The masked ball that Fred Giuffrida and Pamela Joyner (shown here with Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue) hosted in their beautiful home last week raised approximately $200,000 for the Making Waves Foundation, an organization that provides educational opportunities for young people in need.

The annual event is one of the highlights of the fall social season, and rightfully so — Pamela and Fred are the perfect hosts, creating an evening of utmost glamour. But this year’s event was slightly different than years previous in one small way. “For the first time we thought we would add a little fun and try an auction,” Pamela told us.

Mireille Schwartz at a fundraiser in December, 2007
Why I Support Raphael House
Mireille Schwartz
Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board
“My daughter and I have been involved in philanthropy and volunteer work at Raphael House for more than a year now.  From the first moment I met Father David and his wife I knew this was a wonderful, safe oasis for families in transition.
It’s my pleasure to contribute to the new beginnings for these families - and Raphael House’s sensible, calm and sane approach to helping people with a long-term strategy for financial stability …

Amber Marie Bently is a woman of many talents, as I discovered with a group of friends at Ocean Beach in San Francisco recently. Sure, we all know her as a great jewelry designer, as a smart business woman, and with husband Christopher, one of the leading philanthropists in San Francisco. But who knew she could hula-hoop… in fire!
I wouldn’t have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes.

The occasion was a private celebration in honor of Amber Marie’s Goddaughter. With Chris Bently on …

Last week I attended one of the most lovely, fun, events in some time — a birthday party for Mireille Schwartz.

Mireille (pronounced mere-ray) is one of the more active members of a new generation of philanthropists and art enthusiasts in San Francisco, and has been featured on SFluxe for her involvement in the Fine Arts Museums, the Friends of the Urban Forest, the Raphael House, and numerous fashion events (she is the editor of the fashion magazine, Bientot.)

Mireille, with daughter Charlotte.
The evening began with cocktails at her elegant Lake District …

Usually SFLuxe’s commentary on the Bently family fashion focuses on Amber Marie Bently, who’s always so gorgeous and lovely, like a glittering butterfly, but this time we’re going to change it up a little and cast an eye on husband Christopher Bently. My jaw dropped, as I’m sure yours just did too, when I saw this divine photo by Matt Powers of Christopher and Amber Marie on stage at the Koncept Kamalaspa fashion show. It is absolutely the most superb outfit I have seen a man wear in …