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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Standing Out From the Crowd

Academy of Couture Art
Design College of Haute Couture
Standing out from the Crowd

Founder Sonia KIM ÉTÉ
Christian Lacroix; Azzedine Alaia; London Underground alongside Vivienne Westwood; Francois Lesage; SAGA furs; Harry Winston; Guess? Handbags; Baby Phat; Von Dutch; Harley Davidson; Theodore & William (for St. John’s Knits, Richard Tyler, James Galanos, Geoffrey Beene, Nordstrom); Karl Kani; Jennifer Lopez; Candy Spelling; Aaron Spelling; Pam McMahon Inc at Nieman Marcus Department Stores; Ed McMahon; Paula Abdul; Jennifer Stallone; Katherine Bach; Coolio; Michele Lee; Tracy Danza; Lucinda Ruh
With Support From
Made with Swarovski; Solstiss-Bucol; PAD System
Honorary Members: Roberto De Villacis (LA based Couturier); Gillaume Cardoso de Sousa (Parisian Haute Couture Draper); Mahyar Mrok
Gala Distinguished Guests: Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark; Princess Dalal Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia; Baroness Kimberly Moore; Elizbeth Pitcairn “1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius”; Ali Fedotowsky “The Bachelorette”; Max Ryan “Sex and the City”; Macy’s External Affairs; Harry Winston; Tiffany & Co.; GenLux; Lloyd Klein Couture
Placement/Internship Highlights: Roberto de Villacis; Lloyd Klein Couture; Nolan Miller; Badgley Mischka; Brian Lichtenberg; Henry Duarte; Rock and Republic; Leyendecker; Cerre; Des Kohan; Harley Davidson; Ed Hardy; Da Nang; LA Insider