Fashion feasting: Talk about a feast for the eyes. Per Spook, the avant-garde couturier who holes up on tres chic Avenue George V in Paris, brought his neoclassic ensembles to Le Meridien in Newport Beach on Saturday night to benefit the newly formed Monarch Beach League of the Orange County chapter of the American Diabetes Assn. After a dinner that featured sesame crab cakes, tenderloin of beef and chocolate truffle cake, guests settled back to watch 10 Parisian models parade creations such as brocade skirts topped with billowy chiffon shirts, satin jackets applied with lace and paired with satin palazzo pants, and one unique black satin gown covered with arty cutouts in stark white.
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"I like women to feel good in fashion," said Per Spook as he fussed over the clothes pre-showtime. "I like people to say about a woman who is wearing my clothes: 'Isn't that a beautiful woman?'--not, 'Isn't that a beautiful gown!' I don't like women looking like Christmas packages."
About $12,000 was netted from the affair, chaired by Bunny and Jeffrey Towne Pero. Jeff Pero is chairman of the local chapter's board of directors.
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