B.W. COOK -- The Look

For the first Friday of 2001 (can you believe 2000 is over?), the

Look-cam features a few of the well-dressed women of the Newport-Mesa

social circuit out and about for the holiday season on the Orange Coast.

Here’s what they wore to recent parties:

CUTLINES

1. Ann Stern, a social activist in Newport Beach, chose a burnt

tangerine-colored mohair suit from MiPlace in Corona Del Mar by designer

Shintoi. The figure-hugging pantsuit is finely tailored with exquisite,

luxuriously soft fabric. She wears a multicolored, scooped neck blouse

beneath the blazer.

2. Dr. Jane Bening of Newport Beach, a local gynecologist and radio

talk host, says she prefers eclectic outfits that are made up of

different elements to her liking. Out on the town for the holidays,

Bening’s outfit is comprised of a blazer from Old Navy mixed with a red

sequin blouse from Nordstrom.

3. Hedda Morosi, one of the great women of Newport Beach, chooses

black sequins for the holidays. She says her outfit is “vintage retro,”

with a smile. Morosi mixes diamond and crystal jewelry with her black

sequins and black velvet pants, with black velvet pumps to match.

4. Pat Hancock, an elegant Newport hostess, wears an Escada suit

tailored for a perfect fit. Hancock is one of the best-dressed women on

the social scene, always original and attired with taste and style.

5. Judy Slutzky of Lido Isle, local art purveyor and wife of robotics

pioneer Joel Slutzky, is a woman who embodies very chic and contemporary

dressing standards. She is not a woman who must look like every other

woman. Her clothes are artistic and very original. On the party circuit,

she wears a suit by Issay Miyake featuring a pleated jacket.

6. Maralou Harrington of Harbor Ridge likes to dress to exhibit good

cheer and high spirit. The socially prominent woman is often the biggest

smile at any party, and her clothes reflect her own personal, positive

attitude. The Look-cam finds Harrington attired in a blue and black St.

John holiday suit. Her signature trademark is often a large corsage on

her right shoulder.