Actor Tommy Lee Jones and wife Dawn host kick-off reception for Destination Fashion 09

PHOTO BY MANNY HERNANDEZ

Oscar winning actor Tommy Lee Jones and wife Dawn hosted a kick-off reception at Sak's Bal Harbour for the much anticipated event Destination Fashion. The couple is also this year's Honorary Chairs for the event, which takes place Saturday, March 7th at the Bal Harbor Shops.

Nick Buoniconti, and son Marc Buoniconti, TV's Judge Karen, Suzie Sayfie and Stephanie Sayfie-Aagaard, Stan and Bobbi Berkman, Charlie Cinnamon, Lisa Petrillo, Leslie Wolfson, Christina Getty-Maercks and Miami Herald's Lydia Martin were among the guest.

Destination Fashion gala benefits the The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. This year's star-studded gala features a runway collection fashion designer Michael Kors and performances by the Pointer Sisters and SEAL.

MULTI-PLATINUM RECORDING ARTIST SEAL ANNOUNCED

Star-Studded Gala, Featuring Runway Collection by America’s Leading Fashion Designer Michael Kors, Will Take Place at Bal Harbour Shops in South Florida

The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis is proud to announce that multi-platinum recording artist and three-time Grammy winner SEAL will be the musical headliner at Destination Fashion 2009 on Saturday, March 7th at Bal Harbour Shops. American designer and style icon Michael Kors will be in attendance to personally showcase his exclusive Fall runway show, presented by Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour, at this high-profile event in South Florida. Grammy Winners The Pointer Sisters will also perform.

“We are thrilled to have the preeminent American Designer Michael Kors show his fashions and Seal as our entertainment headliner for Destination Fashion this year, along with the dynamic Pointer Sisters,” stated Nick Buoniconti. “Their involvement will certainly drive turnout for this important event, which will in turn raise much-needed funds for our efforts to cure paralysis.”

Honorary co-chairs for the event, Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones and his wife Dawn Jones, will join NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, Barth Green, M.D., Marc Buoniconti, Gretchen Jordan, Suzie Sayfie and Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard as event chairs and will welcome a who’s who of celebrities, philanthropic icons, business leaders, fashionistas and other South Florida notables.

Proceeds from Destination Fashion 2009 will directly benefit The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The Miami Project is the world’s largest, most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center and is a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. DONATE NOW