Good Fashion Sense

South Florida fashion enthusiasts are abuzz with the latest news: Designer Tara Rudes-Dann of L’Agence will headline Junior League of Boca Raton’s 34th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon and Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show

Rudes-Dann is a third-generation fashion entrepreneur and Fashion Director of L’Agence. Her uncle, Jeff Rudes, founded the brand. Saks Fifth Avenue is presenting the New York-style fashion show Friday, Nov. 12 at The Boca Raton during the luncheon. A raffle for the Saks Table will be held. Winners will receive a Saks swag bag and move to the best table on the runway. where Rudes-Dann will join them for the luncheon. 

L’Agence merges the Los Angeles lifestyle with an understated Parisian influence. Since the brand’s inception in 2008, the California-based label has maintained its identity while using luxury fabrics and modern designs to produce timeless ready-to-wear fashion for women.

Known for its easy-to-wear wardrobe staples and relevant fashion looks, L'Agence has garnered a vast celebrity following ranging from Hollywood darlings to young starlets. Brand ambassadors include Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Cindy Crawford, Emma Roberts, Karlie Kloss, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lopez, Kaia Gerber, Lilly Collins, Demi Lovato, Ashley Graham and Scarlet Johansson to name a few.

The Junior League Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon and Fashion Show honors nominees who are outstanding volunteers from 22 nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County who will be recognized for their dedication and expertise as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the missions of the organizations they serve. 

The organizations and nominees are:  Arlene Herson, Brain Bowl Events; Kristina Saltzman, HomeSafe; Alexandra Sierra de Varona, The Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative; Cyndi Bloom, The Women’s Executive Club of South Palm Beach County; Nancy Varian, Boca Helping Hands; Lisa Orlando, Best Foot Forward; Palmira Torres, CROS Ministries; Andrea Virgin, Boca Ballet Theatre; Marcie Gorman, The National Society of Arts and Letters of Florida; Suzan Garber, The Guardian ad Litem Program; Debralyn Belletieri, American Association of Caregiving Youth;  Beth Johnston, Spirit of Giving Network; Amy Kazma, Junior League of Boca Raton; Kathy Adkins, Impact 100 Palm Beach County; Laraine Mastrianna, Nonprofits First; Celine Thibault, Best Buddies in Palm Beach; Fran Nachlas, The George Snow Scholarship Fund; Lauren Johnson, Fuller Center; Elizabeth Fletcher, Boca Raton Historical Society; Merrill Beveridge, Milagro Center; Sarah Kudisch, Junior League of the Palm Beaches and Pam Arrieta with YMCA of South Palm Beach County. 

The honorary chair for the 34th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon is Holli Rockwell Trubinsky, and co-chairs are Kari Oeltjen and Clara Acero.  Committee members include Sosy Faradyan, Terri Honeycutt, Khrisna Kellerman, Jacqueline Martin, Joanne Nachio, Whitney Owens, Erica Perez, Diana Pulte and Michelle Worthington Hillard and Delaney Thomas. 

Partners include the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute as the Award Sponsor and Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton as the Fashion Show Sponsor. Saks Fifth Avenue will once again produce a state-of-the-art runway show that will entertain and inspire guests during the luncheon. The media sponsor is Boca Raton Magazine.

For more information on the event, email info@jlbr.org or call 561-620-2553.