PARTY LINES : UNDIES OUT IN THE OPEN AT CALIFORNIAMART SOIREE.Byline: Barbara De Witt Daily News Fashion Editor Benefits and balls are swell, but the CaliforniaMart's lingerie party was a nice change of pace on the social circuit. This wasn't one of those parties in people's homes where they sell nightgowns like Tupperware but a lavishly staged runway show of the latest in undies, presented while guests sipped wine and nibbled pate, focaccia and chicken on a stick. Definitely not a party husbands had to be dragged to ... Typical of social events in L.A.'s Fashion District, the female guests expressed themselves in swaths of tulle Tulle (t  l, Fr. tül), town (1990 pop. 18,685), capital of Corrèze dept., S central France. Firearms and other goods are made there. Tulle was built around a 7th-century monastery. , slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. black cocktail sheaths, and peasant dresses in washed-out pastels worn with slashes of pink eye shadow, while men favored loud Italian-looking sport shirts or dark linen tees with sport coats. On stage, the fashion parade was presented by Cosabella and Calida. Other manufacturers previewing their fall and holiday lines included Lise Charmel, La Perla, Lou, Nina Ricci, Only Hearts, Simone Perele, Natori, Ripcosa, Keiko Ono, Jonquil jonquil: see amaryllis. jonquil Popular garden flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a Mediterranean perennial bulbous herb of the amaryllis family. , Hanro and Flora Nickrooz. Clearly, from the looks on the runway, underwear is no longer an unmentionable. According to Sue Scheimann, president and chief executive officer of the CaliforniaMart, ``Last year we hosted our first intimate apparel fashion show, the only one of its kind on the West Coast, and responding to the monumental interest displayed at the debut show, we naturally decided to make this an annual event.'' The news? Several guests, such as fashion mavens Linda Arroz and Jane Mannfolk, talked about how lingerie sales are up and how the G-string, once a stripper's staple, has influenced the fashion biz. Later, I chatted with Sergio Oxman, co-owner of the Italian lingerie firm Cosabella, and he agreed that bikini panties pant·ie or pant·y n. pl. pant·ies Short underpants for women or children. Often used in the plural. [Diminutive of pant2. have been replaced by lacy thongs - which, by the way, were given as party favors. He also said decorative bustiers are the newest trend in underwear as outerwear. His portion of the fashion show included them, plus heavily embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. rich gold and red lingerie and saucy see-through peignoirs inspired by the '50s. His finale was a ``bride'' in a white leaf-print bustier bus·tier n. A formfitting sleeveless and usually strapless woman's top, worn as lingerie and often as evening attire. [French, from buste, bust; see bust1. and sheer skirt over a G-string, who was serenaded by an opera singer in black tie. The CaliforniaMart's next round of parties will be Oct. 4, when the California Designer of the Year and Rising Star awards will be presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. For ticket information, call Dana Forster at (213) 630-3618. For more fashionable soirees, circle your calendars for Sept. 24 and 25, when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. will hold Art of the Palate '98. A major fund-raiser for the museum, the event is all about eating in a unique setting. Instead of everybody going to one place, you choose your dream date locale from among 51 parties. For instance, the ``Pleasures of Prague'' is a night of Eastern European cuisine Eastern European cuisine is the cuisine of Eastern Europe. Since the cuisine of a country is strongly influenced by its climate, however, the term is of limited usefulness. and music with the Consul General of the Czech Republic, Ivana Hlavsova, priced at $225 a person. Or how about ``Picasso's Paris,'' an intimate soiree soi·ree also soi·rée n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin designed to be a fantasy journey to Paris in the decadent '20s; or ``The Mayor Who Came to Dinner,'' which is a dinner party at the Brentwood home of Mayor Richard Riordan, priced at $500 a person. Most events are for 14 guests and don't require a tuxedo. For more information, call (323) 857-6182. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) Schmoozing at the CalforniaMart's cocktail party for the lingerie industry are Alanna Alanna may refer to:
(2) A bride and opera singer walk the runway during the finale at the CaliforniaMart's lingerie party. (3) Guests got a preview of the latest looks in lingerie at the CaliforniaMart in Los Angeles. Tina Gerson/Daily News (4) Jude Green, center, chairman of the L.A. Opera's opening night gala, joins director Peter Hemmings, left, and Bernard Greenberg at the cocktail reception to celebrate the upcoming opera season, which begins Sept. 8 with ``Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. .'' The party and Valentino fashion show were sponsored by Neiman Marcus in Beverly. Lee Salem |
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