NDSS Gala Auction: Gratitude

Each year the NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society) Hosts a Gala evening in New York with an associated auction to raise money for this organization and essentially people with Down Syndrome and their families.

The wonderful people from NDSS reached out to me following a post they read about beginning my journey with my son Blake. During a time of emotional confusion and hormone overload post partum they were so kind and welcoming me to the fabulous Down Syndrome Advocacy community. I have been helping to give back each moment since.

I wanted to publicly express my gratitude to the people who took the time and resources to contribute at my request to this year's gala auction.

Sarah Jessica Parker and the SJP Collection. The gorgeous, high-end shoe brand (Sold exclusively at Nordstrom & Neiman Marcus in the US) had graciously donated TWO autographed pairs of shoes complete with autographed dust bags. Thank you Sarah Jessica for stepping up for this cause so near and dear to my heart. 

MARLENE 

(as seen on SJP above)

in a US size 10) - EURO 40, blue foil.

"Marlene, ah! The perfect foil. So to speak. Powerful, feminine and sexy. The colors are a wonderful new neutral and the metallic gives the flash I have been wanting to add to the collection. Marlene Dietrich, known for toying with gender, was the inspiration behind the name for this shoe. The spectator is typically thought to be a man's shoe. I can see this pump even paired with a women's tuxedo!" —Sarah Jessica 

BID NOW: LOT 601 

DAPHNE

Coral Grosgrain

US Size 7 - EURO 37

SJP Wearing Daphne in Purple - Harpers Bazaar Arabia 2014

"I'm in love with this shoe! What more can I say? She's gorgeous. I'll sleep in them. And evening! At last!" —Sarah Jessica Parker

BID NOW: LOT 602 

Ruthie Davis - The luxury shoe and bag designer has donated a gorgeous clutch bag for the event. Ruthie has been a generous donor to the NDSS for the past 3 years. She does so with love in honor of her Nephew Michael. Retail: $1,025.00

BID NOW: Lot 604 

Johanna Ely: Good Girls Studio kindheartedly donated this vintage re-vamped necklace (retail $220). This is her second year donating one of her hand made creations to the NDSS auction.

BID NOW: Lot 606

Eileen Davidson: Emmy Award Winning Daytime Actress (Days of our Lives & Young & The Restless) as well as newest cast member of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has graciously donated a pair of earrings worn on Days of our Lives as her popular character Kristen DiMera, along with an Autographed image.

BID NOW: Lot 306

Tori Spelling: This is also the third year Tori has lovingly donated items for the NDSS auction. She has been instrumental also in sharing my story over the years through her blog EdiTORIal (read the latest HERE) and supporting the Down Syndrome Community and all children with special needs (Did you see her ad campaign featuring Blake and kids of all abilities? See it HERE). This is your chance to get an autographed copy of her entertaining book CelebraTORI. She is known for being a creative, crafty hostess and its a gorgeous edition to any soiree sister's library!

BID NOW: Lot 309

Natasha Mrkovich - Portraits of Legends Has kindly donated a print of her famous 1950's Elvis Presley drawing. She is one of a handful of  artists who are licenced to reproduce Elvis Presley's image and this drawing is an official Elvis Product. She is a talented artist and friend who produces gorgeous images of the legends of the entertainment industry. There is no bigger legend than ELVIS. She supports this charity as an artist and a member of the uniquely abled community.

BID NOW: Lot 804 

Lori Graystone - Lori is a Pole Fitness instructor: Owner/Operator of RockNPole as well as an Artist. Lori is also  my sister who lovingly donated this gorgeous painting and tribute "Viva Frida" of my favourite artist Frida Kahlo. The painting is 28" x 22" Acrylic on Canvas. Frida was also part of the disability community who because of polio was left with a physical disability in childhood and at the hands of an accident in her teens suffered from chronic pain, being wheelchair bound and eventually leg amputation. Lori has captured the essence and spirit of Frida beautifully. She donated this piece on behalf of her Nephew Blake!

