An Art and Fashion Party for Nina Simone
Fashion designer Gabriela Hearst and artist Adam Pendleton collaborated on a limited edition Nina bag to benefit Nina Simone's childhood home, with 25 bags sold through Sotheby's. The pair celebrated the sale with a dinner at Bar Oliver in downtown Manhattan, attended by friends from the fashion and art worlds.
Gabriela Hearst and Adam Pendleton celebrated their collaboration on a limited edition Nina bag with a dinner at Bar Oliver in downtown Manhattan. The bag was created to benefit Nina Simone's childhood home, which Pendleton helped purchase in 2017 along with other artists. Hearst and Pendleton's collaboration resulted in 25 Nina bags made from white double-faced duchess satin with Pendleton's original geometric paintings silk-screened onto them. The bags were sold through Sotheby's, with net proceeds going towards the house's endowment. The dinner was attended by 32 friends, including curator Sharon Coplan and Brent Leggs of the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. Leggs noted that maintaining the Simone home requires perpetual resources, and the sale of the Nina bags will help raise awareness of the landmark.
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