November 7, 2012

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Thom Browne

Thom Browne

Honorary Chair

Thom Browne opened his doors in the fall of 2001, offering made-to-measure suiting alone. In Spring/Summer 2004, Thom Browne took his first step into ready-to-wear. All of the items from his ready-to-wear collection continue to be hand-made, but simply pre-made for the customer who values quality, fine detailing and a fresh vision. In November 2006, the original “by-appointment-only” shop in the Meatpacking District relocated to Tribeca which accommodates both private appointments for custom clients as well as essential Thom Browne ready-to-wear items such as grey suits, navy sport coats, shirts, ties and shoes.

In the fall 2007 season with an invitation from Brooks Brothers, Thom Browne introduced a collection called Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers for men and women as part of their newly introduced creative concept laboratory. An opportunity to design a line of men’s jewelry also arose in fall 2006 through Harry Winston, which was launched in fall 2007. Most recently, Browne was appointed to design Moncler’s new men’s collection called Gamme Bleu which unveiled in January 2009 during Men’s Fashion Week in Milan.

Thom Browne is the recipient of the 2006 CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award, finalist for the National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for 2006, 2008, and 2009, the Rising Star Award for Menswear by FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL for 2005 and the runner-up prize of the 2005 CFDA VOGUE FUND.

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Co-chair

As an Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, Patricia Clarkson was most recently seen in the comedy “Friends with Benefits” in which she co-stars with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis and the Lone Scherfig directed drama, “One Day” with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. In 2010, she was seen in the box office hit “Easy A”, after receiving rave reviews for her starring role in the award winning romantic drama, “Cairo Time”. In 2003, her role in “Pieces of April” earned her nominations for Academy, Golden Globe, SAG, Broadcast Film Critics and Independent Spirit awards. The National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics named her Best Supporting Actress of the Year for her work in “Pieces of April” and “The Station Agent.”

Other film credits include: Martin Scorsese’s thriller “Shutter Island;” Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works” and “Vicky Christina Barcelona;” “Blind Date” with Stanley Tucci; “Elegy;” “No Reservations;” “All the Kings Men;” “Lars and the Real Girl;” “Good Night, and Good Luck” with George Clooney and David Straithairn, for which she and the cast received both Screen Actors Guild and Gotham Award nominations for Best Ensemble; “Far From Heaven” which won her a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress. Her continuous innovative work has earned her the Independent Award for Acting Excellence at the 2009 ShoWest Awards.

On television, Clarkson guest starred in the critically acclaimed HBO series “Six Feet Under,” for which she won an Emmy in 2002 and again in 2006.
In October 2011, Clarkson can be seen in Lifetime’s “Five”, an anthology of five short films directed by Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris.

She currently resides in New York.

Cat Greenleaf

Cat Greenleaf

Co-chair

Cat Greenleaf’s had a strange career.

She started out as an airborne traffic reporter for KGO radio in San Francisco in 1999. It was an odd job for the New York native, because she has no sense of direction…at all.  Yet she made her way back to the East Coast and onto NY1 doing traffic in 2000, then segued into hard news reporting for RNN TV in Queens. Again, a tough fit, as she found herself telling jokes more than telling the facts. Lucky for Cat, NYC TV took notice, and gave her a shot doing her own lifestyle segment, “On the Prowl with Cat Greenleaf”, a self-produced weekly spot, humorously highlighting all the unique activities, characters, and quirky traits that define New York City.

These sharp pieces were an instant hit and quickly won Cat a national daily spot as a “roving craft reporter” on DiY Network’s Craftlab. Her upbeat jaunts into cities across the country led first to host her own show on the Travel Channel, Vacation Home Search, and then to hosting a second travel show on Treasure HD, Chasing History Home.

Cat then moved over to WNBC, where her main gig was the station’s Features Reporter, primarily on Today in New York and the 11 O’Clock News. Her spots were seen on affiliates around the nation, as well as on the national Weekend Today Show, New York Non-Stop, and in all the WNBC taxi cabs around New York City.

Shortly after the birth of her son, Primo, Greenleaf began living the ultimate dream for a working mother: shooting a show on her front steps. Her program, Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf, is a celebrity interview show where the stars stop by to drink coffee and spill the beans. Talk Stoop is now airing in NY, DC, Chicago, Philly, Miami, Dallas, LA, San Francisco, and San Diego. Between broadcast, digital, and out-of-home platforms like screens in cabs and on gas pumps, Talk Stoop is viewed nearly 13 million times a week.

