Inside the 2026 Save Venice Gala and a Pre-Gala Cocktail to Celebrate Young CFDA Talent

Inside the 2026 Save Venice Gala and a Pre-Gala Cocktail to Celebrate Young CFDA Talent

“You’re all here, of course, to go to Save Venice,” said Lauren Levison from a VIP suite at The Peninsula early on Friday evening. “But really, it’s an excuse to celebrate the talent that’s in this room. There is nothing better than leaving something special.” Levison was hosting a cocktail in celebration of five young CFDA designers ahead of the annual Save Venice Un Ballo in Maschera gala. In one corner of the room, Chloe Mendel Corgan was ge…