Photo credit: Mynor Ventura & Tina Krohn
The Hidden Language of Diplomacy: “Fashion Night Ignites showcased cutting-edge fashion designers rarely seen in Washington to rekindle the city’s passion for fashion,” said Indira Gumarova, founder of Diplomacy & Fashion and wife of the Ambassador of the Czech Republic. “In diplomacy, fashion is as important as language. It is just as powerful. Moreover, it offers the most bi-partisan approach across many layers of society.”
“This event is only the beginning,” said Zarah Burstein, co-chair of Fashion Night Ignites. “We are already planning the next fashion presentation, bringing international designers on the heels of the better-known fashion weeks to showcase their collection in our Nation’s Capital.”
Fashion Night Ignites Co-Chairs, Zarah Burstein and Indira Gumarova
The Embassies of the Czech Republic, Malta and Slovenia presented Fashion Night Ignites, an evening runway show featuring Burnett New York, Charles & Ron, Dur Doux, Maja Stamol and Poner at the historic Perry Belmont House. The post-fashion celebration highlighted each of the countries’ cultures, cocktails, and cuisine via “A Night in Prague, Ljubljana, and Valletta” with music curated by Madonna’s favorite DJ Enferno. The event brought together over 250 guests from the global diplomatic and political communities with international fashion influencers.
Dur Doux (Washington DC)
At the after party Hollywood on the Potomac chatted with Matis Viseck who comes from Slovenia and came to Washington to make a presentation of a specialty wine. “This is a very special and unique kind of wine. We started four years ago making it and we have two versions, two versions of that wine for now. The white one is made out of Sauvignon and the other yellow muscato. The specialty of the wine is because we put a slightly touch of cherry in it. And it is the first and only cherry wine in the world. We also got last year a gold and two silver medals in Finger Lakes and in great American wine competition. So it’s not only some fancy wine but it’s also really great quality.” We believe him!
Photo credit: Janet Donovan
Guests hobnobbed in their Louboutins and outrageous jackets as they roamed from room to room trying out the various cuisines and mingling with the Ambassadors. And thank you Imperia Caviar!
Photo credit: Janet Donovan
The event raised awareness for the National Register of Historic Places, a nonprofit close to the heart of former First Lady and style maven Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Perry Belmont House Foundation. The event was produced in partnership with Adore Fleurs, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc, David Yurman, Imperia Caviar, Kimpton Carlyle Hotel DuPont Circle, Lamborghini, Party Rentals LLC, Summit Event Production, Type A, SweatNGlow, Uber as well as the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Embassy of Malta, and Embassy of Slovenia. Backstage support in partnership with Green & Blue Studio, Jerome Obry and Trish McEvoy.
Charles and Ron Look (Malta)
The post-fashion celebration highlighted each of the countries’ cultures, cocktails, and cuisine via “A Night in Prague, Ljubljana, and Valletta” with music curated by Madonna’s favorite DJ Enferno. The event raised awareness for the National Register of Historic Places, a nonprofit close to the heart of former First Lady and style maven Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Perry Belmont House Foundation.
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce and Chief of Protocol Ambassador Sean P. Lawler Photo credit: Janet Donovan
Diplomacy & Fashion is a celebration of global nations and cultures, bringing together diplomacy, fashion, and philanthropy. The mission is to promote up-and-coming designers from different countries around the world. Diplomacy & Fashion envisions the creation of an exclusive network with an emphasis on fashion and the future of the industry in the center of the world’s diplomacy. Fashion Night Ignites launches fashion to the forefront of diplomacy in Washington, DC.
