Wrote by Tristane on Thursday, November 22nd 2007 at 6:43 pm

This story started out simply enough… The invitation stated that the “Princesses & Créateurs” auction, organised by Disneyland Paris with proceeds going to UNICEF, would take place on Monday, 19 November 2007 at 7 p.m.
This is how it started out. Dresses, creations and designers, all for charity. Artists and seamstresses who worked hours on end to reinterpret modern versions of the Disney Princesses. We knew the names of the designers. And we knew the lot number: 23. The people present included many potential buyers, sometimes with their families, models to wear the dresses, cocktail waiters, Lionel Gosset, the auctioneer with his gavel, Isabelle Giordano as the mistress of ceremonies and me, sitting in the room with a friend of mine.
This, as I say, is how it started out.

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Wrote by Tristane on Monday, November 12th 2007 at 4:31 pm

I’ve already told you a bit about this. If you remember, this great event is being organised by Disneyland Resort Paris for the benefit of Unicef…Don’t worry, I’ll jolt your memory by the end of these few lines. In any case, get ready, because it’s majorly important.

Thanks to the generosity of designers and the initiative of Disney, on 19th November, an auction will take place at Christie’s in Paris (9 avenue Matignon, 8th district), under the hammer of Lionel Gosset.

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