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EVENT REPORT 03.23.09 11:11 AM

Colleagues' Sold-Out Spring Luncheon Surprises Guests With Impromptu Live Auction

Kevan Hall's fashion show at the Colleagues' luncheon
Photo: Alex J. Berliner©Berliner Studio/BEImages

When women's group the Colleagues chose Wolfgang Puck and his wife, Gelila, as honorees and designer Kevan Hall to show his collection at its annual spring luncheon, the result was a distinctly California celebration, an homage to Los Angeles-based talent. Whether it was that local appeal or something else, it must have worked: The Colleagues luncheon sold out this year, recession notwithstanding, for a full ballroom of about 700 overwhelmingly female guests at the Beverly Wilshire on Thursday. The event benefited kids' relief org Children’s Institute Inc.

"As far as keeping [a two-decade-old event] fresh this year, I'd say that a lot of it had to do with our designer, who is really hip with the media right now, and has had a lot of red carpet dresses. And it had to do with the Pucks. Wolfgang is so loved by so many people, as is Kevan," said Colleagues president Nettie Dart. "We were in a sell-out position this year, and we we're so excited about it. [Per] the tradition of the Colleagues, we have a lot of women that buy two and three tables and they've been buying them for years. That's our core." Longtime event chair Anne Johnson added, "Our members are really committed." MORE >>

The Colleagues, Angie Harmon, Kevan Hall, Children's Institute Incorporated, Saks Fifth Avenue

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