The Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show and Luncheon is one hot ticket. Recent years have brought Giorgio Armani and YSL's Stefano Pilati.

CARTER ROSE/Special Contributor

Oscar de la Renta presents his 2008 resort collection Sept. 11 at Neiman Marcus downtown.

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This year's headliner flies domestically but brings international panache all the same: Expect an enthusiastic welcome when Oscar de la Renta presents his 2008 resort collection to the sellout crowd Sept. 11 at Neiman Marcus downtown.

Although this is de la Renta's third time to wow the ladies who charity-lunch, it won't feel like a rerun.

His resort collection is White House-ready, with Beltway-appropriate shantung suits and hammered-silk dresses sure to appeal to Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama – and Crystal Charity's best-dressed, too.

Didn't get a ticket? Take a peek at the frothy collection during a trunk show Sept. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Neiman Marcus, 1618 Main St., 214-741-6911

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