Paper magazine pulled out all the stops to celebrate its 25th birthday last night, booking The Virgins, Queen Latifah, and the one and only Liza Minnelli to perform—and converting the New York Public Library into a no-holds-barred dance fest in the process. On the eve of fashion week, it seemed as if the entire city—from hip-hop superstars (Kanye West) to drag queens (Lady Bunny) to famous offspring (Sean Lennon)—had come out to fête the publication. And while Mayor Bloomberg wasn't in attendance, he did name yesterday Paper Day in honor of the mag's big anniversary.

The Virgins followed a set by DJ Mark Ronson. From the stage, lead singer Donald Cumming said that if he could open for Latifah and Minnelli for the rest of his life, "I'd be the happiest boy alive." The Queen, for her part, was equally energetic: "The Virgins rocked it," she smiled. "And I want to rock a little more." A giant birthday cake was presented to the magazine's founders, Kim Hastreiter and David Hershkovits, before Minnelli, spritely and in her trademark sequins, took the stage. She shushed the crowd, saying, "I need to hear the notes! I don't want to blow them for all you lovely people." As if we needed reminding where we were and which fashion week we were anticipating, she led a standing-room-only crowd in a rendition of "New York, New York."

— Derek Blasberg