Page 29 - Southern Exposure - December '23

Southern Exposure, Page 29

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Historical Society Celebrates

Grand Exhibition Endless Summer Opening

More than 300 fashionable guests attended the Grand Opening
Reception on Nov. 8 for the exhibition Endless Summer: Palm
Beach Resort Wear in partnership with The Palm Beaches at the
Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum.
VIP ticket holders were treated to the ribbon cutting in the Out
East Rosé Lounge set up around the entrance to the historic
1916 courthouse, an exclusive first view of the exhibit, a fashion
presentation, music, and Island Kitchen Catering.
The main exhibition area in the second-floor galleries
showcased 129 years of style from the society’s archives
and loans from private and public collections. Guests are
welcomed to the exhibit with a title video detailing Palm Beach’s
fashion history, narrated by Tommy Hilfiger. This display was
complemented by an archival photograph gallery, an elegant Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Arlette Gordon and Gail Lucrezia Bucellati and David Lizzi Bickford Meadow and
tablescape by Pioneer Linens, and wine service on the third Ocleppo Hilfiger Worth Wildenstein Todd Meadow
floor. The fourth-floor balcony houses a colorful new children’s
education area, where school-age children can try out four Notable attendees included icons for their contributions in many forms that helped make
activities related to the exhibit. Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger and the exhibition grand.
Tommy Hilfiger, Jean and The exhibit opened to the public on Nov. 9 and will remain
Martin Shafiroff, Valerie until May 25, 2024. Details can be found at https://pbchistory.
and Harry Cooper, Lucrezia org/endless-summer-palm-beach-resort-wear/.
Buccellati, Lilly Leas Ferreira, Endless Summer: Palm Beach Resort Wear committees are
Mira Fain, and Zang Toi. as follows.
The much-anticipated Host Committee:
exhibition was celebrated Sonja Stevens, chair
in collaboration with luxury Kenneth Baboun, Lori Berg, Brian Cantor, Caroline
fashion brands in Palm Beach, Collings, Valerie Cooper, Linda Salandra Dweck, Shari Liu
South Hampton, Manhattan, Fellows, Beth Fishel, Tommy Hilfiger, Janet Himmel, Eleanora
East Hampton, and Newport. Kennedy, Paul Labrecque, Daphne Nikolopoulos, Dee Ocleppo
Jeremy Johnson, president Hilfiger, Anka Palitz, Lisa Perry, Farley Rentschler, Jean
and CEO of the society, Molly Mele, Cori Lee Shafiroff, Krystian von Speidel, Steven Stolman, Veronica
thanked the Host Committee Seaberg, Marissa Murphy Webb and Sarah Wetenhall.
Linda Salandra Dweck and Steven Stolman and Rich and Junior Committee filled
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