Gorgeous & Green Gala

Gorgeous & Green Gala Co-Founder Nadine Weil

Christopher Bently with Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom

Michelle Branch

Christopher Bently chaired the eighth annual Gorgeous & Green Gala, a benefit for Global Green USA, at his own Bently Reserve on December 11, 2012. Celebrity hosts Michelle Branch, Cody Horn, Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Ed O’Neill and Dan Vickrey joined over 200 supporters and helped raise some $230,000 for post-Hurricane Sandy eco-friendly rebuilding projects.

Chefs Michael Mina, Joseph Humphrey, and Bill Corbett prepared an organic gourmet dinner, which was served in the historic banking hall. After dinner, supporters watched an eco-fashion show from Amour Vert, Cari Borja, Mina + Olya, PACT, Prophetik, Oliver Tolentino and Vintage a la Mode. Bay Area based companies Google, PwC and DLR Group, received Eco-Accolade Awards for their commitments to sustainability.

Scenes from the Gorgeous & Green Gala:

Olya Dzilikhova of Mina + Olya

Julie Chaiken, Harlan Budd

Porter Gale and Olya Bauer

Gown by Oliver Tolentino

Global Green USA President Matt Petersen with Cody Horn

Fashion Show

Gorgeous & Green Gala fashion show producers Lily Achatz and Clarissa Nicosia

Doug Dalton, Nicole Cassani, Heidi Pettit, Hooman Khalili, Dan Vickrey

Allison Speer, Ching Nola, Ellie Prezant

Photos by Drew Altizer Photography

Check out Red Carpet Bay Area’s coverage of Green and Chic Holidays in San Francisco, 2008.