The Couture Council
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Couture Council Honors Michael Kors |
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| Sketch by Michael Kors |
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Join the Couture Council:
You can join or renew online via our secure website using your credit card,
or if you prefer to pay by check you may download a membership form
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 FIT Foundation, 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
- 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 Yaz Hernández |
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President Alexandra Lebenthal |
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Secretary Joele Frank |
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Treasurer Laura Lofaro Freeman |
Board Members
| Ann Goldrach |
Michèle Gerber Klein |
Elizabeth T. Peek |
Jean Shafiroff |
| Carole Divet Harting | Kamie Lightburn | Nancy Raquet | Michelle Smith |
| Celia Hegyi | Julie Macklowe | Darcy Rigas | Jieun Wax |
| Chiu-Ti Jansen | Barbara Malone |
Valerie Salembier |
Sarah G. Wolfe |
| Eleanora Kennedy | Elizabeth Musmanno | Peter G. Scotese |
Valerie Steele, Director MFIT
Members of the Couture Council 2012-2013
| Alexandra Adame Noreen Ahmad Farhana Ahmed Suzie Aijala Elisabeth M. Armstrong Gale Arnold Virginia A. Barbato Fabiola Beracasa Jane L. Bradbury Lisa Briffel Noreen Buckfire Robin Burns-McNeill Georgina Butler Alyson Cafiero Juliana Cairone Marilyn Calderwood Bonnie Cantor Lindsay Caprioni Liza-Mae Carlin Carla Carstens Deborah Chatman Claudia Cisneros Suzi Cordish Carol Crapple Kendra and Allan Daniel Ria Davis Mary E. Davis Christina R. Davis Lucy Day Alexis Doyle Bonnie Dudley Karen Eckhoff Allison Ecung Victoria Elenowitz Jacqueline Elkort Fe Fendi Alease Fisher Caren Forbes Leslie J. Ghize Lynn and Carl Goldstein Jody H. Grass |
Michelle Lin Greenip Agnes Gund Victoria Guranowski Renee Harbers Marlene Hess Lisa Hoenshell Joan Hornig Sharon Coplan Hurowitz Katie Jaffe Amabel James Eric Javits Pamela Joyner Gemma Kahng Kimberly Kassel Stephanie Kaufman Mariana Kaufman Suzanne Kayne Rod Keenan Gail and Victor Khosla Karen Klopp Bonnie and Michael Koblenz Tiffany Koury Susan Krysiewicz and Thomas Bell Laura Layfer Brenda Levin Judy A. Lockhart Stephanie Loeffler Karen Lynch Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster Christine Mace Carol Mack Chris Madden Gabrielle Mallick Valerie Mallick Sarah Mandato Gwen Marder Joy Marks Yvette Mayer Caroline Rennolds Milbank Charlotte Moss Maggie Norris |
Julie Ann Orsini Jon Pannier Barbara J. Parsky Sarah Sulzberger Perpich Lisa Perry Yesim Philip Rosemary Ponzo Barbara Regna Jordan Rhodes Anita Roselle Marjorie G. Rosen Julie Sabatino Pam B. Schafler Caroline Scheinfeld Jane Scheinfeld June Schorr B.Z. Schwartz Patricia G. Selden Peter and Roz Shoemaker Lauren Shy Lin Spivak Joan S. Steinberg Elaine Stone Christine Suppes Sharzad Targoff Diana L. Taylor Lizzie Tisch Barbara Tober Ruben and Isabel Toledo Sophia Tzelepis Marie Unanue Adrienne Vittadini Jessica Wade Deborah Weinswig Jacquelyn White Nina Whitman Whitney Wolfe Yliana Yepez Beverly B. Yunich Katharine K. Zarrella Irene Zelinsky |
Highlights from Previous Special Events
- Invitation to the annual Couture Council Artistry of Fashion benefit luncheon. Past awardees: Ralph Rucci (2006), Alber Elbaz of Lanvin (2007), Isabel Toledo (2008), Dries Van Noten (2009), Karl Lagerfeld (2010), Valentino (2011), and Oscar de la Renta (2012).
- 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, Prabal Gurung, and J. Mendel.
- Store events with Calvin Klein, Verdura, Tiffany, and the FD Gallery.
- Lectures with Michael Kors and Ruben and Isabel Toledo at the Doubles Club.
