Annual luncheon benefiting The Museum at FIT (MFIT) will be held Wednesday, September 4, 2024 , at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center To Download PR Assets [ CLICK HERE ] NEW YORK , May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT (MFIT) today announced it will honor Simon Porte Jacquemus , founder and designer at the fashion house JACQUEMUS, with its 2024 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion during its annual luncheon on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 , at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City .
The event heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds benefiting The Museum at FIT, the only museum in New York dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion. Couture Council board members Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, founding editor-in-chief of Vogue Arabia and founder of D'NA, and Sarah Wetenhall , president and owner of The Colony Palm Beach, will serve as co-chairs. And for the fifth consecutive year, Nordstrom is the presenting sponsor.
Simon Porte Jacquemus, who was born in the South of France and is now based in Paris , established his eponymous brand in 2009 with no formal training, dedicating the brand to the memory of his late mother. A passion for fine and decorative arts informs his creativity, inspiring JACQUEMUS men's and women's ready-to-wear and accessories collections that reference French culture and universal gestures of beauty: from fine art photography, painting, and sculpture. Indulging in romant.
