Yesterday, Ron Frasch and Glenda Bailey hosted a book party in honor of Hutton Wilkinson and his new work, “More is More: Tony Duquette,” at Saks Fifth Avenue. Hamish Bowles, Tory Burch, Amy Fine Collins, Glenda Bailey, Pamela Fiori, Jared Clark and Anne Caruso showed in support of the author, a designer who worked under the subject of his book for five years as first an apprentice and then an assistant designer. The pages are a second volume for the president of Tony Duquette, Inc., and detail the late American creative’s elaborate, ornamental works including sculpture, jewelry, gardens, film sets and interiors. More»

[Hamish Bowles, Amy Fine Collins. All photos by NEIL RASMUS for PMc]. Last night, Santiago Barberi Gonzalez hosted a dinner at the Nancy Gonzalez showroom to celebrate Pamela Golbin’s new book on Madeleine Vionnet. A fashion-minded group including Vogue’s Hamish Bowles, Vanity Fair’s Amy Fine Collins and Nina Garcia of Elle, Marie Claire and “Project Runway” were just some of those seated to dine in honor of the author, the Curator in Chief at the distinguished (and a personal obsession of mine) Musee de la Mode et du Textile of the Louvre, in Paris. More»

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The Museum of the City of New York hosted their annual New York After Dark benefit bringing together hundreds of New York socials and the museum’s loyal supporters for the benefit hosted by Fendi. Guests including Amy Fine Collins, Celerie Kemble, Dalia Oberlander, Thom Filicia and many more paraded onto The Palm Court of The Plaza for drinks, a buffet, and to show off their “after dark” evening aware amongst the city’s elite in attendance showing support for the museum. More photos below…  More»

[All photos by JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc]. Yesterday, Celeste Ford and Fredric Leopold hosted a book party for “Resort Fashion,” a sartorial history study by clothing historian Caroline Reynolds Milbank with foreword by Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins. Supporters including Somers Farkas gathered in the library of a private home to glimpse the new work, which tranports around the world for delicious designs from Chanel and Schiaparelli to Michael Kors and Rodarte. More»

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[Dame Lori Sutherland, Eric Hagmueller. All photos by JONATHAN ZEIGLER for PMc] Yesterday night on Madison Avenue die hard “Opera Divas” united for one of their favorite activities- shopping- to benefit one of their favorite causes- the New York City Opera, of course! Opera fans such as Fern Mallis, Austin Scarlett, Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen, More»

[Fern Mallis. All photos by NICK HUNT for PMc] Geoffrey Bradfield hosted a grand fete at the equally grand and elegant uptown Carlton Hobbs Mansion for the launch of Ex Arte, “a dazzling tribute to decades of magnificent design from the internationally acclaimed designer and architect Geoffrey Bradfield”. The glamorously festive event kicked off Tuesday as names from the worlds of art, fashion, and design filled the rooms of the sprawling estate in support of Geoffrey More»

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Last night, a POSH dinner at the Sherry Netherland Hotel’s Doubles Club attracted New York’s reigning fashionable and philanthropic crowd for a benefit dinner honoring Vogue editor-at-large, Hamish Bowles.  POSH also known as “The Hottest Sale in Town” is an annual fashion sale sponsored by Lighthouse International, and features new and gently used items donated by various designers and celebrities. More»

[Gillian Miniter, Karen LeFrak, Evelyn Lauder. All photos by JOE SCHILDHORN for PMc] Some of the city’s most chic and charitable women gathered in Central Park’s Conservatory Garden Wednesday afternoon for the 27th annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon or “The Hat Luncheon” to sip tea, lunch, and chit-chat about their enormous hats. But these philanthropic ladies didn’t just stop in to compare head gear, they were in attendance lunching for a cause. More story and photos below… More»

[Martha Stewart, Stephen Shore, Julianne Moore. All Photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN for PMc]

Last night Julianne Moore and Bergdorf Goodman CEO Jim Gold held two celebrations in honor of Tomas Maier, the talented creative director of luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta. The party started with cocktails at the department store and moved onto a dinner at the the classic french restaurant  La Grenouille. Bergdorfs’ inventive window displays and the beautiful flowers that always light up La Grenouille provided a great backdrop to the elegant evening.  More story and photos below… More»

[Gloria Steinem. All photos by AMBER DE VOS for PMc] On Tuesday night Human rights organization Equality Now, which works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls worldwide, invited guests to join them for a benefit performance of “Ruined,” a play by Lynn Nottage. More Photos below….  More»