For Love of Country
"I wanted to do a book about Peru that wasn't about llamas and mountains," said Mario Testino at the V Man-hosted launch party for his new tome, Lima Peru. With bare-chested male models parading copies around the Bowery Hotel, guests like Mischa Barton, Demi Moore, and Margherita Missoni had trouble concentrating on its contents—the Testino-edited work of more than 100 Peruvian artists. "Isn't it great that [Visionaire founder] Stephen Gan got them to show off the book in their bathing suits?" said the super-snapper. "Actually, I'd prefer them with nothing on," interjected Vanity Fair's Elizabeth Saltzman Walker. Between Pisco Sour cocktails and a performance of the marinera, the traditional Peruvian courtship dance, the crowd, which doubled with late arrivals from the Marc Jacobs show, discussed the famous Testino touch. "Life is 90 percent perception and 10 percent reality," said Courtney Love. "And Mario gets that."

Marc'd Man
Marc Jacobs' after-party at 24 Fifth Avenue was a repeat of his show—a waiting game. Biding time until their designer friend arrived, Terry Richardson, Craig McDean, and Kim Gordon lounged around, while Michelle Trachtenberg and Lydia Hearst got busy on the dance floor. Jacobs showed up around midnight with on-again/off-again/on-again boyfriend Jason Preston. "I'm really sorry that we can't get it together to start on time," he said before addressing another pressing concern. "Can we smoke in here?"

Honor Roll
Earlier in the evening, Vogue and Mulberry co-hosted a cocktail party at the Private Roof Club of the Gramercy Park Hotel in honor of the 2007 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award nominees. "Except for Erin Fetherston, I met every single person who is up for the award," said Mulberry's departing creative director Stuart Vevers. "I got a few numbers and made a few friends." Some of those who'd come out to support the nominated designers were breathing sighs of relief about wrapping up their own shows. "I think it went pretty well," said Rodarte's Kate Mulleavy. "What do you mean, pretty well?" asked her sister Laura.

— Jessica Ramakrishnan (Testino); Sarah Cristobal