Benjamin Moore takes to the runway.When Irish immigrant Benjamin Moore This article is about the American bishop. For the British biochemist, see Benjamin Moore (biochemist). Benjamin Moore (1748 – 1816) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. started his paint company in 1883, could he ever have imagined he would be hobnobbing with fashionistas? Leading paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore recently teamed up with fashion house Chaiken for its fall collection debut, held in Feb. 7 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The Montvale, NJ-based paint maker's 2005 trend colors were used as the backdrop for the Chaiken line launch, titled "Color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour Motion," which was attended by press, retailers and celebrities such as Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies (born June 8, 1966) is an Emmy award winning American actress best known for her role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on the NBC medical drama ER. and Mary Louise Parker. Beside being the backdrop for the runway in Bryant Park Bryant Park is a 9.603 acre (39,000 m²) public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is bounded by Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, 40th Street and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.[1] The central building of the New York Public Library is in the park. , windows of several Janovic Plaza paint and decorating stores in Manhattan featured displays of the Chaiken fashions and the Benjamin Moore shades. Guests at the event received Benjamin Moore's two-ounce color samples and custom tank tops adorned with one of the colors featured at the show. Benjamin Moore's runway career won't be short-lived: the company will be involved in the September debut of Chaiken's spring 2006 line. |
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