NY, L.A., Houston Social Diary

Suzanne Rheinstein at Hollyhock in West Hollywood welcomed some of the Los Angeles design community’s most interesting personalities to a book-signing party for Margaret Russell’s new Elle Décor book, So Chic.

Jacqui Lividini, Kayce Freed Jennings and Susan York held a reception at York’s townhouse kicking off the upcoming Women In Need Gala at the Pierre April 9th.

The evening will honor Charla Lawhon, Managing Editor of In Style. Among those attending were designers Mark Badgley and James Mishka, John Truex, Bonnie Stone, President of WIN, Beth Astrosky, Liz Lange, Gillian and Sylvester Miniter.

Women In Need, Inc. (WIN), founded in 1983, today serves over 8,500 people including 5,000 children who are homeless and disadvantaged; restoring dignity, promoting independence and providing stable housing to vulnerable families who face major obstacles that threaten to destroy their lives. When families find themselves without options, WIN provides them with housing, skills, knowledge, understanding and support. To learn more, click here [1].

James Aguiar, James Truex, Susan York, and Jaqui Lividini

Kayce Jennings Freed and Beth Ostrosky

Kayce Jennings Freed and Bonnie Stone

Beth Thomas Cohen, Amanda Alexander, and Danielle Rossi

Jessica Gioia and Lesley Kennedy

Jennifer Scully, Susan York, and Jaqui Lividini

L. to r.: Gillian Miniter; Charla Lawhon, Mark Badgley, and James Mishka; Suzie Johnson.

Liz Lang and Beth Thomas Cohen

Sylvester Miniter and Tucker York

Stephanie George and Susan Davidson

Sandi Mendelson and Marni Salup

Sophie Buhai, Lisa Mayock, and Jaqui Lividini

Tucker and Susan York

Friends and supporters of WIN

Last Thursday night, the 54th Winter Antiques Show held its Young Collector’s Night which benefited East Side House Settlement.

Annabel Vartanian

Melissa Berkelhammer and Devorah Rose

Emily Davis and Frank Madden

Maggie Rizer

Mark Badgley, Nathalie Kaplan, and James Mishka

Jay and Alison Aston

Elizabeth Meigher and Ryan Jones

Kristian Laliberte, Georgina Schaeffer, and Phillip Thomas

Caroline Cummings, Michael O'Neal, and Isabel Krusen

Nazy Nazhand

Carrie Cloud and Lara Meiland-Shaw

Chessy Wilson and Nicole Hanley

Genevieve Wheeler Brown

Suzanne Rheinstein at Hollyhock in West Hollywood welcomed some of the Los Angeles design community’s most interesting personalities to a book-signing party for Margaret Russell’s new Elle Décor book, So Chic.

Hollyhock is located in a landmark building that was once a studio of legendary designer, Tony Duquette. Ms. Rheinstein has turned her shop into one of the city’s liveliest salons as well as a mecca for designers who loveher eclectic mix of 18th and 19th century antiques, international design names such as Robert Kime, Chris Spitzmiller and Lee Jofa.

Margaret Russell signing away

Margaret Russell and Suzanne Rheinstein

The two-floored space was filled with over 200 guests including: interior designers Alison Palevsky and Sarah Shetter, Ruthie Sommers with her daughter Eloise, Peter Dunham, Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Alison Blumenfeld, Kim Alexandriuk, and Molly Isaksen. Shop owners Nathan Turner and Ames Ingham caught up with Libertine’s designer, Johnson Hartig. Writer Cooper Ray turned up. White Webb’s Matthew White was joined by furniture tastemakers David Serrano and Robert Willson of Downtown. Rug magnate Christopher Farr visited with jewelry designer Liseanne Frankfurt. Producer John Goldwyn with Jeff Klein, of the Sunset Tower Hotel caught up with the crowd including Daniel Ragone, publisher of Elle Décor.

Eliza Dyson and Joel Levangia

Margy Eberhardt and Susan Perry

Xander Charity and Danika Thompson

Joel Chen, Ruthie Sommers with daughter Eloise, and Peter Dunham

Nathan Turner, Ames Ingham, and Johnson Hartig

Sean Driscoll and Joyce MacRae

Alison Palevsky and Sarah Shetter

Jack Deamer and Dan Ragone

Ned Mobley and Brenda Mickel

Christopher Farr and Liseanne Frankfurt

David Serrano and Robert Willson

Matthew White and Lauren King

Meredith Thomas and Leslie Hunt

Dawn Moore and Grey Crawford

Suzanne Rheinstein and Ames Cushing

Jeff Klein and John Goldwyn

Alex and Michael Misczynski

Beth Whitaker and Jillian Fowkes

Alison Blumenfeld and Cooper Ray

Art Luna and Glen Lajeski

Kelly Katz

Madeline Stuart and her mother

Alana McGee, Fred Rheinstein, and Elana Donovan

Kim Alexandriuk, Brian Ferrick, and Molly Isaksen

Houston’s Galleria became the latest location for New York’s legendary Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House which hosted an opening party benefiting the lifesaving efforts of UNICEF.

Houston swells were treated to lobster, king crab claws, shrimp, and prime steak, and overwhelmed by Del Frisco’s $1 million wine cellar, which holds more than 20,000 different wines.

Notables attending included: Carolyn Farb, John Tsacrios, June and Virgil Waggoner, Gigi Huang, Sylvia and John Sullivan, Dee Lincoln, Lou Greggory and Linda Lorrell, Shern Min Chow, and Deanda and Todd Thoman.

For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been the world’s leading international children’s organization, working in over 150 countries to address the ongoing issues that affect why kids are dying. UNICEF provides lifesaving nutrition, clean water, education, protection and emergency response saving more young lives than any other humanitarian organization in the world. While millions of children die every year of preventable causes like dehydration, upper respiratory infections and measles, UNICEF, with the support of partnering organizations and donors alike, has the global experience, resources and reach to give children the best hope of survival. For more information about UNICEF, please visit www.unicefusa.org [6]. Or call 800-4UNICEF. Or contact John M. Tsacrios, Jr., UNICEF Texas Executive Director at jtsacrios@unicefusa.org [7].