The Fashion Group International’s has rolled out this year’s honorees for its Night of Stars.
Scheduled for Oct. 20 at the Rainbow Room in New York City, the red carpet gala is being touted as “Artists & Icons.”
This year’s Fashion Visionary award will go to the inventive Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen, who weaves 3D printing, laser cutting, ultrasonic welding and other technology into haute couture. Another imaginative creative, the multidisciplinary artist and seven-time Tony award winner Jordan Roth, will be presented with the Fashion & Art award and Town & Country’s popular editor in chief and editorial and brand director Stellene Volandes will be taking home the Media award.
Three key business forces will also be recognized. Sarah Wetenhall, the owner and chief executive officer of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., will pick up the Leadership in Luxury Lifestyle award. Another executive, who is accustomed to dealing with travelers is also among the honorees: Away and Trove’s Jen Rubio will be saluted with the “Retail Trailblazer” award. And Commando’s Kerry O’Brien will be given the FGI Founders’ Award.
In January, Van Herpen said she would stage couture shows annually to take a deeper dive into research and development. She wasn’t kidding. Her July collection involved creating a “living look” that incorporated 125 million bioluminescent algae. That endeavor required eight hours of rest, eight hours of light — and a calm, cool environment in order to thrive.
Roth’s artistic efforts have included owning five Broadway theaters, producing breakout shows like “Hadestown” and “Kinky Boots,” collecting haute couture and, more recently, presenting the performance piece, “Radical Acts of Unrelenting Beauty,” at the Louvre this past summer.
Jordan Roth performing at the Louvre.
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When Vollandes joined the Hearst-owned publication in 2016, she became the second female editor in chief in the magazine’s 177-year history. Since then, she has taken on double duty for the media conglomerate. She was also named Elle Décor’s editorial director in 2002. In her expanded role as editorial and brand director, which was revealed earlier this year, Vollandes leads the content and brand strategy across Elle Décor’s print and digital platforms.
Stellene Volandes in her office at Hearst Tower.
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In line with the renewed interest in Rockefeller Center, thanks in part to Sam Yoo’s Golden HOF and NY Kimchi, as well as the Weather Room, Naro, Jupiter, Lodi and Le Rock, FGI’s gala is returning to the Rainbow Room at 30 Rockefeller Plaza for the first time, since 1999.
To help attract guests to this fall’s gathering, which will be staged 65 floors above Midtown, the 2025 Night of Stars’ host committee includes designers like Joseph Altuzarra, Jason Wu, Donna Karan and Dee and Tommy Hilfiger and other fashion forces like Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo, “Project Runway” judge and Elle editor in chief Nina Garcia and Avenue Magazine’s fashion editor Nolan Meader. The evening’s co-chairs are Alyce Panico, CEO of the Luxe Collective Group, and another C-suite specialist, Claudia Poccia.
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