Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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photography by Victor VirgiLE/gamma-rapho Via gEtty imagEs (pucci); courtEsy of makE-a-Wish foundation (richardson, kLEin, nEckLacE) vegasmagazine.com 75 Style GivinG Back Dollars raiseD in 15 years: More than $1.5 million number of sponsors: More than 100 annually raffle prizes: 130 donated last year most fabulous raffle prize: The coveted prize is each year's Make-A-Wish Diamond Star necklace specially designed by Anglo International Group and valued at $4,000. By the NumBers Children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition hope to be granted all manner of wishes—from the heartbreaking to the hilarious. And raising money to grant those wishes is the goal of the Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada Fashion Show (snv.wis h.org) luncheon at Wolfgang Puck's Spago in the Forum Shops at Caesars. It's also the fashion show of the season and 2016 marks its 15th year. Past designers have included Oscar de la Renta, Fendi, Valentino, and Tory Burch, among others; this year Emilio Pucci, whose designs graced the 10th-anniversary show, makes a return appearance. Chair of the Fashion Show committee Linda Richardson, who has, along with her husband, Bill, long spearheaded the organization's Southern Nevada chapter, says it's about helping the child, naturally, "but also about the joy and happiness it brings to their whole families." Not every Make-A-Wish child wants to go to Disneyland: Spago's longtime executive chef, Eric Klein, was a big part of one child's wish experience, helping her to make gallons of soup to feed the homeless. [Klein has recently left Spago to work on a new Puck project.] Says Richardson, "This little girl could have anything possible, but that was her thing—and it was just amazing." snv.wish.org . Get ready for the season's most coveted seat—the Ma e-a-Wish Fashion shoW luncheon at spago. By Monica acuna Fashion show and tell! clockwise from top left: Expect fabulous pieces at the 2016 Make-A-Wish Fashion Show Luncheon from return favorite Pucci's Fall/Winter collection; Luncheon Chair Linda Richardson hugs former Wish Kid Amanda; The coveted Diamond Star necklace, which one lucky raffle winner will carry away from the luncheon; Wish Kids Kaitlyn and Tucker working with chef Eric Klein at luncheon host Spago. Wishing well