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<\/picture><\/span><\/div>\nJasmin Larian Hekmat, Aurora James, Sophie Buhai<\/span>Marc Patrick\/BFA.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n If the preferred type of gathering these days is a low-key house party, then the Council of Fashion Designers of America\u2019s cocktail evening at The Oliver House in Silver Lake was perhaps the dream gathering.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, golden hour rays poured through the large windows of the modernist R.M Schindler-designed house, which is nestled near the neighborhood\u2019s beloved reservoir. \u201cIt\u2019s a light prism,\u201d agreed owner Gina Correll Aglietti, who also happens to be the CEO of Yola Mezcal.<\/p>\n In the backyard, where most of the mingling took place, the light maintained its magic by bouncing off the small pool, wine glasses, and the quartz earrings worn and designed by co-host Sophie Buhai. CFDA vice chair Aurora James of Brother Vellies, also a co-host, had adorned her ears with Buhai\u2019s designs too.<\/p>\n The California-based talent that helps shape American style convened on the grass and patio, with guests including Danielle Frankel Hirsch, Bethann Hardison, Jasmin Larian Hekmat of Cult Gaia, Zoe Latta, Google Fashion exec Stephanie Horton, Spencer Phipps, and Steven Kolb enjoying a farmers\u2019 market-inspired grazing table with large loaves of Barbari bread.<\/p>\n James, dressed in Bode, noted the fact that the evening marked the CFDA\u2019s first West Coast gathering since the pandemic. \u201cMy hope is that we\u2019re going to start feeling that L.A. is a part of our greater community and family as well, because there\u2019s so much brilliance here,\u201d she said. \u201cI love to have pizza parties in my own garden, so you all are welcome to come over anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to guests, wrapped in a Fortuny kimono over a vintage Calvin Klein top, Buhai reflected on her experience with the organization: \u201cI\u2019m so appreciative of the community the CFDA provides. I think it\u2019s so important to be able to have other friends in our industry and to be able to relate with them, come together, and share what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, camaraderie was evident through the laughter and relaxed banter which stretched late into the night\u2014though blooming jasmine and jacaradas certainly helped, as did the specialty cocktail; a lime leaf-garnished Yola Mezcal Coco Fresca.<\/p>\n Jewelry designer Marvin Douglas Linares was happy to make it. He\u2019s rarely at home these days, given that he is touring the world as Bad Bunny\u2019s stylist. To complete his Jacquemus ensemble, he teamed it with the football-shaped diamond stud the singer had debuted during his Super Bowl halftime set.<\/p>\n Dressed in tip-to-toe Thom Browne, Kolb was admiring the colorful spread and crowd while taking it all in. Acknowledging Donny, the four-legged resident of the house, he remarked: \u201cAnytime there\u2019s a dog, I know we\u2019re in a really good place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n