The 2014 Fragrance Foundation Awards
For the 2nd consecutive year, The Fragrance Foundation selected Empire to produce the Fragrance industry’s premier event - the Fragrance Foundation Awards.
Held at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the perfect, early Summer evening began with guest arrivals and a cocktail reception in Alice Tully Hall’s outdoor sunken plaza and soaring glass atrium. Amidst a series of artfully printed floral walls, guests mingled and sipped Champagne while arriving VIPs walked the red carpet and posed for the flashing ticket of press photographers in a separate tent on West 65th Street.
Once seated in the theater, the evening’s Host, Saturday Night Live veteran and self-proclaimed Best-Smelling celebrity, Dana Carvey introduced Elizabeth Musmanno, President of the Fragrance Foundation, and Jill Belasco, Chairman of the Fragrance Foundation Board, before kicking off the star-studded award program.
This year’s celebrity presenters included Leigh Lezark, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Chrissy Teigen, Angie Harmon, Marisa Tomei, Kellan Lutz, Leonard Lauder, Hilary Rhoda, Sean Avery, Coco Rocha, Michael C. Hall, Carine Roitfeld, Gwendoline Christie, Mary Alice Stephenson, Lily Donaldson, and Nicolas Mirzayantz.
There were also notable acceptance speeches from Hall of Fame winner and retired Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdales, Michael Gould, as well as Perfumer of the Year winner, International Flavors and Fragrances’ Carlos Benaim.
Singer and songwriter, Judith Hill, graced the audience with a performance of “Hallelujah.” Guests were left in awe of her elegant piano performance and breath-taking voice.
The after party was held in the Alice Tully Hall atrium and outdoor plaza, creating the perfect summer night cocktail experience while DJ Donna D’Cruz spun an intoxicating mix of music.
The Fragrance Foundation Awards brings together virtually every luxury and consumer brand in the fragrance space including Estée Lauder, Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford, Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, Victoria’s Secret, Michael Kors, Givenchy, Elizabeth Arden, LVMH, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermes, Lancome, Zegna, Clinique and Gucci among others.
Empire is a leading producer of events and programs for the luxury brand industry, as well as a leading producer of award shows.
Empire congratulates all of the 2014 Fragrance Foundation Award winners.
Guests received their first taste of technological innovation at registration, where they were welcomed by name on a reactive LED screen installation covering the full width of the entry wall. A large lunch café was created with a décor scheme that incorporated custom-built, ceiling-high steel LED frames draped with foliage to create smaller, intimate restaurant-style spaces that displayed both technology and nature.
A series of breakout sessions presented content targeted to attendees’ varied interests, while imagery displayed throughout the venue showcased real-life applications of how products designed to empower developers help to unleash the power of data and reimagine possibilities that will improve our world.
Every element of Microsoft Connect(); from registration, breakfast and keynote, to lunch and evening cocktails, were custom-designed to communicate exacting brand messaging and to deliver a high-touch guest experience to this important audience. The keynote and breakout sessions were livestreamed through an onsite studio built for this purpose and content was watched online by millions around the world.
Empire is proud to collaborate with Microsoft on this annual, top-tier business communication event.
To view excerpts of Connect(); 2017, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/connectevent
