Elizabeth Funk
The Junior Committee of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently hosted its annual Mid-Winter Gala, held in celebration of the Cartier and America exhibition at the Legion of Honor.
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.
Gordon and Ann Getty recently hosted a fundraiser in support of The Glogau Teddy Bear Rescue Fund at UCSF Children’s Hospital, attended by philanthropists and business leaders such as Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis and Markos Kounalakis, Adorean Boleancu, Paul Pelosi, Jr., Elizabeth Funk, Afsaneh Akhtari, among others.
The elegant Azadeh Couture showroom in Union Square was the setting recently for “Une Soiree A Paris,” an evening of fashion, glamour and cocktails.
The occasion brought together some of the designer’s most loyal, long-term customers, such as Pamela Joyner, as well as several newcomers to the label, who were shown the beautiful Spring 2009 collection.