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After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
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Rockin' at the Art Ball: John Roddick of the Andy
Roddick Foundation, glamourous arts patron Sara
Fox, and Garry Creath of Creath Real Estate.
photo by Stephen Arevalos
AT THE BALLET: This spring's social season seems particularly busy with one thing right after another.
We went to the Women on Their Toes benefit at the Hilton for Ballet Austin - a classic ladies'
luncheon with a Cat Swanson fashion show as entertainment. Austin designer Swanson's bright and soft
Quetzal collection, recently shown in New York, is her most cohesive collection yet. My tablemates were
Lance Morgan, who knows everyone; Janice Burckhardt (wife of artist Marc Burckhardt, whom we'll
tell you about soon); Ballet Austin board members Forrest Preece and Suzanne Lewellyn-Moore;
Marcia Purvis (she accepted the civic service award for her deceased aunt, the philanthropic powerhouse
Roberta Crenshaw); and fave local celeb Ron Olivieras. Dropping by the table to visit were board
president Nora Linares-Moeller, Kelly and Pam Fielding of Paper & Ink, and Dianne Nicholas.
ART BALL: I made my pilgrimage to the Austin Museum of Art's annual Art Ball at the Four
Seasons. Year after year, this is such a great party - a live auction of fabulous art including works from
Annie Leibovitz and Ed Ruscha, wonderful, dazzling guests, excellent cause ... who could ask for more?
Upon entering, I ran into Anne Elizabeth Wynn, who is a luminous beauty and one of the chicest public
figures, then visited with my dear friend Margaret Shaw. My NBF (new best friend) Sara Fox glowed in
her silver Versace, as did her pal Leanne Raesener in Prada. At the afterparty, where Fastball was
playing, I went up to the force that is known as Deborah Green to tell her what a fabulous time I had at her
pre-Texas Film Hall of Fame party ... and she made me dance. Dear god, I didn't want to dance; I gave that
up many dress sizes ago - but she made me. I was trying to make the best of it, but she's a tough babe to
keep up with. Everything was fine until my heel slipped off the dance floor, and I landed flat on my back. You
can imagine what a pretty sight that was. But when the gracious Deborah put out her hand to help me, I was
transfixed by her Harry Winston diamond bracelet, which lured me up off the floor like a spirit in the
night. This is a woman who knows how to enjoy her accomplishments. There were a lot of big jewels there: I
examined a glittering armload of antique Art Deco diamond bracelets on Mary Ellen Golden, who
sparkles even without diamonds, and honorable mention goes to whoever the woman was wearing the ruby
and diamond breastplate - way to go, babe. We visited with artist Brad and Cindi Ellis (his art is currently
on display at D Berman Gallery and at www.bradellisart.com); designer Jerri Kunz and partner
John McCullough; Chris Wellington (www.wellingtondesigns.com) of Lone Star Media and
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Moser, Stephen MacMillan. [After a Fashion, April 21, 2005], article, April 21, 2005; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1983237/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.