ART ATTACK: Continuing its mission to “celebrate incredible women,” Porter magazine brought the fashion and art crowds together on Wednesday to celebrate the Serpentine Galleries’ new chief executive officer Yana Peel.
The event, which included a talk by Peel and the journalist Kirsty Wark and a dinner at the Mark’s Club, aimed to kickstart an ongoing talk series by the publication called “Incredible Women Talk.”
“Porter has always been about celebrating women and their journeys to become who they are, so it’s important to take those stories out of the pages of the magazine and make them come alive,” said the magazine’s editor in chief Lucy Yeomans, adding that Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley and American ballet dancer Misty Copeland are among the next speakers.
Peel opened up about her approach to her life and career and shared highlights from her professional journey — from her time studying literature at McGill University to working on Goldman Sachs’ trading floor for eight years — with an audience which included Manolo and Kristina Blahnik, Natalia Barbieri, Amanda Wakeley, Samantha Cameron and Alice Temperley.
“I attribute my curiosity for getting me this far and my sense of optimism. I’m still trying to convince my team that ceo stands for
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