Theory: Visionaire might just have the best parties in fashiondom. Exhibit A: Last night was perhaps one of the best fêtes yet: a celebration of the über-mag’s collaboration with Krug on its 55th edition. (This time it’s a series of pop-up books designed by the likes of Steven Klein and Steven Meisel.) The Champagne powerhouse [...]

If one were to measure the success of a fashion show by the number of people who crush into the backstage area after it’s over—which, in my opinion, anyway, is a fairly accurate barometer—it’s a safe bet that Riccardo Tisci’s show for Givenchy was the hottest ticket yet this week. After all, the likes of [...]

The International Herald Tribune’s Suzy Menkes is a witty lady. As she walked past Margherita Missoni and Milla Jovovich outside Givenchy yesterday, she turned to the former and had this to say about her outfit: “It’s all about your Sarah Palin look. Very vice presidential!” (Reminder: The vice presidential debate is tonight. Set your TiVos.) [...]

“Get yourself down to Bulgari now, fab party!” was the text one rather taken-aback journalist received yesterday evening from a fellow writer already knocking back Champagne at the jeweler’s store opening on Avenue George V (store openings do have a habit of veering toward the bland, hence the surprise). So get down there I did. [...]

Sarah Lerfel, the daughter of a lady named Colette, who has a certain shop on the Rue Saint-Honoré that you might have heard of, was manning her party/installation alone on Monday night. The shop closed up early to get ready for an art show curated by Jen Brill and Aaron Bondaroff, featuring works from the [...]

Angela Missoni and Margherita Missoni seem to be doing their level best to disprove the old saw that men don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses. At the post-show dinner in the family apartment last night—now a fashion week tradition in Milan—both women sported specs. They had their reasons: Margherita’s having laser surgery next [...]