[All photos by AMBER DE VOS for PMc]. Last night Women in Need and Charitybuzz.com, along with Vera Wang, celebrated the launch of their three-week long auction, Homes for the Holidays at Park Avenue Autumn.  More»

[All photos by JACKIE SNOW for PMc]. Yesterday, Hayley Bloomingdale and Dahlia Oberlander hosted a private shopping event with Adam Lippes at his NY flagship store. Timo Weiland, Anisha Lakhani, Scott Buccheit, Naeem Delbridge and Martin Dawson browsed the racks of this Oscar de la Renta and Ralph Lauren alum, who is also a New York native.

- More»

[All photos by BILLY FARRELL for PMc].

In what was no doubt the biggest assembly of Fashion A Listers since Fashion Week, The Fashion Group International’s “Night Of Stars” proved to be just that. Michael Kors, Fern Mallis, Dita von Teese, Iman, Mary J.Blige, James Franco, Tommy Hilfiger, Jon Bon Jovi, Oscar De La Renta, Grace Coddington, Aerin Lauder, Emmy Rossum, Hamish Bowles, Vera Wang and Andre Leon Talley all gathered Cipriani Wall Street to honor oustanding individuals in the world of Fashion. Also in attendance was a very demure Gwen Stefani, whose face is so drastically changed with softer makeup we weren’t sure it was even her. More photos below.. More»

[Photos by CLINT SPAULDING and BILLY FARRELL for PMc].

Just this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the recession is probably over. This picture of a ready auction bidder at last night’s New Yorkers for Children gala might be just the sign we needed to relax. New Yorkers like going out. We also like spending. Let’s bring in fall’s fierce event calendar, and do it up like we used to, before this bleak finance anxiety cast a shadow on our usually bustling city. Also, standby for full coverage of the dramatic, A-list event, co-chaired by designer royalty Oscar de la Renta at Cipriani 42nd Street, later today. Until then, a few more peaks, below. More»

[Front row at Marc Jacobs. Photo by BILLY FARRELL for PMc] With what seems like hundreds of shows it’s hard to tell who the big players in town are. And it’s true - it does change a lot on a day to day basis. But to make sure you get the best coverage of the biggest names, we’re going to help you out a bit - because we don’t want you to be the last to know when everyone is gabbing around the water cooler about who took who’s front row seat, now do we?… More»

[All photos by NICK HUNT for PMc].

Last night, the flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store unveiled its new third floor, a home for 23 top designer shops. Vogue and Charlize Theron co-hosted the event, filling the 5,000 foot space with famous friends including Anna Wintour, Oscar de la Renta, Blake Lively, Francisco Costa, Cornelia Guest, Carolina Herrera, Vera Wang, Rachel Zoe, Georgina Chapman, Zac Posen, Penn Badgley, Doutzen Kroes, Christian Siriano, Alexis Bledel, Dylan Lauren, Fabiola Beracasa, Helen Schifter, Lauren Santo Domingo, Mark Badgley, James Mischka, Margherita Missoni and Olivia Chantecaille.

Despite an injured knee, day 3 of the US Open proved to be a good day for all-star tennis player Venus Williams, who defeated American opponent Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Among the others celebrating were Gael Monfils of France, and Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, who must now play against Italian Flavia Pennetta (see below). Meanwhile Marat Safin, who played against Pete Sampras and won the US Open in 2000, played his last match, losing to Jurgen Melzer. More»

[Picture via WWD] “From Blogs to Twitter Fashion World Rushes to Tap Into Social Media” read WWD’s cover this morning. Usually one of my top sources for fashion news, I was gravely disappointed to see that their leading story was something anyone with a laptop, an email address, and who knows how to type a sentence in 140 characters or less has known for quite some time. They did, however, further break down what companies are succeeding from entering the blogosphere instead of just informing us on fun facts More»

[Graydon Carter, Anna Carter, Tony Blair. All photos by JIMI CELESTE for PMc]. Last night, Cornelia Guest, Diane Von Furstenberg, Oscar and Annette de la Renta, Barbara Walters, Matt Lauer, David Lauren, Mario Testino and Dominic Dunne were among the crowd at the Celeste Bartos Theatre at the Museum of Modern Art. These society notables witnessed Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter interviewing former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair…. More»

[Michael Kors and Heidi Klum. Photo by NICK HUNT for PMc]

Michael Kors had a little bit of fun with his friend Heidi Klum over her NY Post cover story at his show yesterday. Click below to see more of Wednesday’s activity from the tents including: Nanette Lepore, J. Mendel, Oscar De La Renta, and Marchesa.

More»

Ralph Lauren who was the recipient of both the Menswear Designer of the Year award and the American Fashion Legend award at the 2007 CFDA awards:

Oscar de la Renta, winner of the Womenswear Designer of the Year award:

Our favorite, however, was P.Diddy.  Although he didn’t take home any award, he was still a winner in our book as the suave host of the after party at Marquee where our favorite party girl Tinsley apparently got down and dirty with singer Aubrey O’Day and DJ Cassidy.