Thursday, March 25
The Art of Glamour: More than 400 people filled the Phyllis Morris showroom on Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills to welcome the return of legendary “big eyes†artist Margaret Keane to Los Angeles, since her last appearance in L.A. more than 40 years ago.
Pink champagne from France flowed freely all night and retro, jazzy cool and trip-hop music filled the air as guests viewed dozens of paintings by Keane dating from the early 1960s to the present.
Everyone dressed to impress and the ambiance was true old-school glamour in the famed Phyllis Morris showroom with its Hollywood-style furniture that is hand-made for celebrities (Christina Aguilera, Kate Beckensale, Sylvester Stallone to name a few).
Among those in attendence were
fashion journalist turned fashion designer Merle Ginsberg (fresh off the Bravo series “Launch My Line†); renowned songwriter Allee Willis (“The Color Purple†); L.A. Times journalist Mayer Rus; celebrity hairstylist Pasquale Caselle; and Kat Kramer (daughter of the late great director Stanley Kramer).
Not leaving Young Hollywood without representation, other notable guests included sizzling hot model/actress Bridget Marquardt (E!’s “The Girls Next Door†); Hollywood Socialite, actor and entrepreneur Ben Decker (MTV’s “The Hills”); beautiful budding actress Julia Springer (“Valentine’s Day”); actress Marisa Lauren (90210); award-winning artist and fashion model Darcie Odom and many, many more of the simply fabulous people who make the 
art, design, music and film world go ‘round and ‘round!
Ms. Keane is the subject of the film in production “Big Eyes†which features Kate Hudson portraying Margaret Keane.
