Over 1,200 guests descended on Rome's Palazzo delle Esposizioni last night for an exclusive preview of Bulgari's 125th anniversary retrospective. "I want a snake bracelet from 1972 all in gold," said Ginnifer Goodwin as she admired a roomful of the Italian jeweler's signature Tubogas serpents, including Diana Vreeland's to-die-for belt. Chloë Sevigny also counts herself a fan of Bulgari's seventies and eighties creations. "I've worn so many pieces in this exhibition," she told us. Lucky girl, but perhaps not quite as fortunate as Elizabeth Taylor. The jewels that the legendary actress loaned from her personal collection were arrayed in a room of their own with Richard Burton's famous quote decorating one wall: "I introduced her to beer and she introduced me to Bulgari."

Afterward, it was off to a dinner for 400 at the Castel Sant'Angelo, which dates to Emperor Hadrian's days. Even the Italians—Margherita Missoni, Carla Fendi, and Gina Lollobrigida included—were wowed by the fortress' torch-lined bridge and the seemingly never-ending labyrinth of stairs. "I've sweated out my cocktails," said Jessica Alba as we climbed to the top. The 360-degree terrace views of Rome and the hardworking DJs kept the crowd entertained. That is, until Alina Cho led a party train to the Hotel de Russie, where Patricia Field, Jason Lewis, Hamish Bowles, and the Hollywood contingent stayed up into the wee hours. When in Rome…

— Cameron Silver