Alice Cahan
Vanessa Getty recently hosted a luncheon at Cotogna to celebrate the opening of lingerie brand La Perla’s first boutique in San Francisco at 170 Geary Street.
Salvatore Ferragamo co-hosted this years Mid Winter Gala in San Francisco, with Trevor Traina, Vanessa Getty, Kathryn Lasater, and Allison Speer. Guests included Marissa Mayer, Jonathan Ive, Dita von Teese, Balthazar Getty, Camilla Belle, Jessica Hart, Derek Blasberg, John Gidding, Lauren Remington Platt, Liz Goldwyn, Libby Leffler, Douglas Friedman, David Sacks, Jacqueline Sacks, Devon Aoki, Gary Friedman, among others.
We recently had the pleasure of attending one of San Francisco’s most important fall-time fundraisers, the “Party for the Parks,” hosted by the San Francisco Parks Alliance.
Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue, and Bulgari North America President Alberto Festa, recently hosted a dinner and private viewing of “The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond, 1950-1990” in the tower at the de Young Museum.
The 2013 Build Gala raised $1.5 million, with guests including Marissa Mayer, Jack Dorsey, Aaron Levie, Megan Quinn, and other leaders of San Francisco philanthropy and technology.
Betty Lin, the chic Presidio Heights boutique, recently celebrated the launch of the new Maiyet collection with a party hosted by Alexis Traina, Alison Pincus, Nina Stanford, and Seth Miller.
The first ever Women of Style & Substance fashion fundraiser was held at Hedge Gallery in San Francisco, recently.
San Francisco Parks Alliance and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department recently hosted Party for the Parks at the Anglers Lodge in Golden Gate Park.
Designers Alexandra Von Furstenberg and Lee Brooks recently made an appearance at the new Cavalier boutique in San Francisco.
Roberta Freymann recently opened her third Roberta Freymann boutique in the United States. The 2055 Fillmore Street location follows the success of her stores in New York and East Hampton.
Now in its 8th year, the 2012 Mid-Winter Gala had the support of Chanel as Marquee Sponsor for the first time ever, and one could sense the elegant Chanel touch throughout the evening.
The 2011 Mid-Winter Gala raised approximately $400,000 for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Philanthropist Boutique in Presidio Heights recently hosted a cocktail party in honor of its new quarterly charity recipient, Children of Shelters.
The day before its national release, San Francisco fashion lovers were treated to private screening of “The September Issue,” thanks to Vanessa Getty, who filled the Kabuki with an enthusiastic audience.
This month’s opening of the Paul Smith shop at 50 Geary Street has been an extraordinary success. Every time we visit, we’re impressed by how many shoppers are inside.