Headdress Ball 2009

The Hope & Help Center of Central Florida's annual Headdress Ball was in full swing this past Saturday, October 3rd at the new Hilton Orlando International Drive. The charity event raised over $270,000 a successful result despite the current state of the economy.

The event theme - Red Carpet, Red Ribbon & Red Lipstick inspired the VIP cocktail reception. I incorporated a 24 x 24 foot custom bar in the center of the reception, complete with a back bar and overhead canopy giving that permanent installation signature of my design.

The bar was flanked to one side by the mermaid lounge which was adorned by the beautiful Mertailor land & sea creatures in and out of the water. Situated to the other side of the bar, the dance club, where American Audio Visual's designer Tommy Hart wow'ed guests with his dramatic reveal of the dance floor hidden behind Moss Inc's fabric walls. Guests danced to the music of DJ Joanie who had a commanding position within a custom built scaffold/ industrial stage and DJ booth surrounded by water walls.

The party went all night long, "ABSOLUTELY", says DJ Joanie- I loved the layout you created for me. The dance floor was perfect and kept the energy high and made people stay in the area. Hope to work with you again in the near future and to see ya out soon!

To make a donation to this very important cause visit:

http://hopeandhelp.org

-Awny K

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Orange Appeal - Headdress Ball Photoshoot

A purposefully transformed showroom acted as the perfect backdrop last week, as we hosted a photoshoot for Orange Appeal Magazine& The Hope & Help Center.

The editorial spread will be featured in next month's September/October issue of the magazine, all in preparation for Central Florida's most anticipated charity event- Headdress Ball. A decadent Vegas style, black tie event benefiting the Hope & Help Center of Central Florida and their fight against AIDS and HIV.

Headdress Ball Founders- Sam Ewing & Hattie Wolfe, along side with the event's long time supporter and hostess -Jackie London, TV anchor from Local 6 and the event signature, showgirl posed for the cameras looking elegant and fabulous.

Hope & Help's Development Director, Maggie King commented "Thanks again for allowing us to use your venue for the Orange Appeal photo shoot, as long standing sponsors of the event and with Awny serving on the board of directors for the charity, we are excited and enthusiastic about this year's event entitled- Red Carpet, Red Ribbon and Red Lipstick.

For more information on the event and to purchase
tickets visit:
http://www.headdressball.org/

June 5th Tantra VIP reception benefiting Hope & Help Sponsored by Unique Option- Starring Christian Siriano of Project Runway

Amazing event - amazing cause... Unique Option sponsored the June 5th fashion extravaganza starring Project Runway winner- Christian Siriano. The event took place at Disney's Coronado Springs & the adjacent Rix Lounge. Sponsoring the VIP reception was a pleasure and it was all for a great charity. The reception benefited Central Florida's Hope & Help Center, a charitable organization that focuses on supporting those who are affecting with AIDS & HIV. Incredible photos, incredible people, incredible publicity. Awny said it best:

“We love to bring beauty to life,” explains Unique Option’s owner Awny Khashoggi. “But it goes beyond that. We choose to surround ourselves with beautiful people, beautiful causes, and beautiful environments. That is our inspiration.”

AMAZING Photos from the evening- provided by Damon Tucci- www.damontucci.com:

The VIP lounge....
Decked out in ultra white wicker furniture from our Pacific line & decor accents hung from the palm trees courtesy of our friends at RKM Future Boys Decor in Miami.






The VIP lounge... decked out in plush Italian leather sofas and glass end tables. Topped with flower accents from Greenery Productions...
While the runway & backdrop for the Fashion show at Rix was provided by our friends and the amazing prop and scenery masters at: Clegg & Sons/ C&S Themed Events.




Guests & attendees from the event had a FABULOUS time!