BID NOW: Lot 803

Marty Parker - Marty Parker Art  has kindly donated two Giclée Prints of the legendary musician John Lennon. Marty is a sweet friend who has been very supportive on my journey with Blake. He is a sibling of a person with unique abilities and loves to give back to this community. He is an amazing pin-up artist too!

BID NOW: Lot 805

 “John I” 

Signed print

Pencil on paper

2006

“John II”

Signed print

Pencil on bristol board

2006

Last, I never ask people do do anything that I would not do myself so my business, Evolution Vintage  donated a one-of-a-kind Vintage cuff  (Evolution Rewind) and a Vintage burnout t-shirt to the auction.

BID NOW: Lot 607 

From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU to all who have donated and all who will bid! There are many more exciting auction items and it is open for bidding until 9:30Pm EST JANUARY 29th.

Blake and I are so grateful for your kindness ....

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." - 

Lao Tzu

Compassion Fashion: Eileen Davidson

Eileen Davidson is an accomplished Emmy Award Winning Actress for her work on Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. She is also the newest cast member on Bravo's hit reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She is a published Author and busy Mother.

In conjunction with all that is listed above Eileen has a heart as big as her many talents as well as a love for fashion. We have combined her compassion with her love fashion bringing you an opportunity to shop her personal closet and her jewelry box direct from the set of Days of our Lives. Give the gift of fashion this holiday! 

Purchase This Ring

Eileen supports the amazing charity No Kid Hungry and by selling her clothing, shoes and accessories she is not only making women a little more fabulous she is also feeding American children through this amazing organization.

Did You Know? 48.8 million Americans—including 16.2 million children— live in households that lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis. As a result, they struggle with hunger at some time during the year.

YOU CAN HELP:

For every $10 dollars donated/sold No Kid Hungry can provide approximately 100 meals!

Currently Available:

A selection of Clothing from Eileen's Closet

Designer Shoes: Jimmy Choo - Worn Once by Eileen For a Photo shoot.

Jewelry from Days of Our Lives worn by Eileen as her famous character Kristen DiMera.

Help Eileen Help American Kids!

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GUESS For Charity

I have the true honor of selling some of the amazing pieces from the closet of Emmy Award Winning Daytime actress Eileen Davidson. She opened her closet doors in hopes of supporting one of her favourite charities, No Kid Hungry.

Newly listed is a GUESS dress from 2010. The Carmella Corset Dress in Taupe. $180

Bustier Bodice. Dress constructed from Spandex/Nylon/Polyester. Size 4

B=31" + (Difficult to account for the seamed full cups)

W=26/7

H=35/6" 

*Garment has stretch

This dress was inspired by Dolce and Gabbana 2009 Spring/Summer Collection.

Actress Eileen Davidson: Opens Her Closet & Heart

You may know Eileen Davidson for her long standing a popular daytime roles on The Young and The Restless AND Days of our Lives as Ashley Abbott and Kristen Blake DiMera respectively. I know her as a fashion loving lady with a beautiful heart.

She has recently opened her closet to the public to share some of her fashion treasures spanning the decades from 1930's-2000's. She is doing so in support of the charity 'No Kid Hungry' 

Their Mission:

NO CHILD SHOULD GROW UP HUNGRY IN AMERICA. But 1 in 5 children struggles with hunger. Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting kids in need with nutritious food and teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. You can help surround kids with healthy food where they live, learn and play.

This is an important organization to support and you can do so buy purchasing ANY piece from Evolution Vintage' Curated Closet

Some of the garments Eileen has been photographed in but rest assured she has personally WORN them ALL.

 With your purchase you will receive an autographed 8.5" X 11" image of Eileen as a token of her gratitude for helping support a charity that she loves.

Not a soap fan?
No worries, you can purchase a piece as an amazing GIFT for the daytime diva on your list.

There is even a piece for sale that was worn on The Young and the Restless!! Perfect for ANY fan or collector.

She may add MORE clothing items as well as accessories!

Keep checking back: SHOP

I will be featuring styling suggestions and demos in blog's to come on each piece, giving the history of the designer and the garment as worn by Eileen.