After seeing the breezy and beautiful Spring/Summer 2010 Ruffian runway show at Exit Art by designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais, I caught up with front row spectator Douglas Friedman about fashion and also his thoughts on potentially being one of the last people to see Michael Jackson after he died. More»

[Dani Stahl, Lauren Tabach-Bank. All photos by CHANCE YEH for PMc] Contemporary artist and U.N. Goodwill Abassador, Ross Bleckner attended a party in his honor Tuesday night at New York City’s Moschino which will sponsor Welcome to Gulu, the artisit’s latest exhibition of 200 paintings made by children from Uganda where Bleckner recently traveled to help with the rehabilitation of former child soldiers and abducted girls through art therapy. Guests including Douglas Friedman, Sandra Bernhard, Dani Stahl, Daniel Benedict, Andrew Saffir, Claiborne Swanson, Veronica Swanson Beard, Glenn O’Brien, and Sylvana Soto-Ward attended to support the cause and view the exhibition More»

[Brian Wolk, Douglas Friedman, Tinsley Mortimer, Claude Morais. All photos by CHANCE YEH for PMc] One of our favorite New York City photographer’s and one of this city’s most stylish gents, Douglas Friedman teamed up with Ruffian designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais turning their design studio into an art space giving us a glimpse into what happens when an internationally acclaimed photographer meets a night at The Santos House for Friedman’s latest exhibit, Lady. Socialites, fashionistas, and your everyday trend setters gathered in the chic venue last Thursday to view Friedman’s fantastically raw photos… More»

^{Douglas Freidman, the California Roll}

^{Douglas Friedman, Halloween '07}

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There are very few people in the society circles of New York that havn’t heard of Douglas Friedman.  A man with such an original style deserves to be celebrated, which is exactly what I plan on doing. I met Douglas, the well known photographer this summer at the Tahari event “God’s Love We Deliver” in the Hamptons, and was giddy over the outfit he pulled out at Allison Sarofim’s “Evening of Anime” last Saturday. Hosting a Japanese themed party? Douglas will show up dressed as a California roll! What a guy!

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[Photos via Style.com's Hanuk]

I’m deeming Douglas Friedman’s “California Roll” costume (first photo above), my favorite yet.  Talk about getting into a theme…all of the guests at Allison Sarofim’s “Evening of Anime” party last Saturday were dressed the part.  From the Hello Kitty pouf seat by Carlos Mota, to the homeade detailed costume of the hostess, to the decorations which were meant to be “the love child of Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons”, no detail was left out.  Thankfully, Derek Blasberg was there to give us the Scoop. [Style.com]