FashionwireDaily: Amy Spindler's Celebration

Merle Ginsberg covered the Amy Spindler celebration at The Rainbow Room for Fashionwire Daily. Check it out here for the full story. I'll summarize:

Attending: "Karl Lagerfeld, Graydon Carter, Anna Wintour, Patrick McCarthy, Etta Froio, Ed Nardoza, Bridget Foley, Linda Wells, Ingrid Sischy, Cathy Horyn, Gerald Marzorati, Martha Nelson, Andy Port, designers Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg, Helmut Lang, Miguel Adrover, Richard Tyler, Michael Kors, Isaac Mizrahi, fashion titans Rosemary Bravo, Marion Greenberg, Ed Filipowski, Lisa Sheik and fashion writers Hal Rubenstein, Billy Norwich, Andr� Leon Talley, Lynn Hirschberg and fashion industry luminaries Anne McNally, Brana Wolf, Elizabeth Saltzman, Candy Pratts Price, Kelly Klein, Elizabeth Stewart, Barry Diller, Tom Ford, Elton John, Suzy Menkes, Stella McCartney and Hollywood heavies like Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Stephen Huvane"

Ginsberg continues: "Some words spoken in Amy�s honor:

"Ingrid Sischy

"We�re celebrating Amy�s total embrace of life, her wildness, and the rays of sunshine that she brought our lives. Amy�s life was a big one."

"Elizabeth Stewart

"Amy always had opinions. She either loved or hated. She loved a good steak, salty things � especially language � maps of the movie star�s homes, the NY Times (she thought the rest of the paper occasionally had some good stuff), Krispy Kremes, Da Silvano, and pissing me off. She hated waiting, friendly waiters, long boring speeches, and being sick.�

"Tom Ford

"Amy was tenacious, stubborn, opinionated and brilliant. Passion was the center of her being. She lived life in double time. Her mind was so nimble, I had a hard time keeping up with her."

"Diane von Furstenberg

"Did Amy know her journey would be so short? Is that why she read so much, loved so much? We must honor her life every day. We must be strong, intelligent, glamorous, of course. Amy was always inspired. Amy was all about courage.�

"Graydon Carter

"She was like a Howard Hawkes heroine."

"Adam Moss

"But she was never intimidating."

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