tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post6382639447199263321..comments2021-09-18T16:22:00.148-07:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-43972250897734736542014-04-15T12:10:59.285-07:002014-04-15T12:10:59.285-07:00What an absolute giant of a woman your friend Denise is, and how fortunate to have such a good friend in you (you write very well of her). I really enjoyed this post (thank you). A lady of such difficult and humble beginnings in childhood that truly enjoys the best of living. Fabulous!Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-19198790112615643602014-04-14T22:52:14.325-07:002014-04-14T22:52:14.325-07:00Dear Columnist-<br /><br />I had such fun selecting all the images--and chose some (PETER MARINO IN BLACK LEATHER) to surprise and shock. She first knew Marino when he wore pink cashmere and was launching his design career.<br />BAGAN PAGODAS!<br />I went to the Bagan silversmith factory where they make these pagodas. They are all handmade. I had planned to select some for her--and soon found that it would take hours to find the right ones, the best ones, the matching pieces, the perfect designs and artful craft. I did not want to return with a wonky pagoda. Hers are exquisite on the table. She has Tiffany silver pieces on her dining table in the city.<br />Lovely to hear from you. I hope all is well in your corner of the world. best DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-26035309311578021572014-04-14T22:48:59.273-07:002014-04-14T22:48:59.273-07:00KARENA<br /><br />YOU GOT IT!<br />YES, I admire her life (starting as a refugee in Italy), and then her gatherings of friends, her social rules. She can be judged by the friends she has kept--for forty or fifty years or more. I&#39;ve met some of her longtime friends--Italian designers and Paris perfume company founders and business people and priests (yes) and ballet dancers and unknowns. She is endlessly interesting and vital. DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-20688210000054791152014-04-14T22:41:38.002-07:002014-04-14T22:41:38.002-07:00Without wishing to diminish Mrs Hale&#39;s 39th (?) birthday celebration, I do like those Burmese silvered pagodas on her dining table! Someone frequently photographed with a champagne flute in their hand sounds like the perfect party companion!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-9357531101413014822014-04-13T08:07:52.978-07:002014-04-13T08:07:52.978-07:00Dear Diane,<br />You are the absolute best at bringing your friends brilliant lives to us. I applaud Denise Hale, her panache, her style, her accomplishments. Is there possibly a book in the works?<br /><br />xoxo <br />Karena<br />The Arts by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-80828062963432448792014-04-09T16:17:58.309-07:002014-04-09T16:17:58.309-07:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I&#39;ve heard from readers from around the world--and everyone has enjoyed this story.<br /><br />I had a wonderful message from my longtime friend OLGA BYCHEK a fantastic guide…more like a professor, a philosopher, a superb professional--who was my guide and later Denise&#39;s guide in ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA:<br /><br />Thank you very much for such a brilliant article,Diane!!! I met Denise 8 years ago and not for a long time, but still remember my feelings of this lady as a quiet expert of refined taste. Please give her my best wishes of the very many happy returns of her birthday!<br />Love to both of you from sunny Tenerife<br />Olga<br /><br />Отправлено с iPhone<br /><br />thank you, dear Olga...<br />Diane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-55794072365195304822014-04-09T16:15:55.829-07:002014-04-09T16:15:55.829-07:00Dear Leonard-<br /><br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />I&#39;m so happy you met her…she is always lovely to new friends…and I&#39;m sure for her also it was a delight meeting you. best DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-34180929729114625702014-04-08T13:51:14.394-07:002014-04-08T13:51:14.394-07:00Although I don&#39;t run in the same social circles, I&#39;ve admired Ms. Hale from the sidelines for years. Imagine my please, while volunteering at the SF Fall Antiques Show in 2011, Ms. Hale came to pick up vendors. Being another bold Aries, I walked up and introduced myself as she grasped my hand! I&#39;ll treasure that day forever!Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495059558953278402[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-31775298325962429192014-04-08T12:27:57.136-07:002014-04-08T12:27:57.136-07:00DEAR FRIENDS-<br /><br /><br />I received so many messages…emails, comments, FB comments, and posts and reposts, and shares…Denise has lots of admirers.<br /><br />I rec&#39;d the following from my dear reader, Nora:<br /><br />What a treat! Thank you. I wish you could publish photos of her all green SF apartment. It was glorious. I don&#39;t quite remember the original publication date, possibly early eighties in the now-defunct Connoisseur Magazine. ??? I had saved the magazine for years. <br />Again, she is a favorite and I thank you for the lovely article!<br />Best regards from Miami, Nora. <br /><br />Sent from my iPad<br />Nora Agudo<br /><br />Nora, thank you. Yes…her apartment was shown in Vogue many years ago…and it is beautiful. I was not able to find those original images…the glorious dining room with silver cranes and the silk velvet walls. I will keep looking. If you find them please let me know. best DIANE<br />Diane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-84207276450869098812014-04-08T07:56:58.378-07:002014-04-08T07:56:58.378-07:00She is the GRANDE DAME of SAN FRANCISCO………<br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS.HALE.Thank You for all you have done for the city.I adore the fact you have a cattle ranch………I have always wanted a COW!SInce, I was a small thing……….does not look like it will happen but I can still DREAM!I went to COVERDALE once years ago to a CAMP.I believe I was 7 years old.Cried every night!Missed Home.Too young to be away…….although we did get to sleep in covered wagons!Why I am telling YOU this I have no idea just slipped out!Great POST DIANE on a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN!THANK YOU!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-4192715946421804962014-04-08T00:01:34.280-07:002014-04-08T00:01:34.280-07:00Dear Reggie-<br /><br />I&#39;d love to see you writing a profile…I know you would make it vivid and lively and a little frisky as well.<br />Denise is fantastic two write about--as she has so many layers and layers.<br />Everywhere she goes (or whoever I am with her…wherever) someone will come over to the table to say hello.<br />In Paris, we were having a quiet lunch at Le Voltaire…and eventually an older and very distinguished gentleman came over to pay homage…they talked as if they had seen each other the day before…I asked Denise who is was (I usually know, but…)…and she said Prince Michael of Greece (I believe he is a cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh…) They had last seen each other thirty years ago…and so it goes. Pierre Bergé came to Sa Francisco…and had to see her. Givenchy sends her custom CDs…All much more than I could fit into the story. I&#39;m happy you enjoyed it…and liked the frisky part of it…fondest to you, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-57812060588249156862014-04-07T23:57:27.982-07:002014-04-07T23:57:27.982-07:00Dear Terri-<br /><br /><br />Thank you! I wonder if you read the rest on your exercise bike or at work. Either way…it was for friskiness and fun, really.<br />Denise is a fantastically multi-layered person, with such diverse interests and wide-ranging friends. We all love her a lot, and she is marvelous to write about as well.<br />take good care…and be sure to plan travel--DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-27634789175001607692014-04-07T21:02:28.000-07:002014-04-07T21:02:28.000-07:00What a lovely, heart-felt love letter you have written to your dear friend and remarkable woman, Denise Hale. She sounds like a dynamo, and lots of fun, which to my mind is a potent combination, indeed! Bravo Dianne and Denise, both! ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-15258928198764432542014-04-07T12:02:55.117-07:002014-04-07T12:02:55.117-07:00Happy birthday Denise! What a striking woman and a fascinating life. I scanned your article but have book-marked to read later. A beautiful tribute Diane.<br /><br />xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798[email protected]