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“BLACK TIE” + Hotel opening bash + THURSDAY NIGHT x Los Angeles = NO DENIM

Glam pals of Tatiana So-rokko turned out in their

best baubles to celebrate her birthday at the Bulgari boutique in downtown San Francisco.

Eco-chic hit full steam as the L.A. set gathered for a lunch celebrating Mercedes-Benz’s BlueTEC line and PURE by Rickard Shah footwear.

RICKARD SHAH

Basking in the glow of their 150th anniversary, Bouche-

ron tipped its hat to Vanessa Getty and her Bay Area Hu-mane Society friends with a cocktail party at S.F.’s Le Club.

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INTRODUCING The latest

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toasting his newest post along

the way: Miami-native wunder -

kind Esteban Cortazar, who

has been tapped by Emanuel

Ungaro’s San Francisco-based

owner, Asim Abdullah, to

take the reins of the storied

French house. He greeted a

gathering of old friends and

fans-to-be at—where else?—

Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont.

These three invita tions sent the same unam-biguous message: Don’t miss this party.

Candlelight Concert at OCPAC

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Denise Hale

Esteban Cortazar, Melissa George

John Traina, Dede Wilsey

Angelique Griepp, Allison Speer,

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Billy andVanessa Getty

Robin Broidy

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CCReports from the

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understated times?

SEVERAL ANTICIPATED annual bashes were

QUIETLY TAKEN OFFTHE CALENDAR this

month. A SIGN OF more

Jennifer Newsom

THE KEEPER So many gift bags leave much to be desired. But once in a while, a real gem emerg-es from all that tissue paper. This month, at one of Shelli Azoff’s legendary “just us

girls” to-dos, guests left with a divine red ostrich jewelry roll from Smythson. So much for re-gifting!

MAD DASH Some nights L.A. goes into social overdrive. Here’s how a recent evening progressed:

6:05 PM Zip into Hollyhock, where Suzanne Rheinstein is hosting a book signing for Jeffrey Bilhuber.

7:00 PM Scout the various goodies on sale at Divine Design. Sorry, can only stay for drinks!

7:45 PM Slip into my seat at Children’s Defense Fund gala just as the salad hits the table.

8:40 PM Brave the valet at the SLS Hotel opening to clink glasses with Sam Nazarian. Bravo!

9:25 PM Pop by Avakian Jewelry’s bash for a dose of glamour.

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For the opening of her fi rst freestanding store in the

U.S., Alberta Ferretti toasted with the likes of Lucy Liu and January Jones on L.A.’s Melrose Avenue.

FERRETTI

In the airy new Ralph Lauren store on L.A.’s Robertson Boulevard, hosts Michael S. Smith, Colleen Bell and Jamie Tisch toasted the new book Santa Barbara Living, from the editors of Santa Barbara Magazine.

RALPH LAUREN

It was fashion for a cause as la-dies such as Susan Casden and

Julie Jaffe took in Monique Lhuillier’s spring show at Robin Broidy’s luncheon benefi ting Aviva in L.A.

AVIVA

Orange County’s dazzling set—Lisa

Heil, Robin McMonigle, Jennifer and An-ton Segerstrom—was on hand to fete the arrival of De Beers’ fi rst store in the area.

DE BEERS

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SOCIAL FRONTSizing up California’s glamorous scene, one red carpet at a time Edited by Phoebe Doheny

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Shiva Rose, Alberta Ferretti

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