Project Runway Icon Christian Siriano to attend ACI holiday luncheon
Staff Reports | Free Press Philanthropy
The Arizona Costume Institute is announcing award-winning designer and Project Runway Icon Christian Siriano is the keynote speaker for its annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 9 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
The fashion fundraising event this year is chaired by Catherine Tuton and Barbara Lytle, with proceeds benefitting the fashion exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programs at Phoenix Art Museum. The event’s honorary chair will be Jacquie Dorrance, longtime museum and ACI supporter.
Mr. Siriano, an award wining CFDA designer, has established himself as a tour de force in the fashion world since launching his eponymous collection in 2008 following his studies in London under Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.
Mr. Siriano’s designs have been worn by today’s biggest names, including current FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama and VPOTUS Kamala Harris, Angelina Jolie, Oprah, Zendaya, Ariana Grande, Julianne Moore, Lady Gaga, Tiffany Haddish, Billy Porter, Cardi B, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, and Jennifer Coolidge, to name but a few.
Having just celebrated the brand’s 15-year anniversary, the Siriano Design Studio continues to celebrate beauty and diversity in this ever-changing fashion industry. As a result, Mr. Siriano’s work has been featured in a multitude of prestigious museum exhibitions, including his first ever solo work retrospective titled Christian Siriano: People Are People at SCAD in Savannah and Atlanta, respectively, as well as The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
He’s also contributed pieces to Kensington Palace’s largest exhibition to date titled Crown to Couture; the Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear exhibition at the V&A; Grit to Glamour at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and The MET Costume Institute, where he broke a Met Gala record for having three separate looks featured in the 2021 exhibition In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.
Christian himself was also named among Time’s 100 Most Influential People in 2018 for his leading contributions to body diversity on the runway and red carpet, was a member of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 class of 2015, and was the youngest person to ever appear on Crain’s 40 Under 40 list at age 24.