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Chef Mavro boosts Hermes; Escada overflows with beauty

HERMES WAS THE PLACE to be at Ala Moana Center's World Festival Sunday as George "Chef Mavro" Mavrothalassitis was there whipping up Black Angus strip loin, onaga and other dishes. He was assisted by pastry chef Hiromi Okuma and three cooks. Store manager Yuki Ozawa also had plenty of champagne, wine and cocktails for guests. Olivier Robert of France demonstrated how Hermes silk scarfs are printed. Steve Minatra translated and narrated. Hermes special events manager Jessica Zaganczyk flew in from New York for the party. Later, Alvin Chung swept in with an entourage that included last year's Miss Hawaii, Malika Dudley. When they heard current Miss Hawaii Pilialoha Gaison was modeling gems at Harry Winston with Chanel Wise, they dashed over there. Escada was another hot spot, serving fine champagne, pupu and dessert, and displaying beauty and diamond jewelry. Smith Barney's Audra Stevenson was the first buyer, snapping up a ring, said store manager Mariese Montano-Smith. Actress Bai Ling, former Miss Hawaiis Erika Kauffman, Cathy Foy and Candes Gentry, and Cherry Blossom Queen Desiree Yamamoto were at Escada. Like Mariese, Fendi manager Patrick Gey also had wall-to-wall people in his shop, where luxurious furs were modeled. Bruce Liebert, with wife Judith Kellogg, joked that it was nice that the crowd in Fendi's was there to mark his birthday, also on Sunday. Dior and Tiffany were hot tickets, as usual. Chanel held a nifty party Friday for the fest ...

'Lost' viewers will be seeing Green tonight

ARISTON GREEN plays one of The Others on "Lost" and in tonight's episode his dad, attorney Michael Green, appears in a flashback scene. "Lost" actor Daniel Dae Kim and his wife, Mia, were in Waikiki Oct. 27 for the grand opening of Prada's first concept shop. About 250 people looked over the redesigned Kalakaua Avenue store. "Lost" was on location at the UH medical school recently when a make-believe drama turned real. A stuntman was simulating being struck by a bus when a wire cable attached to his body accidentally gashed his forehead. Several doctors and medical students watched as a doc with the film crew treated the cut ...