French Heritage Society 2025 Art Deco Gala Honoring Lanvin

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On Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, French Heritage Society (FHS) hosted their annual Gala Dinner Dance The Art Deco Ball – at a private club in Manhattan. The evening celebrated a new era for the historic French Fashion House Lanvin founded in 1889 and Artistic Director Peter Copping, who accepted the award from James Fallon, Chief Content Officer at WWD and Fairchild Media Group, who highlighted brand founder Jeanne Lanvin’s “groundbreaking” history and Copping’s “inimitable designs-celebrated for their effortless femininity, fluid ease, instinctive command of color, and that touch of whimsy only the British can truly achieve—” were praised throughout the evening, a fitting tribute to the creative force now shaping Lanvin’s next chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

Guests were welcomed by Special Events Chair CeCe Black as well as Chairman Elizabeth F. Stribling, President Denis de Kergorlay, incoming Chairman Timothy Corrigan, and incoming President Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville d’Hérouville. Additional remarks were given by Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla and FHS Executive Director Jennifer Herlein.

Special thanks were offered to Gala Chairmen Liz McDermott Barnes, Jean Shafiroff, and Ann Van Ness, as well as Dinner Chairmen Ben Barnes, Lee Black, Jennifer Farrell, Lady Maria Fishel and Kenneth Fishel, Emily Kunze, Lanvin, Jennifer C. Schunemann, Martin Shafiroff, Bill Van Ness, Rebecca and Stephen Whyte.

Following dinner, the night slipped into a joyful whirl of dancing and mingling, with guests in beautiful Lavin gowns moving gracefully to the intoxicating rhythms of a live big band. As the evening drew to a close, attendees departed with exquisite Lanvin gifts-an elegant finale to a truly luminous affair.

     
Proceeds from FHS’s events provide vital support for French Heritage Society’s three-fold mission: preserving the French architectural legacy in France and the United States, cultivating the next generation of preservationists through their Education Program, and promoting French- American friendship. Additional FHS Board Members in attendance included: Rosann Gutman, Kazie Metzger Harvey, Ken Hausman, Isabelle de Laroullière, Maureen Nash, George Sape, Charlotte Vignon, and Jaqueline Wilson. They were joined by guests including Michelle and Douglas Ayres, Elizabeth Belfer, Erin and Christophe Berthoux, Yann Coatanlem, Sharlene Cooper Cohen, James Demmert and Pauline Argenson, Rich and Alina Dovere, Katherine and Daniel Gordon, Susan Gutfreund, Steve and Linda Ivy, Scott and Monica Laurans, Luis de Lencquesaing, Christina Bott Murphy, Michael and Jonathan Reinert-Sessions, Sana Sabbagh, Odile de Schietere-Longchampt, Donna and Richard Soloway, Will Steele and Chris Drake, Barbara Tober, Lynn and Pascal Franchot Tone, among many others.
Proceeds from FHS’s events provide indispensable support for French Heritage Society’s threefold mission: safeguarding the French architectural legacy on both sides of the Atlantic, nurturing the next generation of preservation visionaries through our Education Program, and strengthening the enduring bond between France and the United States.

FHS is gracefully continuing this mission, upcoming events include:

February 15, 2026 – Palm Beach Gala at Club ColetteApril 6, 2026 – Palm Beach Luncheon at Swifty’s at The ColonyMay 20, 2026 – Diner des Mécènes at Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, Paris May 20-22, 2025 – FHS Members’ Trip to Paris

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