FIT Annual Awards Gala
Benefitting the FIT Foundation
Honoring
Rebecca Hessel Cohen
Kenneth Cole
Norma Kamali
Host
Caroline Murphy
American supermodel and philanthropist
American supermodel Carolyn Murphy has been the face of Estée Lauder for 23 years, which is the industry's longest-running cosmetic contract. In her 30-year career, she has graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue, W, Sports Illustrated, Harper’s Bazaar, and many others. She has appeared in some of the industry’s most prominent fashion campaigns for Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Prada, Gucci, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, and Tiffany & Co. Murphy has also served as women’s design director at Shinola and as a creative consultant for sustainably made collections with the brands Mother Denim and Adeam. Beyond her career in fashion, Murphy passionately supports charitable causes, serving as an ambassador for organizations dedicated to education, animal welfare, holistic wellness, regenerative farming, and ocean conservancy.
FIT Board of Directors
Douglas Hand, Chair
Adam Banfield
David Casey
Tom Chu
Lisa Clyde
Sarah Davis
Frederic Dechnik
Abbey Doneger
Trish Donnelly
Gigi Ganatra Duff
Eric Fisch
Robert Fisch
Madeline Gardner
Morris Goldfarb
Maloni Goss
Geoffrey Greenberg
Sam Haddad
Sarah Curtis Henry
Jane Hertzmark Hudis
Dayna Isom Johnson
Laurence C. Leeds, Jr.
Kamie Lightburn
Fern Mallis
Alex Montefalco
Corey Moran
Robert Rizzolo
Michael Stanley
Molly Taylor
Amber Valletta
Ada Varchola
FIT Board of Trustees
Robin Burns-McNeill, Chair
Jaqui Lividini, Vice Chair
Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan
Richard A. Anderman
Judith I. Byrd
Gabrielle Fialkoff
Joan B. Hornig
Beverly S. Mack
Elizabeth T. Peek
Deirdre Quinn
Sally Singer
Amanda Knight, Student Trustee
Trustees Emeriti
John J. Pomerantz
Peter G. Scotese
Gala Host Committee
Janna Bullock
Matthew Doull
Ken Downing
Jacqueline Ytuarte Garonzik
Shay Gipson
Jeffrey Goldstein
Stephanie Hessler
Kristy Hurt
Robin Leacock
Abe and Erin Lichy
Yesim Philip
Kathy Prounis
Karen Roberts
Kara Ross
Victoria “Vicki” Schneps
Ramona Singer
Megan Maguire Steele
Molly Taylor
Karen Wood
Illustration by FIT alumna Ebony Bolt, Entrepreneurship '14, Illustration '11