Historical Society of Palm Beach County and Oscar de la Renta exhibit to open November 9 at the Richard and Pat Johnson History Museum. Martin & Jean Shafiroff, the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and Oscar de la Renta held a private cocktail event in New York to celebrate the upcoming grand exhibition, Endless Summer: Palm Beach Resort Wear, presented in partnership with The Palm Beaches and opening November 9th at the Richard and Pat Johnson History Museum in West Palm Beach, owned by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.
The luxury brand’s support of the exhibit also celebrates an ongoing collaboration to preserve and share fashion history in Palm Beach. Oscar de la Renta Chief Executive Officer Alex Bolen said, “ We are thrilled to partner with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County to celebrate Palm Beach’s unique place in fashion history with the Endless Summer: Palm Beach Resort Wear exhibition. Further, we appreciate the generosity and hospitality of our dear friends Jean and Martin Shafiroff in celebrating this exciting launch in Palm Beach.”
More than 140 guests at the New York celebration, hosted by Jean and Martin Shafiroff, the HSPBC, and Oscar de la Renta, enjoyed a special fashion presentation of Oscar de la Renta’s brand-new styles. A private dinner, hosted by Sciame Construction and Modern Luxury Magazine followed the event. Jean Shafiroff, a long-time devotee of Oscar de la Renta and wearing one of their gowns from the Spring 2024 collection, said, “The work of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County is important to all of us. As our identity, art and culture must be preserved for future generations.”
New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright presented a Citation to both Jean Shafiroff and Jeremy Johnson, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, honoring the nonprofit “for its dedicated mission to preserve, collect, and bring the rich history and cultural heritage of Palm Beach County to life.” Johnson expressed his gratitude to Martin and Jean Shafiroff and to Oscar de la Renta in Palm Beach and Manhattan. “It is exciting to meet others that not only appreciate our mission, but also join us in moving it forward.”
Guests at the event expressed their excitement to see even more Oscar de la Renta with their generous display of both recent and archive styles at Endless Summer, which will open with an invitation-only reception on November 8th and remain through May 2024.
Among those who attended were Eliza Reed Bolen, Cameron Silver, Jeremy Johnson, NYS Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Jackie Weld Drake, Alex Hamer, Jeffrey Alderton, Lizzi Bickford, Katherine Boulud, Camilla Webster, Courtney Schlesinger, Paul Labrecque, Collin Adams, Taylor Materio, Marilyn Kirschner, Lee Fryd, Fernanda Garcia, Pamela O’Connor, Maria and Ken Fishel, Ramona Singer, Julia Haart, His Royal Highness Prince Mario Max of Austria, and Martin Shafiroff.
Cocktail Event Sponsors: Oscar de la Renta, Martin and Jean Shafiroff, CIBC Wealth Management, Christie’s, Sotheby’s International Realty, The Palm Beaches, Paul Labrecque Salon & Spa
Private Dinner Sponsors: Presented at The Lobster Club: Sciame Construction – Manhattan & Palm Beach, Modern Luxury Manhattan & Palm Beach
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Last modified: November 10, 2023
