Summer socials are heating up

B.W. COOK

The social season used to cool off during the warm summer days on the

Orange Coast. That was the past. Today we have a year-round,

event-orientated culture. The charitable party has become the current

form of interaction for people of all ages, backgrounds and

interests. Recently in Newport Beach an Orangewood group -- Providing

Assistance, Love and Supportof young professional people supporting

the Orangewood Children’s Foundation gathered for a haute summer

fashion show and cocktail benefit at the trendy Tentation Ultra

Lounge.

The evening was orchestrated by the Newport Coast’s beautiful

young fashionista Laura Stearn. Stearn was the former designer

retailer with the Crystal Cove showroom known as Novecento. She

recently sold her business and launched a new fashion label called

Haute Threadz. Stearn’s designs were on the runway for the party,

which raised funds for Orangewood PALS. The fashion show, which was a

debut of the new line, also included Cirque du Soleil performances as

well as a collection of fashions from other European designers.

The cocktail party was hosted by X-Rated and sushi was provided by

Ten. Guests were able to shop right off of the runway, with designer

Stearn donating 10% of the proceeds to Orangewood PALS. To top it

off, one of Stearn’s local private clients Tami Kahn, matched her

donation to PALS.

PALS is an organization that raises funds to help children

sheltered at the Orangewood Children’s Home. For more information on

PALS please contact Sara Bazant at (714) 619-0200 or log onto

https://www.orangewoodpals.org.

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