Imperial Splendor
FETE AT THE FREER
Over 300 of Washington,
New York and Turkey’s most
prominent benefactors
turned out for the
Washington Life sponsored
Freer and Sackler Gala on
October 26. Many of the
attendees wore kattans
inspired by the premiere
exhibition which featured
imperial Ottoman silks and
Turkish costumes from the
16th and 17th centuries.
The exhibit draws from
top collections around
the world, including the
Topakpi Palace Museum in
Istanbul, the Hermitage in
St. Petersburg and our very
own Washington’s Textile
Museum. Modern Turkish
designers Gonul Paksoy, Atil
Kutoglu and Yildrim Mayruk
were on hand for a fashion
featuring their latest designs
juxtaposed against the
classical Ottoman designs.
The dramatic lighting lit the
textile rich halls as beautiful
models elegantly fashioned
the latest Turkish designs.
The sell-out event raised
$260,000, which will help
the galleries promote the
arts and cultures of Asia.
ELEGANTLY ATTIRED
Queen Noor, Dame
Jillian Sackler, Ahmet
and Mica Ertegun; Robert
Rosenkrantz and Alexandra
Munroe; Roderick and
April Gow; Patricia Kluge
and Robert Moses; Esther
Coopersmith; Richard
and Shannon Fairbanks;
Cynthia Helms, Archille and
Judith Guest; Arnaud and
Alexandra de Borchgrave;
William and Ann Nitze.
PHOTOS BY ZAID HAMID
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