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New York / May 6, 2008 -- Giorgio Armani, in a rare New York
appearance, addressed hundreds of cheering FIT students last
Tuesday. As part of their admission to see him, all of the
students were clad in t-shirts with a bold “I MET GIORGIO
ARMANI” across their chest. The students presented Armani
with a t-shirt that read “I MET THE STUDENTS,” which he
immediately put on while hugging the students and signing
autographs.
Giorgio Armani headed uptown to Hearst Tower afterwards to
meet FIT’s founding Couture Council Chairmen Liz Peek, Sarah
Wolfe, and Yaz Hernandez, where FIT presented him with the
first Couture Council Award for Global Fashion Leadership at
a gala luncheon. Armani arrived with his good friend, Glenn
Close, who presented him with the prestigious award. As she
gave him the award, she noted that she was on the
worst-dressed list before she met Mr. Armani, and that, “If
Giorgio Armani stopped
his fashion magic, I’d just stay in my jammies.”
Upstairs at Hearst, actresses Ziyi Zhang and Camilla Belle,
along with George Clooney’s girlfriend, Sarah Larson,
stopped to admire a beautiful Armani dress laden with
Swarovski crystals that was generously donated to the Museum
at FIT.
Guests included hosts Nadja Swarovski, and Harper’s Bazaar
editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey; Roberta Armani, Rosanna
Armani,
Silvana Armani, Matilda Cuomo, Jamee Gregory, Princess
Mafalda von Hessen, Audrey Gruss, Marjorie Gubelmann, Zani
Gugelmann, Susan Gutfreund, Sarah Larson, Suzy Menkes,
Jacqueline Sackler, Eugenia Silva, Eleanor Ylvisaker,
designers Doo.Ri Chung, Robert Lee Morris, and Devi Kroell,
Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of the Museum at FIT, and Dr.
Joyce F.
Brown, President of FIT, and more.
The Museum at FIT is the only museum in New York City
dedicated primarily to the art of fashion. The museum
collects, conserves,
documents, exhibits, and interprets fashion. The Couture
Council is an elite membership group of informed and
enthusiastic individuals who help support the exhibitions
and programs of
The Museum at FIT.
For more information please visit:
www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/content.aspx?menu=futureglobal:museum:supportthemuseum:couturecouncil
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