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Designing Women Boutique Dinner & Style Show Gala 'Serengeti Nights - Passport to Elegance'


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 4:30 p.m. December 7, 2014
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Designing Women Boutique Dinner & Style Show Gala 'Serengeti Nights - Passport to Elegance'
Malcolm Ainscough, Ellen Berman and Brian Lipton
Malcolm Ainscough, Ellen Berman and Brian Lipton
Chuck Alders and Julie Planck
Chuck Alders and Julie Planck
Dee Ardito, Karen Winston and Mary Beth Leonard
Dee Ardito, Karen Winston and Mary Beth Leonard
Dee Ardito, Karen Winston and Bert Minot
Dee Ardito, Karen Winston and Bert Minot
Kathy Campagnone, Sue Pate and Linda Gifford
Kathy Campagnone, Sue Pate and Linda Gifford
Style show models Heather Clark and Margie Lee
Style show models Heather Clark and Margie Lee
Designing Women Boutique’s annual gala and style show was themed ‘Serengeti Nights’ Saturday, Dec. 7, at Michael’s On East.
Designing Women Boutique’s annual gala and style show was themed ‘Serengeti Nights’ Saturday, Dec. 7, at Michael’s On East.
Designing Women Boutique’s annual gala and style show was themed ‘Serengeti Nights’ Saturday, Dec. 7, at Michael’s On East.
Designing Women Boutique’s annual gala and style show was themed ‘Serengeti Nights’ Saturday, Dec. 7, at Michael’s On East.
Sharon Black Floyd and Bill Harrison
Sharon Black Floyd and Bill Harrison
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Dale and Anna Foster, Kathleen O’Hara, Nelson Wagner, Emily Walsh and Ray Robinson
Fern, Mackenzie and David Grace
Fern, Mackenzie and David Grace
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Ricardo Graziano and Sara Sardelli
Ricardo Graziano and Sara Sardelli
Ricardo Graziano and Sara Sardelli
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Larry Haspel, Stan Rutstein and Jay Brady
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Dolly Jacobs and Pedro Reis
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Ryan and Beth Jacobson
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Uta Christ-Janer and Jennifer Gemmeke
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Maria Lanzillotti and Debra Clark-Maradiaga
Melissa and Dr. Brad Lerner
Melissa and Dr. Brad Lerner
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Traci Lundin and Tammie Sandoval
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Aynne Manning, Butch Amerson, Suzanne Lipscomb and Christian Kinne
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Carlo Marchetti and Pat Riley
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Virginia Montgomery, Hillary Steele, Debbie Hamilton, Beth Self, Lisa Driscoll and Joleen Roskamp
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Gene Noble and Pat Talbott
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Tommy Pate, Dan Gifford and Dennis Campagnone
Ashley Pawelczyn applies tribal inspired makeup to model Niki Baldun
Ashley Pawelczyn applies tribal inspired makeup to model Niki Baldun
Jonathan Prato and Kellye Christensen with Geoff and Poppy Spencer
Jonathan Prato and Kellye Christensen with Geoff and Poppy Spencer
Jonathan Prato and Kelly Chrsitensen
Jonathan Prato and Kelly Chrsitensen
Jonathan Prato and Kelly Chrsitensen
Jonathan Prato and Kelly Chrsitensen
Julie Planck and Chuck Albers with Cheryl and Alasdair MacLauchlan
Julie Planck and Chuck Albers with Cheryl and Alasdair MacLauchlan
Co-Chairs Mary Ann Robinson and Ida Zito
Co-Chairs Mary Ann Robinson and Ida Zito
Susan Roosa, Aynne Manning and Bev Crawford
Susan Roosa, Aynne Manning and Bev Crawford
Diane Roskamp and Wanda Libby
Diane Roskamp and Wanda Libby
Chris and John Sancin with Barbara Glanz
Chris and John Sancin with Barbara Glanz
Annika Sandstrom, Diane Roskamp and Wanda Libby
Annika Sandstrom, Diane Roskamp and Wanda Libby
Renee Shead and Bob West
Renee Shead and Bob West
Mary Ann Smith, Susan Brennan and Diane Huntley
Mary Ann Smith, Susan Brennan and Diane Huntley
Geoff and Poppy Spencer
Geoff and Poppy Spencer
Tyler and Elizabeth Stephens
Tyler and Elizabeth Stephens
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Lois Stulberg, Mary Anne Servian and Sally Yanowitz
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Jean Weidner Goldstein and Lauren Walsh
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Jerry and Judy Whiles
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Mary Lou and Ed Winnick
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Margaret Wise and Marcia Jean Taub

 

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