On Tuesday, May 13 founder of the upscale department store Wilkes Bashford celebrated his 75th birthday among 74 of his closest friends and admirers. The black-tie birthday soiree was held at the Museum of African Diaspora and featured nibbles courtesy of 1300 on Fillmore.

Carmen Policy, Gail Policy


Tatiana Sorokko, Serge Sorokko



Guest, Wilkes Bashford, Blanche Brown


Willie Brown



Victor Makras, Farah Makras, Matthew Goudeau



Elaine McKeon, Wilkes Bashford



Mark Corsi, Joe Callahan, Midge Callahan



Wilkes Bashford, Willie Brown



Urannia Ristow, Wilkes Bashford, Tatiana Sorokko


OJ Shansby, Wilkes Bashford


Charles Villenueva, Serita Sangimino, Wilkes Bashford



Willie Brown, Cynthia Fry Gunn



 Paul Pelosi, Wilkes Bashford



Brent Johnson, Mary Johnson



Susan Brown, Wilkes Bashford



Alisa Stephens, Linsey Salyer



Kim Brandon, Dede Wilsey



Tatiana Sorokko, Paul Pelosi



George Shultz, Charlotte Shultz



Catherine Bigelow, Matthew Goudeau



Alan Malouf, Alisa Stephens



Ed Conlin, Paul Pelosi, Brunno Ristow



Michael Brown, Isabella Brown



Willie Brown, Patti Austin, Wilkes Bashford



Wilkes Bashford, Kamala Harris



Farah Makras, Victor Makras



Karen LeVett, Denny LeVett, Linsey Salyer



Steven Kay, Maria Manetto Farrow