The Celebration: Seventh Annual Mid Winter Gala

The Cause: The Junior Committee of the Fine Arts Museums – an exclusive group that brings together the next generation of prominent young couples and individuals of San Francisco and the Bay Area who have an interest in the arts.

The Chairs: Honorary Chairs – Vanessa Getty and Trevor Traina; Co-Chairs – Kathryn Lasater and Allison Speer 

The Credentials: When you combine the city’s fine art-supporting gen X and Y taste-makers with a top DJ, Cartier baubles, and glamorous gowns, it’s no wonder the product is one of the most fun and highly anticipated parties of San Francisco’s elite. This year’s gala paid homage to the Cartier and America exhibition (on display at the Legion of Honor through May 9, 2010) with a dazzling 200 objects from the private Cartier Collection housed in Geneva. The exhibition covers the history of the House from its first great successes as the “king of jewelers and jeweler to kings” during the Belle Epoque through to the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to dinner and dancing in the clear-tented courtyard, guests sipped and sashayed throughout the corridors of the Legion as Cartier bellhops willingly accepted photo ops and ushered the crowd to their tables peppered with gardenias at each place setting.

Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography

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