The idea of throwing a dinner party at a hair salon might strike some people as a potential health code violation, but stylist Ric Pipino disagrees. "It's not like there's hair on the table," he joked last night at his Centre Market Place salon, which was transformed into a candlelit dining room for the evening. Pipino and his partner, MAC Cosmetics exec Jenne Lombardo, ordered in tacos from La Esquina to feed an intimate group of fashionable friends that included Rogan Gregory, Alice + Olivia's Stacey Bendet, Erin Fetherston, and jewelry designer Pamela Love.

Pipino opened his downtown Manhattan salon back in May and it's quickly become a favorite with socialites (Fabiola Beracasa) and downtown scenesters (Harley Viera-Newton) alike. "We've always wanted to do different things in the space," the stylist said, and since Lombardo is known in their social circle for her dinner parties (at least pre-baby—she recently gave birth to the couple's third child), the event has been in the works for months. As margarita-happy guests left with a few select items from Pipino's in-house product line due out in January, Opening Ceremony's Humberto Leon gave Pipino a neighborly bit of praise: "You're on the best block in the city," he said. For both haircuts and good times, it would appear.

— Celia Ellenberg