Orkut Buyukkokten’s “I (Heart) Prada” shirt said it all — and he wasn’t the only one. Politicians, tech titans, philanthropists, fashionistas, the newly pregnant, the about-to-be-married, the just-divorced, new money, old money, hardly any money at all… they all crowded into the big, gorgeous new Prada store on Maiden Lane last week to show their love.

Orkut Buyukkokten with partner Derek Holbrook

There were the ladies brave enough to wear Prada to a Prada opening, and the ladies brave enough not to wear Prada — confusing, we know, but that’s fashion for you! The important thing is to look fabulous regardless of what label your wearing… and in our view, everyone did look fab!

Juliet de Baubigny with Allison Speer

Event planner Allison Speer always knows how to pull together the most interesting group of people, as you’ll see in the photos below. Drew Altizer and his team worked overtime in getting some fabulous photos for this event. Here are some of SFLuxe’s favorites — no easy task, considering there were over 1,000 from which to choose!

Carol Anne Werner and Michael Dianda. Michael is wearing THE pants of the season — designed by artist Damien Hirst for the Warhol Factory X Levi’s collection.

Shannon Bavaro

Vanessa Getty

Tatiana Sorokko, always turning heads!

Betty Kay Coakley, Elyssa Thorp

Brenna Guier, David Chacon

Angel Allison

Marissa Mayer, Jini Kim

Angel Susinzo (in Prada) with Frankie Wijaya

Nina Tiari (also in Prada)

Holly Welch, Amy Glass

Vicki Winston of Neiman-Marcus (who always belongs on any Best Dressed List) , with David Gorsky and John Hadeed of Torso Vintage.

Ali Hamidi, Mark Calvano

Karen Caldwell, Susan Snyder

Kate Harbin, Sobia Shaikh. Sobia, by the way, is one of the few lucky women on the West Coast who were able to purchase Prada’s new sequined envelope clutch.

Justin Fichelson with Elizabeth Touw and Keylee Sanders

Gil Cueto, Kimberly Von Koontz

Anu Gyani, Sharan Johal

Cameron Silver of Decades, with Ricky Serbin of Ricky’s Exceptional Treasures

Even OJ Shansby, one of Chanel’s best customers internationally, stopped by to see the Prada (don’t tell Karl!)

Lindsay Bolton dressed down as the party heated up.

Lindsay with her dashing fellas, husband George Bolton and pal Alan Malouf

And speaking of “dashing”…

Going…

Going…

Gone. Elizabeth Ebbesen Touw knows how to dash from a party in high style!

Norah Stone with Chef Thomas Keller

Mayor Gavin Newsom with Thomas Keller

Gurbaksh “G” Chahal, with Leslie Gantan, Kalah Espinoza, and Toyna Chin. Popular guy!

Marissa Mayer, Orkut Buyukkokten, Jini Kim, Derek Holbrook and Zack Bogue

Amber Marie Bently with Bryan Hunt and Jenna Hunt

Ben Bolles, Nadiya Suwardi, Graziana De Boni

Bobby Sullivan with Carolyne Zinko of the San Francisco Chronicle

Alyson Jackson and Angelique Griepp

Christopher Bently, Jorge Maumer

Matt Fadness, Pandora Gee, and Robert-Michael Joseph

Marius Cuc, Brenda Zarate

Sloan Barnett

Daru Kawalkowski, Frank Kawalkowski

Fred Moll, Allison Speer

Jenny Chiu, Coralie Langston Jones

Ali Sonsini, Marissa Fitusi

Mark Calvano, Mickey Bruce, Joel Goodrich

Pamela Donahue, Marvin Brooks, Maggie Honda

Christopher Bently, Dr. Jordan Schlain

Christine Tso and Friend

Ken Jones, Bridget Cannata

Jenna Hunt, Stacey Dobos

Adrianna Sullivan, Bobby Sullivan

Sonya Molodetskaya, Nina Kirilova, Rada Katz

Ronnie Monatlik, Jody Thelander

Peter Mossner, Betsy Linder

Robyn Paret, Alan Malouf

Beth Townsend, Marie Lehman

Laura Cunningham, Tatiana Sorokko

Jessica Moment

Kimberly Von Koontz (left) with Friend

Shannon Bavaro, Ali Hamidi

Nadir Shaikh, Sobia Shaikh

Toyna Chin, Leslie Gantan

Yurie Pascarella, Daniel Diaz

Jonathan Straley, Dale Brown

Jerome Kerr-Jarrett of DeBeers (right) with Friend

Jessica Mullens with the great nightclub promoter Martel Toler

Michelle Hall with Friend

And who is this mysterious “Friend” you may ask? We don’t know either! If there is a name we don’t have, or is we’ve misidentified or misspelled a name, please let us know by emailing sfluxe@gmail.com

The final assessment of the Prada store, designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, goes to dear Harry Denton, who knows his way around a store or two…

We couldn’t agree more, Harry!

• Photos: Drew Altizer [drewaltizer.com]
• Shopping: Prada [201 Post Street]