B.W. COOK -- The Look

The holiday luncheon blitz is on full throttle here on the Orange

Coast.

This week, one of the larger assemblages took over the massive

ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, on behalf of Childhelp USA.

Some 700 ladies and a sprinkling of gentlemen joined forces to raise

significant funds to support the Childhelp USA Village in Beaumont,

Calif., for abused, neglected and abandoned children.

This luncheon and Christmas shopping boutique brings out a wide

cross-section of community support. The Look-cam was there to check out

the style of the season.

CUTLINES

1. Tall, blond, and attired in a very tailored dress and matching coat

with faux fur trimmed cuffs by Cachet, Debra Violette of Mission Viejo is

set for the holidays. Violette’s shoes are by Nordstrom.

2. Corona del Mar’s Eileen Saul, a major sponsor of Childhelp USA,

looks smashing in her holiday ensemble of shimmering black. Saul’s faux

fur-trimmed sweater and slacks are from Sarah Peck, Newport Beach. The

outfit is designed by Sabroezl.

3. Nancy Richley of Lido Isle looks stunning in her Banana Republic

gabardine suit. Richley’s shoes are by CCBG, and she wears the jewelry of

choice this season, black South Sea pearls.

4. Childhelp USA patron Patti Edwards is most elegant in her

burgundy-brown holiday suit by Lane Davis from MiPlace at the Corona del

Mar Plaza. Edwards wears her Manolo Blahnik pumpsto match.

5. Local real estate super saleswoman Barbara Roppolo of Newport Beach

looks quite sophisticated in her gray winter suit by Joan and David, worn

with shoes by Charles Jordan.

6. Raven-haired Connie Ryan of Santa Ana wears a long, cashmere

cream-colored sweater and lots of fabulous faux jewelry to light up the

room with holiday cheer. Ryan says she puts together her own outfits to

suit her own style without regard for the designer label.