CONTENTS
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 8
SPECIAL FEATURE
THE YOUNG AND THE GUEST LIST
SOCIETY
CRASHERS: BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
EMBASSY ROW
IRISHAMAEE! JAPAN OPENS ITS CUSTOMS
EDITOR’S LETTER
CONTRIBUTORS
FYIDC
WHO'S NEXT Sarah Cobum...............14
SOCIETY POP What was your worst date ever?.....16
INSIDER'S GUIDE Hearts and Hyperculture, brunch, and baubles...........................18
SOCIAL CALENDAR Save the date...........22
POLLYWOOD
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Charlie Wilson's girls......................46
Matt Gerson honors Jack Volenti................47
DIPLOMATIC DANCE
Hollywood on the Danube, goodbye to the Bordons......54
LIFESTYLES
WL FASHION
Caught out in Cady's Alley..............67
TREND REPORT
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the Givenchy...........74
Masters of Tiffany Design...................78
Lila Castellaneta and Ermenegildo Zegna talk shop......79
Janet Donovan at Art Basel Miami Beach...........80
PAINT THE TOWN
Afresh coat of paint from local talent..........82
ART & AUCTION
Rubenstein snags the Magna Carta..............84
Sotheby's International Realty holiday art show........85
THE DISH
Order up! Serving up the hottest chefs under 40.......86
LUXURY TRAVEL
Ain't no mountain high enough................88
HOTEL WATCH
Ian Schrager brings Marriott magic to new, local ventures . . . 91
WHAT'S HOT: DESIGN
Dabney Doswell updates your space..............114
LIFE OF THE PARTY
WL EXCLUSIVES
"Let Your Motto Be Resistance!" at National Portrait Gallery...................42
Celebrating Peter Jennings and "A Reporter's Life"......50
Michael Maccoby on "The Leaders We Need"........51
R.E.M's Mike Mills and Hope for Home in New Orleans. . 52
Oasis of Hope at the Embassy of Yemen...........55
Once Upon a Prom at Neiman Marcus............77
Habatat Galleries opening ................... 85
Tattoo Bar's opening night ................... 96
WL-SPONSORED EVENTS
The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the big 3-0......26
Fight Night dons gloves, smokes cigars.............30
The Corcoran 1869 Society's Fall Fête............32
Washington Performing Arts Society benefit..........34
27th Annual Choral Arts Society Gala............36
Starlight Starbright Midatlantic 1st Annual Wine Dinner . . 38
The "Style Party" at Space Lounge .............. 98
Andrea Tedesco trunk show with Wink and Rosa Mexicana. . 99
WASHINGTON SOCIAL DIARY
NIGHTLIFE Charting the club scene ...........94
PARTIES! PARTIES! PARTIES! ...........100
AROUND TOWN Travels with Charlie.........102
OVER THE MOON Literary lions in horse country . . 104
THIS TOWN Forty-nothings?...............130
HOME LIFE
HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES
A ministering angel and a Samaritan scribe .......... 118
OPEN HOUSE On the market and ready to move . . . 120
RE NEWS Meet the new neighbors.............124
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