October 2005 Contents

COVER STORY
POLLYWOOD THE NATIONAL HISPANIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS NOCHE DE GALA

FASHION
STYLE AND STATUS: IMPERIAL INSPIRATIONS

INSIDE HOMES
NANTUCKET, NOT JUST A SUMMER PLACE

FEATURES

• POWER COUPLES
  Kuwait Ambassador Salem Al-Sabah and Rima Al-Sabah
• FASHION
  Interview with Fashion Designer Rebecca Moses
• TRAVEL
  Essential Dublin with Kevin Chaffee
• SOCIETY
  The 2005 Ambassadors to the U.S. Directory

PARTIES & EVENTS

• Bruce Bon Voyage Bash
• Brewhouse Bash Benefiting Hurricane Katrina Victims
• Stuart Holliday’s 40th Birthday Party
• First Ladies Luncheon
• Giselle Theberge’s Fall Lunch
• Edmond J. Safra Lodge at NIH Dedication
• The Will Award
• Preservation Society of Newport County’s Dynasties and Dragons Ball
• Conserving the Osa Event at the Costa Rican Embassy
• State Department Reception for Donors to the Diplomatic Reception Rooms

COLUMNS

• PROTOCOL Franco Nuschese’s Rules of Social Behavior
• WHAT’S HOT In Jewelry
• Q & A CAFÉ Carol Joynt lunches with Dan Snyder
• TREND REPORT Reporting for Duty
• THE DISH Dishes from 1789 Restaurant & Indebleu

DEPARTMENTS

• LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
• CONTRIBUTORS
• FYIDC
• AROUND TOWN
• REAL ESTATE NEWS
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ON THE COVER
Jimmy Smits, Eva Longoria & Sen. Barack Obama.

SNAPS FROM TOP
Janet and David Bruce at their going away party; § Debra Lee at the First Ladies Luncheon § Gwen Holliday, Anita McBride and Luma Kawar at Stuart Holliday’s 40th birthday party.