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Style magazine editor
lauded at fashion event benefiting
brain tumor research.
was a real need to start Style
t was the
for the general community.
kind of ele- -
Now, we're the longest-run-
gant happen-
ning lifestyle magazine in
ing you'd expect to
Michigan."
see featured in the
Luncheon participants.
pages of Style, the Robin Schwartz
toasted
Schwartz for bring-
Columnist
magazine. There
ing
her
energy,
creativity and
was sparkling
her
own
special
flair to Style
champagne, a
and for highlighting Metro
gourmet luncheon catered by the
Detroit events, stylemakers, din-
Ritz-Carlton, and an upscale
ing, fashions and home decor.
fashion show with sleek new
They also praised her for her
spring styles by Chanel.
dedication to the community. .
More than 150-of Metro
"Not only is she innovative, tal-
Detroit's most fashionable
ented and the editor of a fabulous
women gathered for Champagne
magazine, but the amount of
& Chanel, an event held Jan. 3 lat
Saks Fifth Avenue at the Somerset time and effort she pufs into
Collection in Troy. At the center of charities is as remarkable as she
is," said Debra Ribitwer of •
it all was Style Editor Carla
Schwartz of West Bloomfield, the Birmingham.
The luncheon was one more
afternoon's honoree.
example of Schwartz's giving
This year, Style, the magazine,
is celebrating its 20th anniversary spirit. She selected the Hermelin
Brain Tumor Center at Henry
and Schwartz has overseen the
Ford Hospital in Detroit to
publication since its inception.
receive a portion of the proceeds.
"It's been great watching it
The center is at the•forefront of
evolve,' she said. "We started out
brain tumor research and treat-
as a supplement in the Detroit
ment, offering new hope for
Jewish News and -the general
patients
and their families.
community kept saying, `I love
In addition to helping a good
this magazine, I'm not Jewish, but
cause, the sold-out event gave
I want to get it So, we felt there
Marcie Hermelin Orley of Franklin and Daria Wenderski
of Troy
savvy shoppers in the crowd the
chance to preview Chanel's 2006
spring/summer ready-to-wear
collection and accessories. Short
jackets, Bermuda shorts, embel-
lished tank tops, and black-and-
white pieces are some of the
must-have looks for the season.
"Chanel is status, history, tradi-
tion, classic," said Jacqueline
Layne of West Bloomfield, a per-
sonal shopper at Saks. "It's not
just for one age group. Everybody
can take a piece of Chanel and
wear it with jeans or turn around
and wear it for evening or day"
"The late designer Coco Chanel
not only defined style, she tran-
scended it;' Schwartz said. "That's
what we try to do at Style, the
magazine."
Among the stylemakers spot-
ted in.the crowd were: Carla
Schwartz's daughter, Erin
Schwartz of Birmingham;
Adrienne Fink of Orchard Lake;
Sonia Pone of Farmington Hills;
Marcie Orley of Franklin;
Harriet Rotter of Bingham
Farms; and Shelly Cooper,
Jeannie Dubin, Pam
Rosenblum and Sally Marx, all
of Bloomfield Hills. 111
Erin Schwartz of Birmingham and her mother, Carla, of West Bloomfield
Ruth Cash of West*Bloomfield and her daughter Julie Levin
of Farmington Hills
Jackie Layne of
West Bloomfield
Debra Ribitwer of Birmingham and Deborah Meade of
Grosse Pointe
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