Mirror, mirror, on the wall: who's the chicest of them all? Better ask sartorial expert Iké Udé, the author of Style File and one of Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed Originals.

Udé's latest project, the CHIC INDEX, profiles New York's most stylish denizens through series of twelve-act portraits, which showcase their range of signature looks. Geoffrey Bradfield, Somers Farkas, Robert Verdi, Pat Cleveland, and Patrick McDonald are among the notables chosen thus far, as well as this week's guest, philanthropist Jean Shafiroff.

We spoke with Iké Udé about what it means to be chic in New York, and the artist shared with us his favorite designers, a list of fashion faux pas, and the major differences between "style" and "fashion." More»

[Lally Weymouth, Kate Hudson, Matthew Bellamy] From NPR's Friday Night Spin party to the Washington Post Pre-WHCD Reception to the A-List Vanity Fair/Bloomberg after-party, find out what and who you missed in Washington over White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Weekend! More»

[LAST UPDATED: 4/27 3:07 PM] This weekend is the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which means a tornado of beautiful celebrities and media moguls will descend upon Washington to attend the dinner and its dozens of before- and after-parties.

Who all is coming? Rumor has it George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Kiebler will be coming as guests of TIME Magazine, Sofia Vergara and Elizabeth Banks as guests of ABC, Daniel Day-Lewis as a guest of Huffington Post, Claire Danes as a guest of CBS, Stevie Wonder as a guest of American Urban Radio Networks, and Reese Witherspoon and Viola Davis will be guests of Newsweek--just to name a few.

[GofG's Rachelle Hruska and Bradley Cooper]

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Last night, Vanity Fair kicked off the Tribeca Film Festival with a star studded gala at the State Supreme Courthouse. The cocktail soiree was hosted by Robert De Niro (festival co-founder), Graydon Carter, and Ronald Perelman. Dakota Fanning, Leelee Sobieski, and Ivanka Trump were among the many stars that came out to celebrate the opening night for the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival. More»

Vanity Fair hosts an Oscar Party worthy of the entertainment gods; Kim Kardashian attends Elton John's glamorous Academy Awards viewing party; Petra Nemcova steps out for The Weinstein Company's Oscar after party; Pharrell Williams and Esperanza Spalding enjoy themselves at Hans Zimmer's post-awards show fete; Jean Dujardin gets his Oscar engraved at the Governors Ball—Awards season wasn't officially over until the Academy Awards after parties ended in the wee hours of this morning and we have  the details on the hottest events of the evening in this installment of Last Night's Parties, Oscar Night Edition! More»

You know how when you're a kid, you always want to sit with the grown-ups at the big table, but then when you get there you realize that the kids' table was more fun to begin with? That's kind of the deal with the Oscars after party scene, also. Sure, it's a great honor to get invited to the show and the subsequent "Governor's Ball," but there's a reason why the Academy finally scuttled the sit-down dinner element of the Ball for a more streamlined cocktail-party this year: because people kept leaving early to go to all the other parties, including the perpetually star-studded Vanity Fair gala at the Sunset Tower. More»

We know you don't believe us, but there's actually light at the end of the Awards Season tunnel, with this Sunday playing host to the biggest and most prestigious of them all, the 84th Academy Awards. And you know what that means, L.A.– in terms of lavish, all-out, star-studded parties, we really ain't seen nothing yet. So dry-clean that tux, polish those shoes, and call in every favor you have, because here's our Official GofG L.A. 2012 Oscar Weekend Party Guide. More»

Amber Heard, Diana Agron and Raquel Welch join Vanity Fair and Montblanc at the Hotel Bel-Air; Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain and James Cromwell celebrate the 40th anniversary of Charlie Chaplain's honorary Oscar; Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Moretz and Rooney Mara attend the Costume Designers Guild Awards; and Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter and Richard Greico (!) walk the red carpet in Hollywood for the L.A. premiere of "Gone"; Pharrell hosts a dinner party with Bevy Smith, Terry Richardson, Usher, and Charlize Theron: check out all the details of what went down on "Fat" Tuesday in Last Night's Parties!

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Amy Adams and Malin Ackerman attend Vanity Fair's 20th Anniversary Party; Taylor Swift and Zac Efron attend the L.A. premiere of "Lorax"; Bryan Cranston and Joel McHale honor writers; Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lance Bass and others perform in a 24 hour stage production; David Beckham wins at Cartoon Network's Hall Of Game Awards; Sofia Coppola hosts a launch party at Sowden House for the new Marni for H&M Collection—awards season is still in full swing and we've got the details on the weekend's parties in and around Los Angeles and the stars who attended in this edition of Last Night's Parties! More»