The Couture Council
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Couture Council To Honor Oscar de la Renta |
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| Oscar de la Renta by Peter Bregg |
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Membership:
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A 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, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, Director's Office, Room E304, New York City 10001-5992.
Benefits:
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 Awards Ceremony and benefit luncheon.
In addition, you will receive the following special membership benefits:
- Complementary admittance for two to all paid Museum educational programs, including the annual fashion symposium, which includes an invitation to meet the speakers at a cocktail reception a the home of Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at FIT
- Acknowledgments in FIT's annual report, in the exhibition galleries and brochures, and on the FIT website
- Exclusive opportunities to meet other patrons of the fashion arts
Board of Directors
| Chair Elizabeth T. Peek |
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President Yaz Hernández |
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Secretary Celia Hegyi |
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Treasurer Ann Goldrach |
Board Members
| Joele Frank | Carole Divet Harting |
Kamie Lightburn | Peter G. Scotese |
| Laura Lofaro Freeman | Chiu-Ti Jansen | Charlotte Moss | Jean Shafiroff |
| Michèle Gerber Klein | Eleanora Kennedy | Nancy Raquet | Jieun Wax |
| Michelle Violy Harper | Alexandra Lebenthal |
Darcy Rigas |
Sarah G. Wolfe |
Members of the Couture Council 2010-2011
| Valerie Steele, Director MFIT Noreen Ahmad Farhana Ahmed Michael Angelo Georgianna Appignani Elizabeth M. Armstrong Gale H. Arnold Fabiola Beracasa Cece Black Kimberly Kassel and Mr. Peter Block Jane L. Bradbury Lisa Briffel Alyson Cafiero Andrea Cairone Danielle Augusta Cannon Bonnie Cantor Lindsay Carprioni Deborah Chatman Maureen Clancy Suzi K. Cordish Olivia Corwin Kendra Daniel Christina R. Davis Ria Davis Heidi Dillon John Dunn Carla L. Edwards Frank Exposito Linda Fischbach Alease Fisher Caren Forbes Joele Frank Amanda S. Fuhrman Michèle Gerber Klein Anne S. Goldrach Carl Goldstein Jody Grass Michelle Lin Greenip Agnes Gund Susan Gutfreund Raymond Hakimi Renee Harbers Michelle Harper Carole Divet Harting Elizabeth Haynes |
Celia Hegyi
Yaz Hernández Kim Hicks Evelyn Blose Holman Joan Hornig Katy Howard Chiu-Ti Jansen Pamela J. Joyner Gemma Kahng Mariana Kaufman Rod Keenan Eleanora Kennedy Karen Klopp Princess Khaliya Aga Khan Victor and Gail Khosla Monique Knowlton Michael and Bonnie Koblenz Anne Koch Kristina Kovalenko Linda Lloyd Lambert Laura Layfer Alexandra Lebenthal Hadley Lehrman Brenda Levine Kamie Lightburn Judy Lockhart Nancy Jane Loewy Laura Lofaro Freeman Michael and Karen Lynch Christine Mace Julie L. Macklowe Tarik Malak Sarah Mandato Gwen Marder Livia E. Marotta Doris P. Meister Caroline Rennolds Milbank Lindsay Moore Charlotte Moss Marina Mugrace Rita Nakouzi Maggie Norris Rosanna Padilla Barbara J. Parsky Elizabeth T. Peek Katie Peek |
Heidi Pelczar Lisa Perry Nancy Raquet Marcus V. Ribeiro Darcy Rigas Helen Rockefeller Armide Ben Rodgriguez – Cubenas Alexa Rodulfo Anita Roselle Marjorie G. Rosen Vivian Ruggiero Julie Sabatino Austin L. Scarlett Pam B. Schafler Caroline Scheinfeld Jane Scheinfeld June Schorr B.Z. Schwartz Peter Scotese Patricia Selden Jean Shafiroff Patricia Shiah Peter and Roz Shoemaker Lauren Shvo Seren Shvo Lauren Shy Michelle Smith Elaine Sourlis Austin Spivey Joan S. Steinberg Randall Ian Stempler Elaine Stone Selly Straight Sarah Sulzberger Perpich Christine Suppes Susan Tabak Lizzie Tisch Barbara Tober Ruben and Isabel Toledo Jesus Torres Adrienne Vittadini Clair Watson Jieun Wax Sarah Wolfe Beverly Yunich Alexis Zambrano |
Highlights from Previous Special Events
- Invitation to the annual Couture Council Artistry of Fashion benefit luncheon. Ralph Rucci (2006), Alber Elbaz of Lanvin (2007), Isabel Toledo (2008), and Dries Van Noten (2009). Venues have included Brasserie 8 ½, The Rainbow Room, and Cipriani.
- Private visits to the ateliers of fashion designers such as Isabel Toledo and her husband, fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo, Ralph Rucci, Zac Posen, Angel Sanchez, Chadwick Bell, and Prabal Gurung.
