Fur designer extraordinaire Chie Imai showcased her fall/winter collection, unveiling her latest line of fur coats, wraps, and accessories created for her Royal Chie brand at the St. Regis Roof-to an enthusiastic assemblage of fur lovers. Francine LeFrak hosted the fashion show luncheon, emceed by WNBC's Felicia Taylor. The evening soiree was emceed by FOX News's Rita Cosby, with both presentations styled by Sex and the City costume designer Rebecca Weinberg. Post-show, guests shopped till they dropped for a good cause-a portion of the proceeds from the events' sales benefited the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and the New York Botanical Gardens.

Parading down the catwalk this season were a: broadtail coat with golden sable collar, mink coat, Russian sable cape, weasel and rex knit jacket, crocodile bag, fox collar, goat gloves, and chinchilla stole.

Indulging in the show and midday hor d'oeuvres: Kerry Kennedy, Lloyd Klein, Cindy Adams, Veronica (Mrs. Ray) Kelly, Tara Rockefeller, Ashley Lauren Fisher, Jocelyne Wildenstein, Cynthia Tsai, Somers Farkas, Mary Kalikow, Margo MacNabb, Janice (P. Diddy's mom) Combs, and Ambassador (of Japan) Hiroyasu Ando. A-listers in-house for the after-sunset show: Chie's daughter Chiaki Imai, Fabian Basabe, Maggie Rizer, Tinsley Mortimer, Natalie Kaplan, Whitney Fairchild, Jennifer Creel, Carol Alt, Betty Yager, Tina Louise, Sloane Barnett, Annie Churchill, Barbara de Portago, Dr. Margot Cvar, Sale Johnson, Bill Fischer, Gillian Hearst-Shaw, Zani Gugelman, Lenny Kennedy, Alex Kramer, and Rick Pipino.

Chie once traveled the globe as a flight attendant, which exposed her to many cultures, climates, styles, and materials outside her native Japan. To create her signature line, "Mosaique de Chie," she combined her love of color with a sense of style and practicality, dyeing classic skins (such as mink, fox, and sable) in bright, bold hues and weaving the fur into lightweight, unique creations. Chie is now the exclusive furrier to Japan's royal family; in 1999, she brought her designs to the U.S., opening her flagship Madison Avenue store in 2002. Artistic, contemporary-Chie, so chic!