Pajama Party
Fashion’s whirlwind week ended on a starry note Tuesday night when Calvin Klein’s dinner for
Francisco Costa
drew the likes of
Heath Ledger,
Bianca Jagger, and co-hosts
Kate Bosworth and
Julianne Moore to Wakiya at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Showing off a flowy number plucked straight from the runway, Bosworth said, "It’s so comfortable, like wearing pajamaschic pajamas."
Rosario Dawson arrived with Abraxas Rex jewelry designer Paris Kain, who created custom-made bangles for the show. "It was the first time that jewelry was used in years," the actress pointed out supportively.
The Good Book
Bergdorf Goodman’s third floor was filled with designers of every stripe earlier in the evening at the book party for
American Fashion. The Council of Fashion Designers of America’s new tome traces the history of the industry from the 1930's to today. Mingling with hosts
Diane von Furstenberg and
Charlie Scheips was a microcosm of American fashion, from CFDA founding members Arnold Scaasi and Luis Estevez to up-and-comers
Rachel Roy and
Thakoon Panichgul.
Browne Nosing
Nearby, at Brooks Brothers,
Vogue and
Men’s Vogue toasted
Thom Browne and the designer’s new Black Fleece collection for the brand.
Euan Rellie,
Amanda Hearst, and
Fabiola Beracasa were a few of the guests asked to don pieces from the line. “I’m going to dress like a man more often,” joked
Claire Bernard, who was sporting a gray Black Fleece suit with a button-down shirt and striped tie. It seemed to work for Browne. “Everyone looks good,” he noted.
Bloc Buster
Downtown, at the Cinema Society screening of
Eastern Promises, director
David Cronenberg’s violent depiction of a London-based Russian crime family left many viewers wincing in their seats. “He shows you that violence is terrible and that the consequences, emotional and physical, are terrible,” said the film’s star,
Viggo Mortensen. “I’m glad he does it the way he does it.” Leading lady Naomi Watts was not in attendance"Baby,” host
Andrew Saffir said knowingly but guests such as
LL Cool J,
Natasha Poly, and Tara Subkoff kept the party fires burning.
Sarah Cristobal (Calvin Klein, CFDA, Brooks Brothers); Alison Baenen (Cinema Society)