When the doors opened for the Divas Shop for Opera event on Wednesday night at our Madison Avenue pop-up shop, everything was (miraculously) in place. Even the rain couldn't deter the fashionistas on a mission to have a good time and score some great deals. 

 

Every year we combine most glamorous donations to the City Opera Thrift Shop and special items donated just for the event (this year one anonymous donor gave 11 fur coats).  The result is a night where fashionable bargain-hunters descend upon the racks while sipping drinks with names like "Prima Donna" and "Chopin's Encore," rubbing elbows with fashion icons and socialites, and of course, grabbing to find that perfect item before someone else snatches it.

 

According to Eric Hagmueller, Director of Retail Operations and the man behind the event, the night was "a smashing success.  We raised over $50,000 for New York City Opera and had a great time."

 

 

   

 

 

Malie Raef is thinking pink ©Patrick McMullan

 

Miss the event but want to be a shopping diva?  There are still two days left to snag Divas deals at the pop-up shop and the City Opera Thrift Shop.  Print this blog post and get 10% off your shopping today and tomorrow at either location.