Salvatore Ferragamo Opening to Benefit The Paradise Fund

Salvatore Ferragamo and Town & Country Magazine hosted a private cocktail party to benefit The Paradise Fund, in celebration of teh recent opening of Salvatore Ferragamo at The Gardens Mall. More then 100 guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while previewing an exculsive presentation of both the Men's and Women's 2011 Spring Summer runway collections by Creative Director Massimiliano Giornetti. Drawn from the modern Ferragamo couple on holiday in the French Riviera, Giornetti focuses on a Seventies vibe mixed with the luxury expected of a jet-setter.

Tablott Maxey, Margaret Luce, Loy Anderson and Richard Rendina hosted the exclusive event. A premium tequila tasting was provided by Casa Dragnes, 100% Blue Agave Joven Tequila, hangcrafted in small batches in Tequila, Mexico. Casa Dragones blends silver tequila with a hint of extra anejo for a remarkably smooth taste and soft, refined finish. This rase style of tequila comes in a sleek, hand engraved crystal decanter.

A percentage of the evening's sales were donated to The Paradise Fund to enhance the general well being of children directly influenced by benefiting charities.

To view photos on The Palm Beach Post online, click here.

This Holiday Season Rent the Runway

With the holiday season approaching, there are many parties to attend. This fabulous, Rent the Runway, concept is a girl's dream come true. Dresses, jewelry and handbags from Badgley Mischka, Tibi, Herve Leger, Shoshanna and many more great designers are available for you to rent and return. Three easy steps and you have a new dress for your special occasion- Enter your zip code, pick your rental date and enter your size (they even give you a second size for free).

Madeira Housewares Featured in Jupiter Magazine

Maderia Housewares specializes in finding the most exotic wood on earth and crafting it into individual works of art for the kitchen. Madeira is translated to mean "wood" in Portuguese, the native language of Brazil , where these beautiful products originate. Madeira takes pride in using only the highest quality raw materials

Each product design offers a unique use to help serve or prepare meals with ease. Maderia products combine classic design with functionality to produce timeless kitchen tools for every home.

Madeira products are now available in more than 20 Bed Bath & Beyond's nationwide.

Coastal Christmas Holiday Table Challenge Featured on The Party Dress

From The Party Dress:

Beth Beattie Branding, PR and Event offers this full range of creative services to clients in the retail, nonprofit and service industries. Based in Palm Beach, Florida it is her passion to create events that incorporate each client’s individual vision, personality and style. I love Beth’s Palm Beach style and have featured a few of her parties on The Party Dress (did you see her fabulous coral baby shower recently?).

Being based in Florida, it’s only fitting that Beth created a “Coastal Christmas” table setting for our Holiday Table Challenge. I’m not the only one that thinks it’s spectacular… The Palm Beach Daily News thinks so too! When Beth told them about our Holiday Table Challenge and the innovative table she put together, they decided to write a story about it! Check it out here.

After planning a coral baby shower and a starfish surprise 30th birthday party, I thought it would be fun to incorporate that theme into a “Coastal Christmas”. To get started, I saw starfish garland at one of my favorite local home decor stores, Pineapples Palms etc. I then came across the starfish Christmas trees at The Back Porch and that is when I decided to add the turquoise color to the white, cream and gold palette. The starfish cakepops were made by Southern Belle’s Cakery. I hope you enjoy the natural, seaside twist to Christmas. Photography by Alana Harris Photography

The perfect party linen by tablevogue

This is the answer to every host's reoccurring question... what lined to use? Tablevogue has the solution just in time for the holidays. Tablevogue is an attractive, durable, full-length cover that provides a snug, tailored, to the floor fit for 34" folding card tables and 6' or 8' folding tables. Perfect for guest seating, bar, an elegant buffet table for food and dessert service, holiday dinners, tailgating and more.

Click here to order online or click here to find Tablevogue at a Bed, Bath & Beyond near you.

True Prep by Lisa Birnbach

Last night at the new Vineyard Vines at The Gardens Mall, we got to meet Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep. Already loving her book! I had read in House Beautiful and a few other magazines on my return flight from DC (I was in magazine heaven) about her new book so it was great to meet her.

From the author of The Official Preppy Handbook comes a new take on the old world that Lisa Birnbach turned into an international best selling phenomenon thirty years ago. True Preps looks at how the old guard of natural-fiber-loving, dog worshipping, G&T-soaked preppies adapts to the new order of the internet, cell phones, rehab, political correctness, reality TV and... polar fleece.

A small sample:

• Wardrobe: Recent prep brands we are forced to recognize. How to tell Casual Friday from, say, Saturday.
• Money: We never talk about it.
• Food: Does the Food Network mean we're going to have to cook? Bake? Now you're going to far.
• Scandals: Poor Ms. Astor. When Mummy's plastic surgery goes terribly wrong. Rehab and the slammer: the new prep schools
• We're outta here: When to name something after yourself, and when not. The right obituary.
• What to do with your dogs if you predecease them.
• NO TEXTING AT THE TABLE, PLEASE.

To buy a copy of True Prep, Click here.

"Styled By Beth Beattie" Featured in Pregnancy Magazine