the PIPELINE: Style on Tap

• November 20, 2009 11:18 AM
• Parties

Party On! Creative Time's Slumber Party Brings Out the Boudoir Chic Out of the Bedroom

By Connie Wang, photos by Mr. Newton

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We'll take any excuse to wear our jammies out of the house, so when we received our invites to attend Creative Time's Slumber Party fundraiser, we grabbed our usual night's-in outfit (that'd be our robes and eyemasks) for a hoppin' night out. Thrown at the Ace Hotel, there was dancing courtesy of DJ Matt Creed and Fischerspooner, Tarot Card reading, a special screening of Andy Warhol's "Sleep", not to mention a goodie bag packed tight with milk and cookies. You can bet that Terence Koh, Victorial Bartlett, Arden Wohl, and Anne Slowey came out to let their hair down, hike their elastic-waist shorts up, and get down with the rest of the sleepy set. Click through for pictures of the comfiest themed party of the year—and no worries, there's plenty to look at to guarantee that you won't be the first kid to fall asleep!

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• November 19, 2009 5:48 PM
• Parties

Party On! It's a Boy's Club at Our Menswear Shopping Party For Save Fashion

By Connie Wang

At last night's Save Fashion men's shopping event hosted by Thrillist, we saw to it that the lads got as much love as we ladies do. Fueled on Amstel Light and Chairman's Reserve rum, guys grabbed as much Band of Outsiders, Steven Alan, Rogan, Rick Owens Slab (and more!) as their credit cards could handle. Didn't make it? Our sale runs until this Sunday, so make sure to stop by Inven.tory at 237 Lafayette between 10 am and 9 pm to get your shop on!

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• November 13, 2009 3:45 PM
• Parties

Party On! A Beer-Fueled Shopping Frenzy at Save Fashion Round 2

By Desiree Pais, photos by Lianna Tarantin

Despite the dark kishkies under our eyes, we still can't wipe the huge grins off our faces from the blowout that was Save Fashion's launch party last night. The fashion army fought off the hurricane-esque winds and teetered over to SoHo's Inven.tory for the sale's kick off, where we had already been camped out for hours setting up camp. In between sipping (ok, downing) our Amstel beer, we spotted Robert Verdi (slightly random but we love it), Naomi Nevitt (who was guarding an adorable Vena Cava skirt with her life), Frank Tell, Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai, Samantha Pleet, Abigail Lorick, and many more. If you couldn't make it, we took plenty of pictures for your viewing pleasure (and sneak a look at the inventory still left!). While there's no booze remaining to speak of, we left some goodies for you to cop!

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• November 10, 2009 3:45 PM
• Parties

Party On! Vladimir Roitfeld's Gallery Shindig Debuts Carine's Pantless Ensemble

By Connie Wang, photos by Mr. Newton

Above left: Jean Paul Gaultier and Carine Roitfeld. Above right: Grace Balzarini, Giovanna Battaglia. Enlarge image

Art-dude Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's gallery parties are some of the best-dressed fêtes around, and the big players came out last night to preview Nicolas Pol's "The Martus Maw" exhibition held in an old meat market on the Lower East Side. We were tipped off by a champagne server who suggested we play "Spot the Penis" with the fairly phallic pieces (note: It only took us 15 minutes to find them all), but that's just our own special way of enjoying the art: Erin Wasson sat slouched against a back wall with a cigarette snack in one hand and a highball glass in the other, Fabiola Beracasa and Andy Valmorbida took giggly photos of one another in front of the graffiti-like canvases, and Giovanna Battaglia, Garance and Scott, Byrdie Bell, Stacey Bendet, and Maya Singer milled about the incense-clouded space. Mama Carine came to support her son in a pantsless ensemble, though with fab accessory Jean Paul Gaultier on her arm, her Gaga-undies were soon forgiven. As for this sculpture? It's going to take us a few more glasses of champagne before we get over that one.

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• November 3, 2009 1:29 PM
• Parties

Party On! Librarians Get Futuristic at the Annual Library Lions Gala

By Connie Wang, photos by Zana Bayne

The Internet may very well be our home turf, but there's nothing quite like turning the monitor off and spending some time with a good book. Yesterday, we met our literary heros up close when we attended The New York Public Library's Annual Lions Gala where esteemed authors such as Annie Proulx of Brokeback Mountain were recognized. The theme of the event, "A Bright Future," drew out some seriously glittery black-tie dresses as guests celebrated the enlightening jobs that these movers-and-shakers have done in New York City. Check out our snaps from the evening—and if this event can be seen as any sort of barometer, the future looks incredibly sparkly!

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• November 2, 2009 12:15 PM
• Parties

Party On! Our Favorite Costumes From Hornito's Halloween Blowout

By Connie Wang, Photos by Joshua Lucas Farley, Danielle Levitt, and Piera Gelardi

We're still finding face paint residue behind our ears and tufts of acrylic hair still caught in our coats from our night at the Hornitos- and The Smile-sponsored Halloween party at the future NoMad Hotel (coming 2010!), designed by Jacques Garcia and Taavo Somer. From Flying Spaghetti Monsters to a a group of East Village squatters, we'd like to applaud those who rose above and beyond the urge to just don cheetah print and a novelty headband. To those who went the sexy cat route (MObama, we're looking at you), take a look at our favorite costumes from Saturday night to glean some inspiration for next year. What are you waiting for? Only 364 days to go!

Above, from left: Taavo Somer as a gutter punk/squatter, photo by Danielle Levitt; a pair of space-age guys with zipper eyes, photo by Joshua Lucas Farley.



Above: Maayan Zilberman as a flying spaghetti monster, photo by Piera Gelardi.

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