Talk Stoop has given way to two more celebrity based shows: Lean In with Cat Greenleaf, an interview show shot in Cat’s kitchen, and Cause Celeb, a documentary style series profiling today’s stars and the issues they care about most.

Greenleaf is also the founder of LUSTBKLYN (Look Up Stop Texting), a small clothing and accessories line which promotes sanity in texting. Her goal is to recruit you to be a part of the LUST Revolution: Stop Texting, Start Living!

Cat lives in Brooklyn with Primo, her husband, Michael Rey, an investigative producer at the CBS Evening News, and their phenomenal mini-Daschund, Julio, who is unemployed.

Natalie Joos

Natalie Joos

VIP Reception Host

Fashion Consultant and Casting Agent
Brooklyn / NY / United States
www.talesofendearment.com

Born and raised in Belgium, Natalie Joos began her career in fashion when she moved to New York in 1997. Working first as a personal assistant to Glenn O’Brien and then as a studio manager for acclaimed photographer Craig McDean, Natalie started her own casting company in 2003. Since then Natalie has built up a roster of clients such as Hugo Boss, Helmut Lang, Phillip Lim, Rocawear and has worked with photographers such as Mario Sorrenti, Paola Kudacki, Ben Watts, Chad Pitman and Greg Kadel.

Natalie was recently appointed casting agent at Hercules Magazine and is a regular contributor to V and The Last Magazine.

Dree Hemingway

Dree Hemingway

Co-Chair

Dree Hemingway is a fashion model and actress. She is the daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway and Stephen Crisman and the great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway. She has worked with various modeling agencies and represented major companies in print advertising as well as in fashion shows. In March 2009, she debuted at the fall/winter 09–10 catwalk show for Givenchy in Paris. Since then, she has walked in shows for Calvin Klein, Topshop, Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel. She has done advertising campaigns for Gianfranco Ferre, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Paul Gautier, Gucci, H&M, Chanel and has done editorials for Harpers Bazaar and Vogue. She has also starred in the film Starlet and The Truth about Angels.

Participating Brands

Sponsors

HBO

Viacom

Matthijssen

Richard Vorisek

Lifetime

Gilead

Amida Care

Michael Day

The Works Catering

Paper Magazine

Dot 429

Committee

Committee Chair

Michael Carl

Benefit Committee

  • Carlo Alacchi
  • David Alport
  • Erica Bearman
  • Isabella Behrens
  • Matthew Bernardo
  • Debra Bosniak
  • Patrick Campion
  • Tina Craig
  • Jennifer Foyle
  • Andrew Fry
  • Joanne Gibbs
  • Michael S. Gordon
  • John Hadity & Scott Davis
  • Vincent L. Harris
  • Kevin Harter
  • Jeffrey Hutto
  • James Indorato
  • Rachel Johnson
  • Amy Kansay
  • E. O’Brien Kelley
  • Charles King
  • James LaForce
  • Edward Lobrano
  • Lalena Luba
  • Joseph Magnone
  • Denise Mandelbaum
  • Matthew Marden
  • Robert Marinelli
  • Alan Miles
  • Sarah Morgan
  • Sophia Panych
  • Karen Peterson
  • Cora Salcedo-Ong
  • Steven Scuro
  • Heather Shimokawa
  • Bevy Smith
  • Linney Smith
  • Velvor Rhone
  • Elissa Velluto
  • Richard Vorisek
  • Paul Witt

Thrift Shops Board of Directors

  • David Alport, Board Co-chair
  • Michael S. Gordon, Esq., Board Co-chair
  • Matthew Bernardo
  • Debra Bosinak
  • Patrick Campion
  • Michael Carl
  • Vincent L. Harris
  • Juan Herrera
  • Gordon H. Hoppe
  • Charles King
  • James LaForce
  • Joseph Magnone
  • Alan Miles
  • Sarah Morgan
  • Karen Peterson
  • Norma Reinhardt-Mascarotti
  • George Rojas
  • Kathryn Rowe
  • David Song

Our Mission

Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.