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Homefront is where the heart is/Oscar Style 2014, Part 2


In a way, it was fitting that the turnout for the Wounded Warrior Project® Style & Beauty Suite at the historic Avalon Hollywood on February 28 was most impressive, even with biblical flooding and other karmic payback for the too-nice weather Southern California enjoyed. However, by the looks of things, it would take a little more than a little rain to hold back hearty, deserving people who have weathered bigger storms in the Middle East and their return to the homefront. 

 

Carlos Bernard, Elliott Yamin, Jake Pavelka, Jenifer Lewis, Kate Flannery, Kenny Lattimore, Nestor Serrano, Sabrina Bryan and Wendy Davis were among celebrities attending the Wounded Warrior Project® Style & Beauty Suite, organized by (the aptly-named) True Heart Events founder Amy Malin. However, in this forum, the celebrities were there as much to give as to receive. It was truly wonderful to witness veterans and their families getting the royal treatment from salons, spas, clothing designers and representatives from companies producing fantastic household products as well as get to tell some of their stories and how Wounded Warrior Project helped them move forward. 

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Servicemen and women, along with their spouses and children, were outfitted with chic clothing from IIJin, gorgeous and eco-friendly designs from Ali’s Collection out of Chicago (featuring sparkling druzy stones, crystals and agates, www.aliscollection.com) and Mujus (jewelry in yummy, mouthwatering colors the necklaces made of seeds from a palm tree indigenous to the Amazon, www.mujus.com). Oscar Blandi, whose fantastic products are sold at Sephora boutiques, offered hair touch ups and samples of their latest hair thickening products. PackIt’s beautifully-made and affordable lunch bags (www.packit.com) were not only stylish, but can be frozen so food stays fresh for extended hours out in the field. Accessorizing those bags were BKR San Francisco’s (mybkr.com) silicon-coated glass bottles, which are currently the rage among yoga fans and sold in the U.S. at Anthropologie stores. And what would a homecoming be without comfy slippers? Dearfoams had them in new, unexpectedly hip styles for adults and kids.

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The pampering was also a focal point. Facials and massages from Spa del Rey were top issue, as was a men's grooming station using products from SheaMoisture,

 

Zumer Sport’s carryalls (also featured at Matthew & Mark Harris’ fantastic WOW Creation’s Oscar Suite), made from recycled baseballs, basketballs and other sports equipment, was a lovely way to wrap the day up for families in attendance. U.S. Vietnam Veteran Allan O’Donovan, owner of Burbank’s Ciao!Cristina, meanwhile, fed the troops and boosted morale with his traditional, homestyle Italian cooking, served by young, enthusiastic Iraq war veterans.

 

 

Commented Malin, “We think it was really special that we had an older veteran helping to honor the next generation of veterans. We are so excited to be working once again with the amazing team at Wounded Warrior Project on another meangingful event.  The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors.”

 

Mission accomplished? Yes, sir!!

 

To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.



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