It's seldom that chenille vies with silk for the most coveted look at a charity gala. But that was before Hope Stone introduced its zany "Le Breakfast for Dinner" fundraiser concept for which nightwear is the preferred look.
Warehouse Live was setting for the pajama party that saw everything from baby doll outfits to flannel PJs to gals in little more than trench coats and stilettos. While a playful fashion diversion for some, this party meant serious shopping for others.
Vanity Lounge guru Edward Sanchez, who admits that he typically sleeps in the nude, had to go out and buy pajamas for the party. "I have really nice sheets," he explained with a slight blush.
"It's whore couture," she explained, adding that this was a purchase from her "cougar" days.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Rose made his nighttime fashion statement in silk robe by Tom Ford, ascot by Ferragamo and Ralph Lauren suede slippers. It was, he said, a shopping day at The Galleria. His wife, Cindi Rose, wore a lavish silk nightie topped with a short, revealing silk robe. "It's whore couture," she explained adding that this was a purchase from her "cougar" days, some years back during the interim when she and Franklin were divorced.
Particularly interesting was the variety of footwear that ranged from Debbie Festari's kitten slippers trimmed in marabou to Debra Grierson's poodle slippers.
Opting for a more demure look Le Breakfast chair Beth Muecke welcomed the 175 guests who arrived in all manner of PJs including honoree Nancy Wozny, CultureMap contributor, who received the Hope Angel Award.
Also taking bows for the evening were Hope Stone founder Jane Weiner, dinner chair Anna B. McCullough, auction chair Emma Moon and decorations chairs Sally Russ and Denise Skorka.
Guests dined on a bountiful breakfast of steak and eggs, cheese grits and cheese souffle from Swift + Co. and grooved to the sounds of DJ Anne Tyler, the former Houston Ballet corps member now living in Los Angeles.
Among those who raided Victoria's Secret, exotic web sites and Dillard's for their party clothes were Diane and Michael Caplan, Cindy Thorp, Pierce Bush, Stacy and John Andell, Mark Wozny, Kellie and Rich Jinks, Jerri Moore and Maria Bassa. Add Gina Gaston Elie to the mix, though she was in a cocktail dress, one she topped with a blazer for her 10 p.m. newscast on KTRK Channel 13.
