Journal

Festivities for Good

Festive scenes from our benefit; Photographs by Nina Fernandez/BFA.com, Ben Biondo, and Matt Morris

For the seventh year, we hosted our annual holiday fundraiser to benefit our longtime partner Planned Parenthood LA—we were thrilled when our friends Justine Lupe and Eléonore Toulin agreed to co-host alongside Margaret and Katherine. Last Wednesday night, we gathered in our most festive attire at Genghis Cohen for a paper lantern-lit evening of dancing with friends, tarot readings and card games, an overflowing dessert table, and a silent auction with all proceeds going back to PPLA. 

To disco tunes courtesy of Phoebe’s husband (our unofficial DJ for every DÔEN party since we’ve launched), we shimmied on the dance floor to “She Drives Me Crazy.” New York-style Chinese bites were passed, sparkling wine and coquitos flowed generously courtesy of Sophia James Wine and Sonrisa, while an overflowing dessert table complete with pavlovas, cookies, and a towering croquembouche proved to be a hit (and the most IG worthy). Pizza arrived right on time for a refuel amidst the fun, which continued with more dancing well into the night.

The evening's co-hosts, Justine Lupe and Eléonore Toulin

Clockwise from top left: Katherine on the dance floor; Rick Glassman, Adam Brody, and Jackie Tohn; Gideon Adlon and Skye Bennike

Margaret and Katherine

From left: Kaitlyn Dever, Justine Lupe, Gideon Adlon, and Mady Dever; Mecca Cox

Justine Lupe

“I am determined to stay involved in whatever way I can to afford women a safe relationship with their reproductive systems and their right to look after them however they see fit.”

— Justine Lupe, our friend and the evening’s co-host 

Clockwise from left: Gabri Gofis; Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour; Eléonore Toulin

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