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Fashion on Pointe

Washington Life and Saks Fifth Avenue partnered the perfect pas de deux with The Womens’ Committee of the Washington Ballet on September 20 for a night of fashion, dance and martinis to celebrate the season opener: Septime Webre’s “Carmen/Nine Sinatra Songs / Serenade,” running November 2-6 at the John F. Kennedy Center. Sinatra was the theme of the evening— his music, his hip joie de vivre, and his sophisticated style that Washingtonians and the “Rat Pack” alike adore. The holiday fashion preview was modeled by company dancers, board members, womens’ committee volunteers and their spouses and children. It was a night with all the right moves for the Washington Ballet.

OUR HOLIDAY HIT LIST
For an evening at the ballet, or a night on the town.

1 ANYTHING VELVET
Black and rich jeweled tones as tuxedos, pants, blazers, gowns, skirts, shoes, boots and capes
2 THE COCKTAIL DRESS
Channel Sarah Jessica Parker in a full, flirty knee length dress that has motion and screams “let’s dance and have a martini!”
3 THE EMPIRE STRIKES
Empire, goddess gowns that drape and flow or sensuously hug the body in ruched curves.
4 COLOR WATCH
Black is the new black—again; Browns and bronze; Gold on its own or as accents and as accessories; Purple, eggplant and the Bordeaux family of colors
5 FUR: REAL AND FAUX
Coats, collar, capes, capelets and woven throws
6 OPULENT JEWELRY
Real or faux Jet beads, gold, tassels, glamorous gems, oversized cocktail rings and exotic chandelier earrings—but watch the proportion of necklace to earrings!
7 EVENING BOOTS
Who knew boots would be heading for cocktails? Wear a hot new croc, snakeskin or velvet boot

 

AARON JACKSON AND MORGANN ROSE
AARON JACKSON AND MORGANN ROSE

The models take a final walk down the runway.
RAFAEL ALFONZO

DEBORAH SIGMUND
DONNA PITTSENBERGER
DONNA PITTSENBERGER Womens’ Committee member in Carlos Miele purple silk print halter dress and Prada mules escorted by twin sons,

SHERI ROSENFELD
2005 Ballet Gala Chair, in Carmen Marc Valvo Black velvet strapless gown with pink tulle trim and Prada black suede platform pumps.


MARY HAFT and LAURA HAFT
SHIGEKO BORK
MARGARET DUDAS

Washington Ballet dancer
FARIDA WOZNIAK, BOB WOZNIAK, FARID WOZNIAK

SEPTIME WEBRE, KAY KENDALL
SEPTIME WEBRE, KAY KENDALL
SEPTIME WEBRE, KAY KENDALL

SAVE THE DATE
Washington Life is proud to sponsor this year’s Washington Ballet’s NUTTY OR NICE BALL featuring a gala reception with dinner and dancing immediately following the opening of Septime Webre’s The Nutcracker at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel on December 2; with chair Gahl Hodges Burt.
And, reserve tickets now for The Nutcracker, December 1-24. Visit www.washingtonballet.org or
by phone (202) 362-3606 ext. 11

SPECIAL THANKS TO SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
for their gracious and fashionable hospitality: Catherine Bartels, General Manager; Andrew Blecher, public relations and fashion director; Brian Dire; Susan Neimann and Ridgewells for catering the evening. Also, special thanks to Armani Cosmetics for models makeup; Mary Bird, assistant director for the Womens’ Committee; all the volunteers who made the show so memorable; and Heidi Schroder, Special Events Director of the Washington Ballet.

By Barbara McConaghy - Photographed by Zaid Hamid



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