#5: Gala Gossip

I currently intern at Giorgio Armani in the visual merchandising department.  Last Thursday we hosted a gala for the Museum of the City of New York at The Plaza Hotel.  It was a giant event- filled with 500 people, most socialites.  The night started off with a cocktail hour and ending with a 4 course meal in the extravagant ballroom.  My job was to assist the visual and image events teams to transform this space into something Armani. The inital tasks consisted of sourcing props to go into the space to make it visually appealing according to Mr. Armani's standards.  On the day of the event, I was there to help set up, do routine checks during the event, and then breakdown.
 

When setting up, straightening every napkin, fork, knife, gift bag, place card, and so on, I noticed Liam Neeson's name being seated at the Armani table.  I was totally excited to see him-even though it was only a brief glance from down at the other end of the table ;)  But apparently as the night went on, Liam Neeson accidently knocked over one of the candelabras we had custom made for the event.  This in turn caused hot wax to spill onto a woman's Giorgio Armani dress and her companion's suit.  Guess someone there spilled the beans about the event and what happened to The Post, who of course overdramatized it.  Think this is funny? Check out The Post article.

A look inside the Grand Ballroom.

Liam Neeson