Inside The ECOLUXE Luxury Lounge 'Endless Summer Festival’

By: Ashley Joy Parker
September 15, 2024

Television’s biggest weekend.….

Ahead of the 2024 Emmy Awards, veteran producer Debbie Durkin hosted her 18th annual ECOLUXE Luxury Lounge to benefit Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue Ranch at a private residence in the heart of Beverly Hills.

To celebrate television’s biggest weekend, the exclusive day-time event featured emerging brands in beauty & wellness, destination travels, high-end jewelry, sustainable brands, culinary, spirits, puppies available for adoption, and engaging memorable experiences alongside sustainable brand partners, philanthropists, nominees, celebrity and media VIP guests.

Notable attendees included actor Gilles Marini, CSI Miami actress Sofia Milos, Emmy-nominee writer for The Crown Meriel Sheibani-Clare, Games of Thrones actor Joseph Gatt, comedian Kwame Siegel, actor/rapper/dancer Skully Brandon and more.

Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue Ranch served as the event’s main charity partner. The organazization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit making a positive impact by rehabilitating souls and creating second chances using the human/animal bond, with puppies and therapy dogs available for adoption and foster.

Participating brands included ZenoVerse Wellness Group, Kimitake Jewelry, Fayah Athletics, Dr. Michelle Barr, Uka Sake, and Bangin’ Buns. In their gift bags, celebs also received Grammy winner Alya Michelson‘s song “HOPE” to benefit UNICEF and luxury bamboo sheets and bath towels with a $50 gift card from ettitude.

Debbie Durkin’s ECOLUXE Endless Summer Festival represents a significant shift in how pre-awards events are conceptualized and executed. By seamlessly blending luxury experiences with purposeful brands and philanthropic initiatives, the event sets a new standard for meaningful celebrity engagements. It demonstrates that star power can be harnessed not just for entertainment, but as a force for positive change and awareness.

The diverse gathering underscored the event’s unique ability to bridge different worlds under the banner of wellness and social responsibility. At the heart of the ECOLUXE experience, there is always a carefully curated selection of brands that align with the event’s ethos of sustainability, purposeful living, and uplifting brands who make products that make peoples’ and pets’ lives better. As the entertainment industry increasingly prioritizes social responsibility and sustainability, events like the ECOLUXE Lounge serve as important catalysts for change.

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Gilles Marini and Carole Marini