NIGHTLIGHT: The FIT Couture Council Summer Soiree at The Boathouse August 17, 2011: Annual Event Kicks Off Campaign For Award Luncheon Honoring Valentino
As you can see, it was quite a night.
Whom You Know was thrilled to see and meet:
Mover and Shaker Tracy Stern; here she is on video:
Mover and Shaker Ellen Christine; here she is in video:
Mover and Shaker Tiffany Koury
Jean Shafiroff
Tom Gates
Daniel Colon
Claudia C. Cordoba
Ilene Glantz
Tziporah Salamon
Carson Kressley
Alex McCord
Andrew Harris Werner
Liz Peek
High Voltage
Roxanne Lowit
Montgomery Frazier
Jonathan Marder
Tyler Williams
Rod Keenan
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On Peachy Deegan, from head to toe:
Smile by Cosmopolitan Dental:
Hat by Ellen Christine:
Hair by Rodney Cutler:
Dress by Donna Ricco:
Necklace by Hot Girls Pearls:
Bag by Anya Hindmarch:
Shoes by Pas De Rouge:
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The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT hosted their annual Summer Party at the Boathouse in Central Park NYC, which kicked off their drive to sell tickets for their fall award luncheon honoring Valentino.
As usual, many fashion designers took a break from their preparations for their fall collections to attend including Zac Posen, Thakoon Panichgul, Carlos Campos, Maria Cornejo, Stan Herman, Eric Javitz, Gemma Khang, Tiffany Koury, Raul Melgoza (Luca Luca), Maggie Norris, Devon Scott, Steven Stolman and Patricia Underwood.
The party’s host committee includes: Anne Goldrach, Michelle Violy Harper, Yaz Hernandez, Chiu-Ti Jansen, Michèle Gerber Klein, Alexandra Lebenthal, Kamie Lightburn, Doris P. Meister, Liz Peek, Jean Shafiroff, and Sarah G. Wolfe and Director of The Museum at FIT, Dr. Valerie Steele.
Other guests include: Glenda Bailey, Geoffrey Bradfield, Malik So Chic, Alva Chinn, Cece Cord, Jennifer Coleman Creel, Carmen D'Alessio, Louise and Terry Doktor, Patricia Field, Mai Hallingby, Cathy Hardwick, Maria Cooper Janis, Eleanora Kennedy, Willa Kim, Carson Kressley, Chloe Malle, Alex McCord (New York Housewives), Chris Nirschel (Food Network), Marjorie Reed-Gordon, Jacqueline Weld and Sarah Wolfe.
Liz Peek, the Founder and Chairman of the Couture Council, made a toast thanking her guests and urging everyone to buy tickets for the upcoming Valentino luncheon.
About The Couture Council Award Luncheon Honoring Valentino:
The Couture Council of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will present Valentino with the 2011 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion on September 7th at a benefit luncheon at David H. Koch Theater (20 Lincoln Center), New York City.
Luncheon chairs are Anne H. Bass, Charlotte Moss, Diane von Furstenberg and The Honorable Daphne Guinness, whose personal couture collection will be the subject of an exhibition opening at The Museum at FIT in September 2011. A number of Valentino’s masterpieces will be featured in this exhibition.
Last year’s luncheon, which honored Karl Lagerfeld and was the first Couture Council Luncheon held at Lincoln Center, was attended by over 500 guests and raised over $600,000. Other past recipients of The Couture Council Awards are Dries Van Noten in 2009, Isabel Toledo in 2008, Alber Elbaz in 2007, and Ralph Rucci in 2006.
Tickets for The Couture Council luncheon honoring Valentino are priced as follows:
Haute Couture Table at $25,000
Premium seating for table of ten and listing in the invitation as Philanthropist.
Couture Table at $15,000
Superior seating for table of ten and listing in the invitation as Benefactor.
Fashionista Table at $10,000
One table of ten and listing in the invitation as Vice Chair.
Couture Ticket at $1,500
Superior seating and listing in the invitation.
Fashionista Ticket at $1,000
Seating and listing in the invitation.
To purchase luncheon tickets, please contact Vicki Guranowski, 212 217.4105, fax 212 594.9206, or email Victoria_Guranowski@fitnyc.edu
About The Couture Council:
The Couture Council is a membership group dedicated to supporting The Museum at FIT, a specialized museum of fashion. The Couture Council helps make it possible for The Museum to mount world-class exhibitions of fashion, to acquire important objects for its permanent collection, and to organize public programs, such as the annual fashion symposium. The Couture Council accomplishes these goals through collecting membership dues and by organizing fundraising events such as the annual Couture Council Awards Luncheon, which presents a chosen designer with the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion.
Couture Council Annual Membership is $1,000 per individual or couple, or $350 for Young Associates (under the age of 35). Membership is tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Please make checks payable to the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. Mail checks to The Museum at FIT, attention: Couture Council, 227 West 27 Street, Director's Office, Room E304, New York City 10001-5992.
Members of the Couture Council receive invitations to at least five special events a year, including behind-the-scenes tours of The Museum's collection and exhibitions, opening receptions, and visits to the ateliers of fashion designers in New York. Couture Council members are also the first to receive notice of the annual Couture Council Artistry of Fashion Award luncheon.
In addition, Couture Council Members receive complementary admittance for two to all Museum educational programs, as well as the annual fashion symposium.
The Couture Council’s board of directors includes Liz Peek (Chair), Yaz Hernandez (Vice Chair), Suzi Cordish, Joele Frank, Laura Lofaro Freeman, Anne Goldrach, Michèle Violy Harper, Celia Hegyi, Chiu-Ti Jansen, Eleanora Kennedy, Michele Gerber Klein, Alexandra Lebenthal, Kamie Lightburn, Doris P. Meister, Charlotte Moss, Peter G. Scotese, Jean Shafiroff, Adrienne Vittadini, and Sarah Wolfe.
About The Museum at FIT:
The Museum at FIT is the only museum in New York City dedicated solely to the art of fashion. Best known for its innovative and award-winning exhibitions, the museum has a collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the 18th century to the present. Like other fashion museums, such as the Musée de la Mode, the Mode Museum, and the Museo de la Moda, The Museum at FIT collects, conserves, documents, exhibits, and interprets fashion. The museum’s mission is to advance knowledge of fashion through exhibitions, publications, and public programs.
About the Exhibitions at The Museum at FIT:
The exhibition Daphne Guinness will be on display from September 16, 2011 to January 7, 2012. It will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from Guinness' personal collection, including designs by Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaïa, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Valentino. Members of the Couture Council and attendees of the Couture Council Award Luncheon will be invited to the opening reception.
About FIT:
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), of which The Museum at FIT is a part, is a college of art and design, business and technology that educates more than 10,000 students annually. FIT is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY), and offers 44 majors leading to the AAS, BFA, BS, MA, and MPS degrees. Visit www.fitnyc.edu
Great soiree Jonathan Marder!
Photography by Peachy Deegan
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