Bently Holdings

Dress for Success at the Bently Reserve

By: Doug Hahn

Amber Marie & Christopher Bently were delighted to host the third annual Dress for Success gala at the Bently Reserve.

Dress for Success is an organization dedicated to raising funds to “promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.” Amber Marie Bently co-chaired the event. The evening included both live and silent auctions, drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and a performance by jazz singer Paula West. Celebrity guest Nick Verreos, of Bravo’s Project Runway, mingled with the crowd and livened up the auctions.

Client Delicia Cunningham shared her success story with gala-goers: Dress for Success helped her find employment and improve her life after a period of chemical dependancy. She said that “Dress For Success also put me in a support group called the Professional Women’s Group. Let me tell you, we do the group in the Kimpton Hotel in the corporate room. Everything was so fancy and so nice, I felt so worthy and so deserving, that now I’m looking for bigger and better things. And I owe it all to the people at Dress For Success.”

The evening also featured tastings by various Bay Area chefs, including Elizabeth Faulker of Orson and Citizen Cake, Jamie Jauren and Pastry Chef Irene Contreras of Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, and Robert Helstrom of Kuleto’s Italian Restaurant.