Coral Gables, FL – September 21, 2012 – Village of Merrick Park welcomed the highly anticipated Fashionably Conscious vintage designer fundraising sale, celebrating its fifth anniversary. The event was brought to a prime retail space on the ground floor of the Coral Gables mall, and with a fundraising goal of $100,000 (doubling that of last year), this year’s sale was the most impressive yet. The vintage designer sale offered heavily discounted pricing on donated designer items from the most coveted closets of Miami’s respected philanthropists and community leaders.

This year’s expanded host committee of over 50 top socialites and CEOs included Raysa Fanjul, Margarita Codina, Lourdes Jofre-Collett, Camille Thiry Russler, Mark Ferrari, Sarah Arison, Louis Aguirre, Darlene Perez, Laura Buccellati, Anne Owen, Alicia Cervera, Cathy Leff, Suzy Buckley, Maria Tettamanti, Ginger Harris, Annie Vasquez, Tony Cho, Rosa Sugrañes, Debra Scholl, Timothy Walker, Dr. Eduardo Padrón and more.

Collections included items from Prada, Armani, Christian Dior, Jimmy Choo, Chanel, Gucci, Valentino, ITEM, Catherine Malandrino, Diane vonFurstenberg, Trina Turk, Elie Tahari, Phillip Lim, Chloé and more.

Oksana Shvartsaman

Stefanie Nazoyan & Oksana Shvartsaman

Laura Buccellati, Carly Thomas, & Elysze Held

Darlene Perez & Carole Seikaly

Daisy Casuso & Ana Hernandez

Ximena Cho, Anne Owen, & Tony Cho

Lauren Deutch, Tony Cho, & Anne Owen

Annette Lopez, Liza Walton, & Darlene Perez

Liza Walton & Joanna Popper

Alison Cammack & Nadia Kruler

Grace de Moya & Laura Ledesma

Aidita Vizoso, Isabella Vizoso, & Rima Otrakji

Carolyn Borlenghi, Erin Chainani, & Ginger Harris

Rima Otrakji & Liza Walton

Desiree Dubon & Scott Kat

Claudia Succar Ferre & Grace De Moya

Caroline Candib, Chantalle Loynaz, & Paola Garcia

Paolo Garcia & Ana Maria Garcia

Elyze Held & Maria Tettamanti

Maria Tettamanti, Alex Gonzalez, & Nadia Kruler