[Graydon Carter Signs Books. Photos via Patrick McMullan]

Vanity Fair kicked off Campaign New York at Barneys with the release of Vanity Fair The Portraits, A Century of Iconic Images, a collection of photos including culturally iconic figures from the worlds of art, film, music, sports, business, and politics. Guests including Simon Dooman, Roberta Armani, Benjamin Peryer, Jesse Riley, Paul Sacks, Edward Menicheschi, Cathy Ericson, Bob Swanson, and Chad Carr joined VF editor Graydon Carter and celebrated up and down Madison Avenue with the perfect combination of cocktails and shopping.

More story and photos from this event below:

Select shops on Madison Avenue including Jil Sander, Gucci, Taryn Rose, and Roberto Cavalli will donate ten percent of all American Express proceeds to The Whitney Museum. This shopping event ends on September 26th so grab your AMEX, and head to Madison Avenue!

Edward Menicheschi, Kathy Erickson, Bob Swanson, Chad Carr

Whitley Bouma Herbert & Jen Rudolf

Debra Hunter Durante and Elise Bennett

L Lauder and Graydon Carter