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Designer Erdem Moralioğlu’s Visit to Washington

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on April 2, 2014
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Marc and Elise Lefkowitz, who helped found the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and the annual Great Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Lawyer Beverly Hudnut, special counsel for the nonprofit the Campaign Legal Center. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
British designer Erdem Moralioğlu, at the Ritz-Carlton West End hotel, where Saks Fifth Avenue hosted a show of his latest looks. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Leonard Lauder, co-chairman of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder, came down from New York for the day to help host the Great Ladies Luncheon. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Former player Michelle Marciniak (standing) pays tribute to her University of Tennessee basketball coach, Pat Summit, who has Alzheimer’s and received the 2014 Great Ladies Award. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
A group of friends enjoying the ADDF luncheon and fashion show: Sandy Mittu, Tanvi Dey, Monika Samtani, and Geeta Tholan. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
The scene in the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton as the models—three of them from DC, six down from New York—strut the catwalk in Erdem designs. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Erdem, standing on the right, regales dinner guests with stories of his visit to Ben’s Chili Bowl, at the Kalorama home of Elise and Marc Lefkowitz. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Carrie Tracy and Mollie Wein both work for the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and came to DC from New York for the Great Ladies Luncheon. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Design Cuisine co-owner Bill Homan. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
The buffet dinner in honor of Erdem at the home of Marc and Elise Lefkowitz. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
A happy sight for vegans and all vegetable lovers: a colorful mixed salad prepared by Design Cuisine. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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