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Four Fun F��tes at Neiman Marcus Fuel for Fashion Sharon Sanders with Tinsley BY SETH VAUGHAN. PHOTOGRAPHY KAREN DRESSEL, PRISCILLA DICKSON, GRACE FRANTZ, H. SIMON HOCHMAN, MICHELLE WATSON. Evelyne Peralta at Fairwinds Bob Devlin at BCBG Sarah Simon at BCBG Donae Chramosta at BCBG Lubov Azria at BCBG Brandy Anderson at BCBG Judith Oudt with Tinsley Lacy Baird with Tinsley Allison Bagley Libby Cagle at BCBG Ken Downing at Spirit of Spring Bethany Buchanan at BCBG Nini Hale, PJ Junvijit at Spirit of Spring Lindley Arnoldy at Fairwinds James Napier at Fairwinds The Children���s Assessment Center���s 13th annual Spirit of Spring luncheon, this year themed Beautiful Journeys, headlined by actress and humanitarian Ashley Judd and chaired by Diane Caplan and Nancy Golden. Pairing muni���cence with compelling fashion and jewels from Nini Hale, Neiman Marcus senior VP and fashion director Ken Downing gave a blow-by-blow trend report to much laughter and applause. Honoree Phyllis Williams was praised for the good deeds she���s done for the organization. In all, the afternoon raised $275,000 for the cause. Championing children: Assessment Center director Elaine Stolte; board members Kim Moody, Alicia Smith, Terry Wayne Jones, and Ursaline Hamilton; Neiman���s Liz Zaruba; honoree Cindi Rose; Merele Yarborough; and Jared Lang. Cindi Rose at Spirit of Spring Eveline Schmidt at Fairwinds Annina Stefanelli at Fairwinds Spirit and Style Colleen Marin with Tinsley Brenda Love with Tinsley What���s a fashion store to do when the Offshore Technology Conference blows through town? Ursaline Neiman���s couture specialist James Hamilton at Spirit Napier thought it would be fun Honoree of Spring Phyllis to mix things up with a ladies��� Williams at Spirit lunch. His father, Bill Napier, is of Spring president of oil-and-gas Fairwinds International so it wasn���t dif���cult to gather a group of industry gals and toss in a few of his stylish clients. Following lunch paraded down from in-store restaurant Mariposa, oil gals were treated to a fashion show of gowns and big Stephanie Christine jewels. Mixing Napier Napier at Fairwinds business with at Fairwinds pleasure: Annina Stefanelli, Christine Napier, Evelyne Peralta, Lindley Arnoldy, Eveline Schmidt, and Stephanie Napier. Karina Barbieri at BCBG Gina Gaston at Spirit of Spring Anne Carl at BCBG Liz Zaruba at Spirit of Spring Alison Stevens Lauren Loupe with Tinsley Host Lucinda Loya at BCBG Chair Diane Caplan, Elaine Stolte, Ashley Judd Chair Nancy Golden at Spirit of Spring Dee Dee Guggenheim at Sapirit of Spring Carolina Herrera and Nini Jewels at Spirit of Spring Amy Lee at Spirit of Spring Alissa Maples at Spirit of Spring Jessica Harris, Jennifer Frederick Stacey Swift with Tinsley Anne Phan, Guynh Pham, Mylene Phan, Julie Diep with Tinsley Natacha Leonards-La Francesca Elizabeth Dorey with Tinsley Neal Hamil at Spirit of Spring Michelle Avi��a at Fairwinds Bill Napier at Fairwinds Of Ladies and Literature Andrea Bonner, Toni Dupree with Tinsley Jared Lang at Spirit of Spring Julie Obi at BCBG Beautiful Clothes Beautiful Girls, so BCBG When BCBG Max Azria Group creative director Lubov Azria, wife of brand founder Max Azria, came to town, Lucinda Loya opened the doors of her utterly cool Memorial home for cocktails and an introduction to the label, followed by a light repast. Admiring Azria: Anne Carl, Vintage Contessa Donae Chramosta, Sarah Simon, Allison Bagley, Libby Cagle, Amy Lee, and Stephanie Perkins. Later that evening, Neiman���s hosted another Herve Leger fashion blast at the store. On the front row: Karina Barbieri, Bethany Buchanan, Souad Malouf Bejjani, and Laura Ortega. Laura Greenberg, Tinsley Mortimer Elizabeth Petersen Tinsley Mortimer was fresh off the plane from Manhattan when she landed in the ladies��� shoe department at Neiman Marcus to sign her new semiautobiographical novel, Southern Charm. Taking cues from the author���s own narrative, her protagonist arrives in New York, skyrockets to social success overnight, meets the gent of her dreams and comes to realize that our fantasies aren���t always what they���re cracked up to be. Her audience thrilled to see Mortimer, who was turned out in her famous ensemble of feathered ���axen locks, stunning cocktail dress and towering heels. T��te-��-t��te with Tinsley: Neiman���s Stacey Swift, Judith Oudt, Lacy Baird, Andrea Bonner, Elizabeth Petersen, Aries Milan, Rob Thomas, Kristen Cannon, Natacha Leonards-La Francesca, and Toni Dupree.