Derek Warburton, aka Derek Loves Shopping, hosted the VIP Gala Grand Opening of the new Housing Works thrift store in Hell's Kitchen on Monday and helped the organization raise $6,000 in sales that night. The charity has provided services for homeless and low income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS since 1990, from housing, job training, help with treatment and prevention- with a focus on making life more manageable for those living with AIDS.

Mr. Warburton and the President of Housing Works, Richard Vorisek, individually addressed guests, expressing the importance of the organization's objectives and supporter appreciation. Their words serve as a testimony to the arduous success of Housing Works and the lives they touch. Words Mr. Warburton lives by: "Help, Teach, Inspire, Love and have Fun."

SEEN: The Real Housewives of New York City(I wonder how Jill Zarin feels about her snide comment now...), Bravo TV's Host Andy Cohen, former members of Project Runway including Fashion News Live's host for the night, Jack Mackenroth, designer Allison Parris, and Loris Diran.

*Photo 1 courtesy of Getty Images: Derek Warburton, Andy Cohen and Alex McCord

*Photo 2 courtesy of abcnews.com: Derek Warburton and stylist Jessica Carroll

Onerock Moving Pictures documentary DRESSED premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival on November 3rd at the Tribeca Cinemas to a sold out theater and a star-studded event.

DRESSED was selected from 700 films that were submitted from the New York City independent film community, as well as, additional selections from across the country and around the world to be screened at the Big Apple Film Festival.

DRESSED is the much buzzed about documentary that tells the touching and inspirational story of Laotian-American fashion designer, Nary Manivong, who defies the odds of a broken childhood and homelessness to follow his dream of showing his collection at New York’s Fashion Week and launching his brand. The documentary was fluid, had a great soundtrack by Chris Orazi and Sink to See,  brought tears to your eyes, and made you laugh with Manivong's infectious smile.

The Big Apple Film Festival screening was an absolute smash hit with ticket goers. New York’s finest with fashionable attendees including; socialite Ally Hilfiger, Project Runway’s favorite fashion designer Malan Breton, and the ever so glamorous fashion designer Loris Diran (whose designs have been featured in A Devil Wear’s Prada). Top industry experts, who happen to be part of the cast, also attended; industry consultant George Furlan, Janet Mock of People.com, and Mickey Boardman of Paper Magazine, along with other castmates; director David Swajeski, executive producer Maryanne Grisz, and fashion designer Nary Manivong.

FYI: The cast of DRESSED includes industry experts from Fern Mallis, Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion; Ohio designer Nanette Lepore; Author Mary Gehlhar “Fashion Designer’s Survival Guide”; Simon Collins, Dean of Fashion for Parsons, The New School for Design; Simon Doonan, Creative Director of Barneys New York, author of four books and columnist for The New York Observer; Stylist Robert Verdi; Anastasia Griffith from the NBC show Trauma; Jason Napier of the band Sink to See; President of The Fashion Group International, Margaret Hayes and fashion writer Lynn Yaeger.

*photos courtesy of PMc by JP Pullos

*photo 1: Ally Hilfiger and Nary Manivong

*photo 2: Mickey Boardman and Loris Diran

*photo 3: Malan Breton