American jeweler to the stars Le Vian celebrated 20 years of its record-busting Chocolate Diamonds with a glittering retrospective catwalk, while raising almost $500,000 for children's and cancer charities.
Le Vian models sashayed down the runway in a packed Las Vegas ballroom at the Venetian Hotel on Sunday, June 2, in a catwalk show that looked both to the past and the future, with an audience of top retailers and superfan Le Vian collectors.
The evening's proceedings included two impromptu ovations. One for the man who pledged $175,000 (matched dollar for dollar by Le Vian) in exchange for nothing more than a balloon and a rose. The highlight of the night however was for one of the serving staff - a single father - who was so moved by the stories of the evening that he stopped work and through tears, explained that he wished to pledge $200 in honor of his father who had died in his 50s from cancer. He has since been offered a job by the billionaire top donor of the night. Le Vian Chocolate Diamonds is a trademarked brand of natural fancy color brown diamonds which denote a superior quality of brown diamonds.