twelve of the campaign’s #UnordinaryWomen, as well as She’s the First CEO & Co-Founder Tammy Tibbetts. #UnordinaryWomen panelists included Veronica Webb, Barrier-Breaking Supermodel; April Ryan, the Renowned Journalist and White House Correspondent; Stella Abrera, a prima ballerina with the American Ballet Theater and the company’s first Filipina-American principal dancer; Sophie Elgort, celebrated fashion photographer and the #UnordinaryWomen campaign photographer; Catherine Levene, President & Chief Digital Officer of Meredith National Media Group Corporation; Anjali Kumar, “Idea Acupuncturist” and Co-Founder of The Justice Dept; Lauri Freedman, Head of Product Development at The Whitney Museum; Neha Ruch, Founder of Mother Untitled; Marie Aude-Rose, Founding Chef at La Mercerie; Cyndie Spiegel, Community Builder of Women’s Spaces and Founder of The Collective (of Us); Niki Russ, Fourth-Generation Owner of NYC’s iconic Russ & Daughters; and Rachel Cargle, Contributing Writer for Harper’s Bazaar and activist at the intersection of race and feminism.

The event was also attended by several top fashion influencers including Lyn Slater of Accidental Icon, Soo Kang of Brown Eyed Toast and stylist Marina Ingvarsson.