By Laura Medina
Who says the City of Angels lack refinement with a jolly good cheer?
There are Angelenos, scattered about the greater Los Angeles County and among it's numerous neighborhoods are all about well-mannered frivolities and dressing up. They heard of other white parties slung out and beyond. They wondered and wished, why can't they have a white party, too?
Then, the international, French Dine En Blanc arrived. Starting out as a simple, chic late afternoon picnic where a close group of friends wore white to spot each other, has grown and morph to six continents. Where the idea of commonality where the fellowship of fashion and food happily intersects. For such a wide-spanning membership, despite nationalities and region, Dine En Blanc is an elevated social supper club that only occurs once a year, year-around. It's high society that anyone who values good manners and good food and sociability, can share from any where.
A fashionista newbie to this elegant dining club was awed by the variety of cross-sections of Angelenos in their swankiest whitest of white, actually making and putting in the effort of bringing and sharing their chicest delectables with fellow liked-minded stylish gourmands.
Since this is an evening dining club that enforces an all-white dress code, it's an impromptu fashion show where people can nibble on steak and ahi tuna while sipping on champagne.
Where they come from Santa Monica or Downtown LA or Pasadena, neighborhood attitudinal differences doesn't matter. As long you love to dress while dining, Dine En Blanc brings everyone together.
LA's Dine En Blanc style is Great Gatsby doing Mardi Gras.
Since Dine En Blanc is all about bringing liked-minded White Party people together, the travel and table logistics and strategy is worthy of a Normandy Invasion, White Party Invasion.
Liked-minded of shared interests, exclusive yet not snotty, Dine En Blanc white-clad members are proud to be out and be front as a fun-loving, well-mannered league marching, in unity, to a top secret location and be loud and proud as an exclusive fellowship representing a variety of people who are shared a like-mindedness of dressing up while dining elegantly.
Yes, there is an art of commingling fashion with fine dining, such performing arts of jugglers and stilt walkers and a French Hot Jazz Hip Hop band.
Since Dine En Blanc, in every city on every continent, occurs only once a year, members make an effort, catering to setting a table or reserving a banquet seat with a catered meal to setting up artworks of table wear and plate ware. Yes, real Angelenos make in creating exquisite table decorations to signal their table. These table decorations are worthy to make someone to get up, from their seating, to awe then make some new friends while sharing each others delectables.
Towards the end, everyone jump in line and swaying in line-dancing to classic dance hits, community from large swath of populace.
Yes, there are well-mannered, elegant Angelenos reveling in well-mannered frivolities.
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