GUILDS FASHION SHOW - ALL ELEGANCE AND STYLE
by Orange County Performing Arts Center  | March 16, 2010

St. John South Coast Plaza's Caroline Cornell, Fashion Show Chair Carol Piturro-Kentner, Guilds Chair Barbara Biniasz and St. John Director of Sales and Special Events Chuck Roundtree

It was, indeed, all elegance and spectacular style at the 15th Annual Guilds of the Orange County Performing Arts Center Fashion Show to benefit the Center – and a sell-out, with 400-plus people packing the ballroom of The Westin South Coast Plaza on Tuesday, March 16. This year’s fashion event was presented by St. John South Coast Plaza and featured 50 selections from the Spring 2010 Collection. Proceeds topped $100,000. One of the afternoon’s highlights was a special tribute to Honorary Chair Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, long-time donor to the Center, Guilds member and Board Vice President, Support Groups.

	Fashion Show Honoree Sandy Segerstrom Daniels with husband John Daniels

Carol Piturro-Kentner was the fashion show chair, with a committee that included Linda Thauer, silent auction chair; Louise Costa, program booklet chair; Barbara Biniasz (also Guilds chair) and Lois Adams, sponsors/underwriters; and Marilyn McCorkle and Linda Dette, reservations. A champagne reception and silent auction preceded the show and luncheon. Center President Terry Dwyer delivered a welcome and congratulatory message to Guilds members for their generosity, enthusiasm and tireless work on behalf of the Center’s artistic and education programs. He praised Daniels for her dedication to the community and, in particular, her work on behalf of children of the nation through her involvement in various youth and philanthropic organizations.

Following a video tribute to Daniels, whose family provided the property on which the Center was built as well as significant contributions towards the construction of the venues and artistic programs, Daniels was introduced by the 2009 honoree, Carol Wilken. In her introduction, Wilken noted, “Sandy has chosen her causes and community endeavors carefully and tackles them with determination and conviction - but always with humility, sincerity and grace. You heard a little bit about her family, and I am here to tell you that they are the most important part of her life. … To me Sandy is beauty and class, and I feel fortunate to be able to call her a friend.”

Center President Terry Dwyer with Lugano's Moti and Idit Ferder

Additional guests included St. John Executive Vice President Design George Sharp; St. John Vice President, Operations Thom Faust; St. John co-founder Marie Gray and daughter Kelly Gray; St. John South Coast Plaza manager Caroline Cornell; Sandy Daniels’ husband John; Elizabeth and Henry Segerstrom; Anton Segerstrom; South Coast Plaza’s David Grant; Amy Dwyer, wife of Center President Terry Dwyer; Idit and Moti Ferder, owners of Lugano Diamonds and Lugano Diamonds Vice President Stuart Winston.

Lucky winners in the raffle were: Mary Cramer, taking home a lariat with three strands totaling 184 inches of 6 to 6.5mm Japanese Akoya Pearls paired with eighteen 12 to 13.5mm South Sea black and white Baroque pearls donated by event sponsor Lugano Diamonds; Terri Smith, who will enjoy a one-year membership in the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s private Center Room in Segerstrom Hall and the Donor Lounge in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts; Jackie Settles, who is set to embark on a 10-day Holland America Line Cruise for two to an international destination of her choice; and Allison Terzik, who will shop ‘til she drops using a $1,000 South Coast Plaza shopping spree and one-year valet parking pass.