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Ann Curry of NBC-TV's "TODAY" Gets "Dressed to Kilt" for Tartan Day Fundraiser Award-Winning News Anchor To Appear in Currie Tartan Ann Curry, the award-winning news anchor for NBC’s “Today,” appears this evening with a stellar list of celebrities and media personalities at the “Dressed to Kilt” fashion extravaganza at Manhattan’s Copacabana Club. Ms. Curry will join a roster of celebrity judges who will vote for their favorite “guest” models in a variety of categories. The star-studded evening of fashion and fun is hosted by Sir Sean and Lady Connery. Ann Curry will be appropriately “dressed to kilt” in a custom mini kilt and matching sash of Currie tartan designed by leading fashion designer Eniko Talas and Monika Peczeli of De Mian Design, Toronto, Ontario. “The Currie tartan is one of the most beautiful tartans I have ever seen, the colors are wonderful - they remind us of water, earth, air, and unbelievably green grass, history and heritage, masculinity and proudness and strength - and the fabric is amazing to work with” commented Ms. Talas. “I can hardly wait to see Ms. Curry in her new kilt.” The Currie of Balilone tartan was provided by the Clan Currie Society who has their historic tartan custom woven in Scotland.
Commenting on her upcoming debut wearing her clan tartan, Ms. Curry replied, "I am pleased to discover the existence and the beauty of the Currie tartan." According to Society president Robert Currie, “When we had the chance to become involved with “Dressed to Kilt” we simply jumped at the opportunity. As a leading figure in television journalism, Ann Curry embodies the spirit of our MacMhuirich/Currie ancestors in chronicling the times we live in. The entire Clan is proud of her many achievements.”
The annual event has quickly become one of the most popular Tartan Week events in New York. The entire evening is handled with great fun while helping to raise funds for Friends of Scotland, a national non-profit corporation dedicated to advancing contemporary Scottish interests and meeting contemporary Scottish needs in the United States.” For further information, visit: www.dressedtokilt.com. To learn more about Ann Curry, visit “Clansfolk Profiles.” The Clan Currie Society kicked off Tartan Week in New York with the opening ceremonies for their new exhibit, “The Life and Legacy of John Muir” at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The Right Honorable John Reynolds, Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen, Scotland officially opened the exhibit on Friday, April 1, 2005. The event also included the naming of the 2005 Tartan Day Award recipient, Ms. Ethel Kennedy Ray of Barrington, Illinois. Ms. Ray, along with her late husband Angus J. Ray, Sr., began publishing The Highlander magazine in 1972. The publication was created to foster the growth and development of all things Scottish in America and has since become the leading magazine in the Scottish-American community.
In a letter written by Neill Kennedy Ray, son of Angus and Ethel Ray and the current publisher of The Highlander, Mr. Ray wrote, “Today, I am especially proud of my mother. But I am also proud of what Tartan Day has become. And over all of this, I am proud to be a Scot.” The following day, members of the Society participated in the annual Tartan Day Parade. Despite the classic Scots weather (cold and wet,) many of the anticipated 1500 marchers took the annual walk up New York’s Sixth Avenue, including Honorary Grand Marshall, Randall Wallace.
About De Mian Design De Mian Design is lead by two Canadian designers: Monika Peczeli and Eniko Talas. The team is known in Canada as designers creating wearable art. They supply unique and one of a kind creations to posh boutiques, art galleries, such as the prestigious Art Gallery of Ontario, high profile hotel chains, like the Fairmont Royal York Hotel - one of Toronto's most exclusive hotels - and a number of high end stores coast to coast. In the United States they are represented by G3 Solutions, a fantastic team lead by Kathleen Whitledge and Fred Greene. About National Tartan Day National Tartan Day is an American celebration that recognizes the contributions of Scots and Scottish-Americans to the development of the United States. In 1998 the U.S. Senate passed a resolution recognizing April 6 as National Tartan Day in recognition of "the outstanding contribution of millions of Scots-Americans to our great nation." The date commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which was an influence on the American Declaration of Independence. Almost half of the signatories on the Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent, while three-quarters of U.S. presidents have been of Scottish ancestry.
About The Clan Currie Society The Clan Currie Society, an American-based, international, non-profit cultural and educational organization, is active in preserving and promoting highland heritage at Scottish Games, ethnic festivals, as well as community groups and classrooms. The Society has over 2,000 members worldwide that gather via the Society’s website (www.clancurrie.com). The organization started as a family name society in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959 to further the knowledge and appreciation of the MacMhuirich bardic dynasty. The MacMhuirichs (the Gaelic name for Currie) served for over 700 years as professional poets to the Lords of the Isles and later to the MacDonalds of Clanranald. The Red Book of Clanranald, one of Gaelic Scotland’s literary treasures, was penned by successive generations of the MacMhuirich family. Today, the organization is a leading American-based foundation that focuses on celebrating the Scots-Gaelic origins of the Currie name as well as producing outstanding programs and events to honor Scotland’s rich culture and ancestry. One of the Society’s signature events is the annual observance of National Tartan Day on Ellis Island. Dressed To Kilt 2004 - Photo Gallery
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