Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Chambers, and All the Hollywood Families Celebrated the Holidays With Brooks Brothers and St. Jude

A number of Los Angeles families kicked off the holidays this weekend by giving back. On Saturday, Brooks Brothers hosted its annual holiday celebration to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Everyone gathered at the new Edition hotel in West Hollywood for a day of holiday festivities. As guests ascended the stairs, they were greeted with real-life nutcrackers. There was everything from cookie and ornament decorating, photos with Santa, and a personalized hot chocolate station. The sprawling space featured a frosted Christmas tree, fairy lights, and festive decorations. Guests (which included Elizabeth Chambers and Armie Hammer, Camilla Belle, Jaime King, Behati Prinsloo, and Zac Posen) wrote and decorated letters to patients and loved ones at St. Jude via the St. Jude Post. Food-wise, guests indulged their childhood taste buds with gourmet sliders, triple-decker grilled cheese sandwiches, and a variety of brownies and cookies.

Brooks Brothers and St. Jude have been partners since 2005, and in 2015, they established the Brooks Brothers Computational Biology Center on the campus of St. Jude in Memphis. Rachel Zoe, who has hosted the annual holiday event for the past several years, spoke of the wonderful partnership. “St. Jude and the work that they do is almost incomparable to anywhere that helps children living through what they’re living through. Their approach, their research, their knowledge, and the way they treat their children and their families is incredible. I’ve had the good fortune every year to meet some of the families and children, and hearing the success stories are just unbelievable. Hosting this event every year is something I really look forward to.”

The event marked the sixth annual Brooks Brothers x St. Jude Holiday Party, which is the brainchild of Marlo, Terre, and Tony Thomas—children of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas who launched the Thanks and Giving campaign with the brand and evolved it into an annual holiday-focused fundraiser.