Video of the Parsons The New School for Design 60th Annual Benefit and Fashion Show. The event jointly honors Howard Socol, chairman and chief executive officer of Barneys New York, and designer Diane von Furstenberg. Arnold H. Aronson, vice chair of The New School Board of Trustees and member of Parsons Board of Governors opens the event. The President of The New School, Bob Kerrey, introduces designer Alber Elbaz. Aronson recieves a Parsons Award. Journalist Anderson Cooper introduces von Furstenberg. Von Furstenberg receives the Parsons Award. Sheila C. Johnson, trustee of The New School and chair of Parsons' Board of Governors, delivers remarks. Tim Marshall, executive dean of Parsons, introduces the runway show. Video ends with a procession of the class of 2008.