photo: JOSH BRASTED
photo: LANCE NICOLL
photo: JOSH BRASTED
photo: LANCE NICOLL
INside Peek
photo: LANCE NICOLL
Une Soirée Honors Debs
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Inside New Orleans
The neon signs read “Eugenie” and “Reese” outside the private entrance of The Ace Hotel, which was the perfect setting for Une Soirée, a debutante fête honoring Eugenie Stall and Reese Bickham. It was hosted by their parents, Susu and Andrew Stall and Elizabeth and Rob Bickham. The Ace Hotel set the tone for this chic and edgy affair, but it was the vision of event planner Susan Zackin, of Z Event Co., that brought it to life. Her collaboration with the talents of Urban Earth, SeeHear Productions, The Ace Hotel and, of course, the hosts themselves, created a night to remember. The honorees and their mothers set off the fashion for the night: Reese Bickham and Elizabeth Bickham wore Suzanne St. Paul designs, while Eugenie Stall chose Gucci and Susu Stall (of SOSUSU) was in Costarellos. Hundreds of candles lined the walls of the entry corridor and guests were greeted by the sounds of musician Stephen J. Gladney. The courtyard, with a boxwood-covered champagne