Holiday Haute

‘Tis the season, after all, and I ran into a few people decked out for it in fine style. First up, William F. Chickering, known to his friends as “Chick,” was

Toys for Tots Gala – Jimmy’s Famous Seafood

December 20, 2016 - Jimmy's Famous Seafood Pictured (LtoR) Ray Rice, former Baltimore Ravens player; and Mike Wallace and Breshad Perriman, Baltimore Ravens players Pictured (LtoR) Kris

Holiday Party – Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce

December 14, 2016 - Blue Pit BBQ & Whiskey Bar Pictured (LtoR) Eben Frederick, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce interim president; and Yvette Clark, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce CEO

Holiday Style

Baltimore artist and graphic designer Betty Walke was spotted at Hyatt Place in Harbor East last week is this vintage stunner. She was on hand for the CockTAILS for Canines &

Holiday Party – Boys Hope Girls Hope

December 15, 2016 - The Girls House Pictured (LtoR) Bill Freeman, Boys Hope Girls Hope past executive director; David DiPietro, Greenspring Associates portfolio director; and Jehwoo Ahn, BHGH Boys House academic/residen

30th Anniversary Holiday Party – Zuckerman Spaeder

December 8, 2016 - Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel Pictured (LtoR) Anne Langley, Johns Hopkins Medicine senior director; Bill Meyer, Zuckerman Spaeder counsel; Jim Hanks, Venable partner; and Bill Murphy, Zuckerman

Where The Wild Things Are….

Stepping out of the office in Mt. Vernon for a local gift and clothing bazaar, I ran into an old friend, Jen Dukehart, who had made it down from Easton, Maryland

Celebrate Knox – Finding Knox

December 14, 2016 - The Hon Bar Pictured (LtoR) Lainie Gray, Maryland SPCA education outreach coordinator; Joelle Taylor, Maryland SPCA surgical technician; and John Wolf, Evergreen Health operations manager

Benefit – Bell Foundry/Oakland Fire Relief Fund

December 13, 2016 - Metro Gallery Pictured (LtoR) Prince Lucci Vega$ and Judas Ischariot, Baltimore-based rappers Pictured (LtoR) Shayna Rose, Georgetown University urban planning student; Eman Anagnostakis,

Make Bling Your Thing!

What's your New Year’s Resolution? For those who dance all night long, this year you are in luck. Make your 2017 debut in a pair of chic and fabulous evening flats.

Mix & Mingle – ELU, United Way of Central Maryland

December 13, 2016 - PBR at Power Plant Live! Pictured (LtoR) Steve Preston, Parks & People Foundation project manager; Jim Gillis, Baltimore City Office of the Police Commissioner government affairs director;

About Face Opening Reception – Creative Alliance

December 10, 2016 - Creative Alliance at The Patterson Pictured (LtoR) Lance Randall, Northrop Grumman systems engineer; and Patrick O'Guinn, Sr., O'Guinn McNeal senior partner, in front of an Amy Sherald

Daring Designs

This week, daahlings, my head was spinning. For not only did I buy a jaw-dropping formal gown made by the one and only John Galliano (there go those heart palpitations again),

Holiday Party – Volunteering Untapped

December 10, 2016 - Peabody Heights Brewery Pictured (LtoR) Mike Poirot, Baltimore area project manager; and Stefen Lovelace, Imre sports marketing manager Pictured (LtoR) Lauren Cecil, Solid

Jazz Breakfast – Jazz Expressways Foundation

December 10, 2016 - Forest Park Senior Center Pictured (LtoR) Rosa "Rambing Rose" Pryor, Jazz Expressways Foundation board member; Shorty Trusty, Jazz Expressways Foundation board member; and Darlene Douglass, event emc

Signs of the Times

Those looking for one of the more stylish bars around town should seek out the new Speakeasy Bar at the Lord Baltimore Hotel. The intimate, circular bar now anchors one end

The Keynote Event – The Associated

December 8, 2016 - Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Pictured (LtoR) Bruce Sholk, Axcel Partners managing partner; and Marc Terrill, The Associated president Pictured (LtoR) Rebecca Fruman,

Far East Florals

This week, I was inspired by Asian-inspired textiles that three women were wearing. All three of them used accessories to make the florals either the focal point or a subtle touch.

Fast 50 Celebration – Baltimore Business Journal

November 30, 2016 - Columbus Center Pictured (LtoR) Joanna Sullivan, Baltimore Business Journal editor-in-chief; and Ryan Sharrow, Baltimore Business Journal managing editor Pictured (LtoR) Carolyn O'Keefe, Maryland

Novembeer in Baltimore – Startup Soiree

November 29, 2016 - Diamondback Brewing Co. Pictured (LtoR) Lucie Camp, Baltimore Orioles graphic designer; and Caroline Meehan and Rachel Bloom, Baltimore-based nutritionists/entrepreneurs Pictured (LtoR) Tamir Danon,

Trendspotting

Add a boost - not a bore - to your wardrobe... I am a 90’s chick…at least when it comes to this fashion trend. The choker - as sported here by

3rd Annual Generosity Gala – The Associated IMPACT

November 19, 2016 - Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Pictured (LtoR) Jonathan Yoffe, Ezrine, Castro & Stavisky attorney.; Alex Trakhtman, Zander Homes homebuilder; and Matthew Mittleman, Signature Consulting Group healthcare

Annual Scholarship Brunch – Silhouettes of Kappa Alpha Psi, Baltimore Chapter

November 19, 2016 - The Forum Caterers Pictured (LtoR) Maxine Davis, retired Baltimore city school teacher; Monica Watkins, Baltimore City Housing Authority deputy chief of HVAC engineering; and Lora Tutman, Johns

Stoop Soiree Chef’s Tasting Gala – Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance

November 18, 2016 - American Visionary Art Museum Pictured (LtoR) Courtney Dagistan, US Army civilian employee; Kerem Dagistan, StepUSA president; Andrew Crummey, Shelter Development project manager; and Lindsay Crummey