How Do You Spell Relief?"I love this party," said an excited
Narciso Rodriguez after taking his well-deserved bow Tuesday night. "I've never been to such a good party—everybody came!" Sitting next to
Jessica Seinfeld (hubby Jerry must have called it a night) at the swank underground hot spot 49 Grove, he expounded what it means to finally finish a collection. "It's like being on a roller coaster, and all your friends are there, and then you get to the end and you puke." Proving that his efforts were not in vain, partygoer
Victoria Traina (whose sister Vanessa flew in from San Francisco to accompany her to the shows) said, "I love the layering and all the angles and colors. It's a little different for him."
Brit Pack
Meanwhile, uptown… Matthew Williamson and überstylist Bay Garnett hosted a party to celebrate the designer's fall show as well as the birthday of model Erin O'Connor. Musical muse Kelis declared nothing but love for Williamson, even though her camouflage-clad hubby, Nas, sat patiently nearby. "I think he's the most innovative designer of our time," she said with a smile. "I wear more Matthew than anything else." While Garnett and Sophie Dahl danced in the corner to Prince, model Jade Parfitt racked the pool table, and Williamson blew off steam by taking photos of his friends and family. "I'm really happy with it," he said of his latest collection. Are you ever unhappy with one, he was asked? "Oh, definitely."
Shagg Central
Fans of superstylist Sally Hershberger filled her sleek 14th Street salon on Wednesday night for an event fêting her new jeans and T-shirt lines, which debut this summer. The label is named Shagg (appropriately, because Hershberger is renowned for the $600 cut of the same name). Those who can't afford the 'do but want the look can rest easy: The jeans run $160 to $350, tees $80 to $130. Rock 'n' roll maven Joan Jett—who is working on a new album, out in April—maintained that she "likes to get it cut about once a month or else it starts to look like a helmet." Hershberger, meanwhile, insisted that her motivation is not monetary. "I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of gal," she offered. "Believe me, I shop nonstop and I couldn't find anything I liked."
Quick Hits
After launching her fragrance line at a packed Duvet, Paris Hilton hit Jay-Z's 40/40 Club to attend Naomi Campbell and Shawn Carter's Fashion Week soirée… Ono was crowded with hip-hoppers and downtown darlings as Patricia Field and Damon Dash celebrated their new collaboration for Rocawear… At the Yohji Yamamoto store on Grand Street, there was an oh-so-cool crush to catch a glimpse of the new Adidas and Y-3 line… Julianne Moore gushed over Robert Altman earlier in the week at the Grand Classics Screening of 3 Women…
—Sarah Cristobal
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