Winter White Wonderland Charity Gala
Realtors, lawyers, mortgage lenders, title companies and other guests swirled past the giant inflatable snow globe into the Winter White Wonderland charity gala hosted by the Greater Tampa Bay chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America. They circled ramen, sushi and s'mores stations, played casino games and sampled Tom Ford make-up from Neiman Marcus at the Tampa Garden Club.
Saturday night highlight: Traditional Asian and pageant gown fashion show featuring San Diego designer Tommy Le."Every dress is a piece of art, hand-painted to tell a story," Le said, pointing out the yellow ochna flowers, symbols of Vietnamese New Year celebrations, on a gem-colored gown paired with an Asian conical hat Gala proceeds of 30,000 in the Dare to Hope appeal, thanks to a challenge match offered by her husband Geoff Simon and Duckwell Foundation chief Sandy Reif.
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