Alex And Simon Attend The FIT Couture Council Summer Party 2010

Post from Black Tie Magazine.

Photo: Joyce Brooks

Quintessentially is generously FIT’s Sponsor for the FIT Couture Council Summer Party 2010 and The FIT Couture Council Annual Luncheon that will Honor Karl Lagerfeld. Inspired by their mutual passion for high quality service and attention to detail, Ben Elliot, Aaron Simpson and Paul Drummond joined forces in London to create Quintessentially, a private members club with a global concierge service, in December 2000.
Chairmen are Yaz Hernandez, Alexandra Lebenthal, Charlotte Moss and Liz Peek.

Designers that attended included Anait Bian, Edmundo Castillo, Maria Cornejo, Francisco Costa, Christina Cota, Cathy Hardwick, Joan Helpern, Eric Javitz, Pat Kerr, Daryl Kerrigan, Gemma Khang, Emmet McCarthy, Nicole Miller, Ralph Rucci, Zang Toi, and Patricia Underwood.

Other fashion industry guests that attended included Linda Fargo, Willa Kim (costume designer), Carson Kressley, Patrick McDonald, PJ Pascual, Helen O'Hagan, Lynn Yeager and of course Dr. Joyce Brown, President of FIT and Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT.

Other guest that attended included Real Housewives of New York Alex McCord and Simon van  Kempen, James Andrews, Melissa Berkelhammer, Deeda Blair, Claudia Cisneros, Cece Cord, Suzi Cornish, Carmen D'Alessio, Christophe de Menil, Congress Woman Carolyn Maloney, Kathleen Doyle, Peter Davis, Martha Kramer Fox, Douglas Hannant, Anthony Haden-Guest, Jane Holzer, Tama Janowitz, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Yue-Sai Kan, Mariana Kaufman, Mrs. Ray Kelly, Scott McBee, Carlos Ponce, Judy and Peter Price, Jean Shafiroff, Hunt Slonem, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Barbara Tober and Alexa Winner.

The annual Summer Party is New York’s biggest August fashion event.While so many vacation this month, the fashion world is here preparing for Fashion Week. Designers, Upper East Side women and downtown hipsters all come together to make the event a success. As is tradition, Dr. Joyce Brown, president of FIT, gave the summer party toast.

Simon , Alex, and Patrick McDonald attend the couture council summer party at French Embassy in New York City.