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Sea of Shoes's Jane Aldridge made her grand entrance into international society as a debutante at the Crillon Ball in 2009. She recently went back to cover the event and this year's "class," which includes a Kennedy, not to mention the daughter of Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David. [Sea of Shoes]