After Burn
Partying Post-Show With Team Rodarte and Narciso Rodriguez
Rodarte's Kate and Laura Mulleavy conjured up some wizardry for the runway yesterday, then pulled another rabbit out of their hat at the after-party—namely Bono, who "crashed" the pair's East Village shindig. "It's a little awesome," Kate giggled, after making a pit stop at the table where the U2 front man had installed himself between Karen Elson and Irina Lazareanu. Apparently, editor Jefferson Hack had tipped off the pop star about the Pasadena girls who don't do things like everyone else. Per usual, the Mulleavys had brought a bunch of their West Coast friends with them and economized by renting an apartment they'd found online: "Really grand and ridiculous, fake Fragonard on the walls," as Laura described it. They'd eaten tacos and watched the Olympics there before heading out to their bash at Avenue A's Black Market. That sounds adorably low-key, until you realize that among the well wishers were Spike Jonze, Kirsten Dunst, and the Olsen sisters.
Libertine's Johnson Hartig took over the playlist in an attempt to get some dancing started downstairs, while Natalie Portman lingered upstairs with her boyfriend, that day's Rodarte show still on her mind. "It was magic, especially when they came out in the glowing heels," she enthused. The gorgeous invitations had been hand-dipped in wax—but that was news to Portman, who only recalled getting hers by e-mail. "Now I'm going to make them give me one!"
Meanwhile, across town, Narciso Rodriguez was sipping a martini and soaking up kudos at his after-party on the Standard's 18th floor. Installed in a corner, he darted over to greet Cindy Sherman and David Byrne. "Cindy's actually the inspiration for the makeup in the show," Rodriguez revealed. No dance parties for this vet, who confessed his preferred post-show itinerary is to "go home, take my clothes off, take a shower, and then move on." Given all the people pouring in and eager to talk to him, it didn't seem likely he'd be able to do any of those things anytime soon.
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