Coast 2 Coast Hosts

Bob and Holly Murphy celebrated the 14th anniversary of their colorful La Arcada two-story gift store Coast 2 Coast Collection with a boffo bash for more than 150 guests, a fun fête so large they took over the eatery State & Fig, just across the way to accommodate everyone.

The locale – formerly Hampstead Village, which relocated to nearby State Street – sells luxury merchandise from the likes of Hermès, Baccarat, Cristofle, Waterford, and Lalique in its colorful Aladdin’s Cave boutique.

“It has been quite a journey,” says Holly. “We made sure we opened on 11.11.11 because we considered it our lucky number. It was the only time in 100 years the numbers lined up.”

Among the guests were Caroline Thompson, Dana Hansen, Jamie Knee, Mary Hampson, Chip and Betsy Turner, Jim and Chana Jackson, Bob and Carolyn Williams, Jim and Susan Neuman, John and Nina Davies, Chuck and Stephanie Slosser, Judy Rossiter, and Pam Lund Brown.