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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, Lilly Leas Ferreira and Mira Molly Mele, Cori Lee Seaberg, Katie Crowell, Kim Younes, Jean Shafiroff, Rick Rose and Anka
narrated by Tommy Hilfiger. This display was Fain Marissa Murphy and Ashley Frisbie Palitz
complemented by an archival photograph gallery,
an elegant tablescape by Pioneer Linens, and wine service
on the third floor. The fourth-floor balcony houses a colorful
new children’s education area, where school-age children
can try out four activities related to the exhibit.
Notable attendees included Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger and
Tommy Hilfiger, Jean and Martin Shafiroff, Valerie and Harry
Cooper, Lucrezia Buccellati, Lilly Leas Ferreira, Mira Fain,
and Zang Toi.
The much-anticipated exhibition was celebrated in
collaboration with luxury fashion brands in Palm Beach, South
Hampton, Manhattan, East Hampton, and Newport. Jeremy
Johnson, president and CEO of the society, thanked the Host
Committee and Junior Committee filled with community leaders,
Palm Beach society, and fashion icons for their contributions in Alan and Penny Murphy Eddie Schmidt and Bill Bone
many forms that helped make the exhibition grand. Harry and Valerie Cooper Chris and Susan Cowie
The exhibit opened to the public on Nov. 9 and will remain Host Committee:
until May 25, 2024. Details can be found at https://pbchistory. Sonja Stevens, chair Schott, Cori Lee Seaberg, Sue Jin Seth, Hillary Thomas, Grace
org/endless-summer-palm-beach-resort-wear/. Kenneth Baboun, Lori Berg, Brian Cantor, Caroline Collings, Hyde Walker and Sarah Bray West.
Endless Summer: Palm Beach Resort Wear committees Valerie Cooper, Linda Salandra Dweck, Shari Liu Fellows, Beth Contributing Writer: Rick Rose
are as follows. Fishel, Tommy Hilfiger, Janet Himmel, Eleanora Kennedy, Artist In Residence: Camilla Webster
Paul Labrecque, Daphne Nikolopoulos, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Media Sponsor: Palm Beach Illustrated
Anka Palitz, Lisa Perry, Farley Rentschler, Jean Shafiroff, Opening Night Title Sponsors: Discover the Palm Beaches
Krystian von Speidel, Steven Stolman, Veronica Webb and and Palm Beach Illustrated
Sarah Wetenhall. Please find a complete list of sponsors and partners here:
Junior Committee: Endless Summer: Palm Beach Resort Wear – Historical
Katherine Lande, chair Society of Palm Beach County (pbchistory.org)
Collin Adams, Bettina Anderson, Kent Anderson, Samantha Tickets For The exhibit:
Anderson, Lizzi Bickford, Nikki Cooney, Devorah Ezagui, Lilly $10 for nonmembers, adults.
Leas Ferreira, Danielle Goreski, Jay Hartigan, Ryan Hollihan, Kids 18 and younger are free.
Brooke Kosinski, Stacey Leuliette, Patrick McNeely, Molly Historical Society members are free.
Mele, Nick Mele, Heather Mnuchin, Charlotte Munder, Whitney Photos by Capehart Photography

Linda Salandra Dweck and Steven Stolman and Rich
Lori Berg Wilkie

Lucrezia Bucellati and David Lizzi Bickford Meadow and Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Arlette Gordon and Gail
Wildenstein Todd Meadow Ocleppo Hilfiger Worth

Kenneth Baboun and Sam
John Archer and Kip O’Brien Fisch

Christina Coleman and Bill Peter and D aphne
Meyer Nikolopoulus Kent, Samantha, Bettina and Inger Anderson Terry and Lauren Duffy, Sunni and Jeremy Johnson