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Creative collaborators Don McKellar and Bob Martin, former Canadian ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor and Elena Semikina, the statuesque actress, former Miss Universe Canada and movie producer (Our Man in Tehran) weren’t the only familiar faces turning heads Friday night at the opening bash celebrating Victoria Film Festival’s 20th anniversary in a Johnson street building with a retro makeover.For a party girl, once the egg nog begins to run out White satin sweatheart applique floor length wedding dressPop culture icon Andy Warhol, represented by a lookalike snapping Polaroids; the faces of Breakfast at Tiffany’s co-stars Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard adorning colourful paper masks worn by guests; and flickering black-and-white images of American heiress-turned-Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick also drew double-takes.MC Adam Sawatsky of CTV and festival director Kathy Kay led enthusiastic guests in a Happy Birthday singalong at the Odeon before British comedian Steve Coogan lit up the screen as Alan Partridge in the film of the same name. Coogan’s cockeyed brand of Brit wit elicited gales of laughter, followed by mostly rave reviews at the three-tiered bash with a 1960s New York theme. 

“No wonder she [Hepburn] was so thin. You can’t eat with these gloves on,” quipped CBC’s Jo Ann Roberts, clutching a vintage cigarette holder and wearing pearls, an elegant evening dress and long gloves as part of her Holly Golightly outfit.No matter how you choose to ring in the new year Taffeta Strapless Chapel Train Ruffles Applique Beaded Ball Gown Wedding Dress, Jovani has you covered.Roberts fit right in among piles of pale green gift-wrapped boxes, an eggshell-blue Tiffany’s cake draped with candy pearls, and diamond jewelry from Idars on the floor devoted to the Capote classic.Elegantly clad Swing Dance Association of Victoria members got in on the action, dancing up a storm to Sinatra tunes and other period classics on a makeshift dance floor.the styles, fits, silhouettes and fabrics created by Jovani's world-class team of craftspeople Tulle sweatheart beaded wedding dresses HS56235“We’re living props,” said Naomi Lee, 31.After passing a runway outside 722 Johnson St. — where smoke billowed and models wearing sequined and lamé miniskirts and knee-high elevator boots got flashbulbs popping — the gala’s 400 guests entered a replica of Central Park teeming with hippies.Guests got groovy, donning costumes and having their photos taken. There was even a cake resembling a record player with a Beatles hit on the turntable.