While New York Fashion Week was significantly pared down this season, one brand seemed to shine both with its star wattage and generous act of charity towards the city. Notable friends of Giorgio Armani including, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alicia Keys, Liam Neeson, Victoria Beckham and Anna Wintour were all in attendance…
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Belvedere has gone over to the dark side. In collaboration with Andre Saraiva, renowned graffiti artist and co-proprietor of Le Baron in Paris, the super premium vodka brand has launched Belvedere IX (pronounced One-X), a new spirit that as is titillating as the nightlife scene it embraces. The elegant white…
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Last Thursday may have been a chilly winter night but the fashion flock came out in full force to celebrate Stephen Sprouse. Hosted by CEO Yves Carcelle and Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton, the luxury house paid tribute to the late artist by hosting not one, but three lavish cocktail…
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Childhood memories of toting your favorite lunchbox to school most likely summons nostalgia for PB&Js and pudding cups – a time when life, and our palettes, were much simpler. But as Julie Panebianco comments on the iconic image, “You shouldn’t take it for granted. Think how many kids don’t have…
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It’s Thank-God-Art Basel’s-Over Sunday at the Raleigh in South Beach, and Food, Beverage & Nightlife guru Omar Hernandez looks damn good for a guy who just threw 22 parties in four days. Must be his Gucci glasses. Or, the natural telegenicity of a Plum TV host. “I don’t know how…
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Want your face on the cover of a magazine? Guests at the Vanity Fair and Free Arts NYC party during Art Basel Miami happily settled for a brief moment in the spotlight as a large-scale image of their best strike-a-pose was projected on a wall at the Raleigh Hotel. Sponsored…
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It’s not everyday that you get to order a cocktail from a celebrity bartender (at least once they have become famous). But, at the Sundance Institute’s annual New York City gala hosted by President and Founder Robert Redford, it has become a well known tradition. This year the notable waitstaff…
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Guest blogger Joey Jalleo shares insider notes from his whirlwind party weekend in Vegas for nightlife impresario and restaurateur Amy Sacco’s celebrity filled birthday bash. When the Queen of New York Nightlife invites you to a party, you have no choice but to attend. When the party happens to be…
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Sometimes it’s not enough just to talk the talk. On Monday night at Scott Harrison’s charity: ball, celebrity co-hosts Adrian Grenier and Jessica Stam showed their commitment to raising money for freshwater wells in Africa by literally walking the walk. To help guests better understand the arduous task of transporting…
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To some, Scott Harrison led an enviable life filled with A-list parties, exclusive access to New York nightlife and a rolodex filled with the city’s most beautiful people. But, the former party promoter and celebrity event planner was left wanting more. In 2004, Harrison left behind his indulgent lifestyle and…
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For Julie Panebianco and Topaz Page-Green, the term power lunch may have been redefined. Concerned about the growing number of impoverished children that went hungry at school every day, the friends joined forces in 2005 to create The Lunchbox Auction to raise money for two hunger relief organizations. Celebrities, designers,…
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When the invitation arrived to spend the weekend in Antigua at a 3-day celebration hosted by Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of the Sandals Resorts, I was intrigued. Just how did a self-made, Jamaican billionaire entrepreneur (who started his career selling air conditioners) know so much about romance that he earned…
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