LA Times: Xeni JARDIN arrives fashionably late, her platinum curls bobbing above the crowd as she sheds a floor-length faux fur to reveal a white silk, backless gown that so effectively evokes Marilyn Monroe, it nearly stops cocktail chatter cold. I am lucky to be acquainted with Xeni through a group I am associated with called Pho. It’s great to see her get the recognition that she deserves!