[Diane von Furstenberg. All photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc] All eyes were on the runway last night as Diane von Furstenberg presented her 2010 resort collection to an audience of New York media and fashion elite. The collection, full of wearable day-to-night dresses and oversize, Minnie Mouse-style bows, wowed the crowed, among whom were Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and Fran Lebowitz. Hot on the heels of the runway show comes a three-day DVF Sample Sale (starting today!) for those of us who are taking a break from buying couture. We are in a recession, after all. More»

[Charles Busch, Lisa Estridge, Dashaun Young, Lypsinka. All photos by JP PULLOS for PMc]

Last night marked the first ever New York presentation of the infamous play Legends! for a one night only staged reading at Town Hall benefiting Friends In Deed. The cast of seven consisted of famed writer Fran Lebowitz; Tony-nominated and drag queen legend Charles Busch; Dashaun Young, Todd DuBail, writer, fashionista, and lip-synching pro John Epperson (a.k.a. Lypsinka); Mad Men actor Bryan Batt, and actress Lisa Estridge who stepped in at the last minute for Whoopi Goldberg who was supposedly sick with the flu.

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New York’s own bitingly witty writer Fran Lebowitz was interviewed by American author Toni Morrison last night for Martin Scorsese’s latest documentary on Lebowitz. The night began with an introduction by Scorsese dubbing the event “Frost/Nixon with sex appeal.” Lebowitz (a woman with the demeanor of a male stand up comedian) spurted out her opinions on Obama, the American jail system, and race… More»

[Graydon Carter and Fran Lebowitz. Photo by Patrick McMullan]]

• Fran Lebowitz sees a silver lining in all this at the VF book party [Observer]
• Pretty good capitalistic timing for a bunch of anarchists… [NYT]
• Lehman layoffs, need a job? Lie down on the job like your regulators did [NYDN]
• It’s all the Media’s fault. [Gawker]
• Bottle service isn’t going anywhere [Grub Street]

We began our night feeding my ongoing musical obsession at the City Center Encore’s production of Damn Yankees. The last City Center Production we went to was last summer’s Gypsy with Patti Lupone. As you may know, the production transferred to Broadway and garnered Tony Awards this year for not only Patti Lupone but also for her co-stars Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti. So we had very high hopes for this production and we weren’t disappointed.

Scott has a theory that it must be in Cheyenne’s contract that he be shirtless in every show that he appears, much like his theory that Sarah Jessica Parker’s contract states that she be referred to as beautiful at least a half dozen times in any screenplay.

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