Last night I attended the Orlane-sponsored fundraiser at the enchanting Soho, NYC outpost of Longchamp to benefit Afghan Hands.

While the setting and the people were undeniably beautiful, it was the hand-embroidered shawls and scarves that stole the limelight.

The women who create these elegant works of art are widows living in Afghanistan whose husbands were killed by the Taliban.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sales go to these women, who are paid to learn how to embroider and offered seminars on basic human, legal and religious rights -- something they would otherwise not have access to. Talk about a worthy cause!