High fashion was served up downtown before the clock even struck noon (or one could get their hands on coffee!) in the ballroom of Casa Cipriani, as supporters gathered to toast Wes Gordon. The Illinois-native is the 2021 recipient of the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, an honor he accepted from model and friend Shanina Shaik and to which he dedicated to Mrs. H.
Notable guests included Patricia Lansing, Fern Mallis, Martha Stewart, Indre Rockefeller, Stacey Bendet Eisner, Nicole Miller, Julie Macklowe, Jean Shafiroff, Ramy Brook, Gillian Hearst, B. Michael, Young Emperors, Ramona Singer, Sarah Wetenhall, and Fe Fendi, among others. Presenting sponsor was Nordstrom and the event was co-chaired by Jeffery Fowler and Carolina Herrera president, Emilie Rubinfeld.