To launch her new collection, socialite and handbag designer CeCe Cord hosted a southern-style party at Bergdorf Goodman that highlighted her Louisiana roots, with a performance by swamp rock musician C. C. Adcock and the Gumbo Ya-Yas, and food reminiscent of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Following the event, Cord and Bergdorf Goodman made a donation to the Animal Medical Center.
Lloyd Zimet and Michelle Lovelace of Food in Motion provided a selection of passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails including chicken gumbo in espresso cups, catfish bites with tartar sauce, and cold shrimp with spiced cocktail sauce, all served on rattan and wooden trays decorated with jasmine, magnolia leaves, and camellia leaves.
—Anna Sekula
Lloyd Zimet and Michelle Lovelace of Food in Motion provided a selection of passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails including chicken gumbo in espresso cups, catfish bites with tartar sauce, and cold shrimp with spiced cocktail sauce, all served on rattan and wooden trays decorated with jasmine, magnolia leaves, and camellia leaves.
—Anna Sekula