September 2006 Contents

WL'S BALLS AND GALAS FASHION SHOOT AND ANNUAL DIRECTORY
A COMPLETE LIST OF D.C. 'S MAJOR
SOCIAL EVENTS

COVER STORY WL'S ANNUAL 100 MOST INVITED
WHO'S IN WHO'S OUT THE BEST GUEST LIST IN TOWN

WL 15TH ANNIVERSARY KICK-OFF SOIRÉE
AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE

FEATURES

• POP POLITICS
  D.C. Votes: No taxation without representation
  A personal glimpse of the D.C. mayoral candidates
• A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF
  With Kevin Chaffee, George Allen, Ann Geracimos
  and Donna Shor
• CONNOISSEUR: 100 POINTS FOR CHARITY
  Charityworks wine tasting and chef's pairings plus Virginia vineyards with Lynn and Ted Leonsis, Thomas Matthews, Chris Wallace and eight executive chefs
• VIRGINIA WINE COUNTRY MAP

FASHION & BEAUTY

• CARTIER HOSTS PETRA NEMCOVA
• LILA CASTELLANETA INTERVIEWS ITALIAN DESIGNER MICHELE MIGLIONICO
• 2006 NORDSTROM FALL FASHION PREVIEW
• WHAT'S HOT
  Jewelry for him and her
• TREND REPORT
  Leopards, leather and black & gold
• HIGH TEA CATWALK
  With Maureen Dowd, Dorothy Height and Vogue's André Leon Talley

COLUMNS

• DIPLOMATIC DANCE
  By Gail Scott
• POLLYWOOD: HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC
  By Janet Donovan
• AROUND TOWN
  By Donna Shor
• OVER THE MOON
  By Vicky Moon
• THIS TOWN
  By Michael Strange

WL SPONSORED EVENTS

• Washington National Opera Ball
• National Student Partnership's Spring Celebration at the Parris/Canfield Residence
• Smithsonian Young Benefactors Birthday Bash
• WEC/ABN AMRO Annual Gala

WL EXCLUSIVES

• Reception honoring Bobby Shriver with Wycleff Jean
• Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday
• Peter Beinart Book Party
• Honoring Tom Davis w/ John McCain
• Farewell to the Dutch Ambassador
• Farewell to the Peruvian Ambassador
• Farewell to the Colombian Ambassador
• The Justice Project's Spring Fete
• Reception honoring Donna Edwards
• CIVIC: Remembering Marla Ruzicka
• Tutu Institute Benefit
• Trey McIntyre Project
• Paul Klee Exhibit at the Phillips Collection

REAL ESTATE & HOME DESIGN

• REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE
  With Jeffrey Miller, Sheila Simkin and Scott Pannick
• WHAT'S HOT IN DESIGN
  Bathrooms
• REAL ESTATE NEWS
  With Mary Mewborn
• OPEN HOUSE
  Dream properties on the market
• HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES
  Woodrow Wilson's Kalorama Home

LIFE OF THE PARTY

• The Capital Club's Summer Sinatra Soiree
• Woodrow Wilson Event at Tudor House
• Matè Anniversary Party
• RAMMY Awards
• "The Devil Wears Prada" Screening and Reception
• Man and Woman of the Year
• Shakespeare Theatre Company's "Love's Labor's Lost"
  Opening Night

DEPARTMENTS

• EDITOR'S LETTER
• CONTRIBUTORS
• FYIDC
• POWER PROFILES
  Kenneth Feinberg
• WHO'S NEXT
  Dabney Doswell
• 10 TO DO
• THE DISH
  1789 & Ceviche
• HOTEL WATCH
  The One & Only Palmilla and The Esperanza Resort both in Cabo San Lucas

COVER STORY WL'S ANNUAL 100 MOST INVITED
WHO'S IN WHO'S OUT THE BEST GUEST LIST IN TOWN

WL'S BALLS AND GALAS FASHION SHOOT AND ANNUAL DIRECTORY
A COMPLETE LIST OF D.C. 'S MAJOR
SOCIAL EVENTS