It was Peace, Love and Flowers on Saturday night at Sir Ivan Wilzig’s medieval castle in Water Mill. Celebrating the 40th year of Woodstock, CASTLESTOCK 2009 brought hippie love to benefit Sir Ivan Wilzig’s new charity, Peaceman Foundation, which fights hate crime.
It was Peace, Love and Flowers on Saturday night at Sir Ivan Wilzig’s medieval castle in Water Mill. Celebrating the 40th year of Woodstock, CASTLESTOCK 2009 brought hippie love to benefit Sir Ivan Wilzig’s new charity, Peaceman Foundation, which fights hate crime.
Dubbed as the “Playboy Mansion of the East coast,” Sir Ivan Wilzig is known as a reality star, musician, and hedonistic party legend who throws an annual over the top lavish soiree. On the front lawn, Woodstock was playing on large movie screens with dozens of floral blankets laid out amidst lawn chairs, beds, giant rabbit chairs, Japanese lanterns and larger than life Gerbera daisies.
As guests entered inside, we were greeted by Sir Ivan’s flamboyant and beautiful girlfriend, Mina Otsuka who designed and sewed all of the performers’ costumes of white bikinis with feathers and crystals. As the evening progressed she resembled a white butterfly dancing with another girl on top of the pool.
Later on, guests were treated to Wilzig’s performance of “Kumbaya”, which he describes as “Technippi,” a mixture of hippy and techno.
Here Asiancemagazine catches up with Mina.
What makes Castlestock the “Party of the Century”?
Mina: Well first of all its Sir Ivan’s party and he is the party king of the world. The event is made to help battle hate crime, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and also celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.
How would you describe your personal style?
Mina: My personal style is “Mina-tic” (like romantic). What I’m wearing tonight I made myself and sewed all of the beads and feathers. A lot of dresses I wear, I created myself I create the designs, make the patterns and I cut and sew them.”
At the end of the night, the revelers would agree that Sir Ivan really did live up to his reputation of “Party King of the World.”
See Sir Ivan’s video “Kumbaya”