SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 7 - Backstage attends Wine Women and Shoes 2017 on May 7th 2017 at Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)

Wine, Women, and Shoes 2017

About 200 Bay Area women filled the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco recently for an afternoon benefitting the Saint Francis Foundation’s Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership (TLHIP).

Chris Meza and Pernella Sommerville
Chris Meza and Pernella Sommerville attend Wine Women and Shoes 2017 on May 7th 2017 at Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, CA

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

San Francisco’s inaugural Wine, Women & Shoes was a great success with ladies from all over the region supporting the Partnership’s mission to renovate two parks in the Tenderloin.

Arlene Inch and Elaine Mellis
Arlene Inch and Elaine Mellis

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

The benefit featured a fashion show featuring pieces by Karen Caldwell Design and Vasily Vein, marketplace with local shops and brands, wine tasting from several California wineries, and a silent and live auction during an afternoon tea.

Heather Frank, Liam Mayclem and Crystal Ng
Heather Frank, Liam Mayclem and Crystal Ng

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Kathleen Ensign and Shannon Yokum
Kathleen Ensign and Shannon Yokum

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Liz Best and Char von Samuel
Liz Best and Char von Samuel

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Judy Davies and Kate Smith
Judy Davies and Kate Smith

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Natalia Urrutia and Vasily Vein
Natalia Urrutia and Vasily Vein

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Christina Baldwin and Matt Baldwin
Christina Baldwin and Matt Baldwin

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Regina Trong, Miranda Campbell and Theresa Klassen
Regina Trong, Miranda Campbell and Theresa Klassen

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

Claudia Ross and Elisa Stephens
Claudia Ross and Elisa Stephens

Photo: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography