[Chris Brady, Kristian Laliberte, and Kristian Laliberte. Photos by NICK HUNT for PMc]

Members of APrivateClub gathered at the Library at the Hudson Hotel last night at the Hudson Hotel to celebrate the launch of “American Hotel Stories” published by Assouline. Partygoers sipped on Absolut cocktails and mingled while others played pool and flipped through the new hotel bible. A Private Club’s popularity seems to be growing with the ever-changing Facebook layouts and exclusive features the site gives its selected members.

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[Briana Swanson makes a wish at the Eldridge. Ariel Moses and John Munson look on]

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Briana Swanson’s birthday party at the Eldridge last night brought out all of the usual suspects including owner Matt Levine and Francesco Civetta (who was DJ).  Others included Liam McMullan, Nick Hunt, Vanessa Bokaemper, John Munson, Ariel Moses, Sebastian Bland, Sam Talbot, Katie Gall, Shawn McDonald, Mechelle Easterlain, Scott Buccheit, Naeem Delbridge, Jenn Long, Gage Cass, Tara Church, Tom Metzker and Stephanie Wei and David Karp among others.  More photos below….

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As one of the fashion centers of the world, there are constantly young, ambitious designers trying to make their mark in New York City.  I always find it refreshing and exciting to come across a new designer who have the uncanny ability to express their perspective of the City through fashion and art.  Meet fashion maven and girl-about-town Vanessa Bokaemper, a native of Munich, Germany, and a soon-to-be graduate of the Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD).  Last winter, I met Vanessa while she was interning for a few months at Alexander Wang.   Not only does she have a distinctive eye for style, she is passionate, beautiful, intelligent, cultured, and of course, anything but boring!  I was most struck by her designs and portfolio because they weren’t simply “pretty” nor “generic.”  Each piece she creates is innovative and special yet functional, and the end result is a cohesive collection.

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