Breast Cancer Benefit Bra Auction Returns April 18

The Reconstructed Bra Fashion Show & Auction returns to Southampton Village for the fourth year, to benefit breast cancer causes, with one-of-a-kind bras designed by local artists and cancer survivors put up for live auction April 18 with a runway show.

For the first time, the auction will take place at Southampton Social Club.

This year's designers are Karyn Mannix, Jessi Elliott, Valerie Rever, Amy Musto, Tom Kochie, Pat Kochie, Beverly Schanzer, Amy Plum, Beverly Deak, Erin Hattrick, Daniel Gonzalez and Ruan Norquist, Vicki Durand, Yuka Silvera, Missie Duchemin, Rebecci Burriesci, Jenny Gorman, Geri Schmitt, Christine Laureano, and Jessi Grangie.

View photos from the runway at last year's auction, plus preview photos of this year's bras, in the attached slide show.

The auction is organized by Heaven Can Wait, a team of walkers in the annual two-day long LI2Day Walk for Breast Cancer, coming up on June 8 and 9, beginning at Smith Point County Park.

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The proceeds of the auction, and Heaven Can Wait's other fundraising efforts, benefit the Coalition for Women's Cancers at Southampton Hospital, the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center, and Lucia's Angels, a foundation that supports East End women with late-stage cancer and their families.

Advance tickets, for $45, are available at La Carezza, Catena's Market or the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital. Tickets are $55 at the door. Admission includes open bar and appetizers.

The event begins at 7 p.m. April 18.

For more information, call 631-726-8715 or email stacy@luciasangels.org.