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after Fashion Week. At the after-party for the No Strings Attached screening, hosted by the Cinema Society and DKNY Jeans, I was very strings attached to a cucumber-y DeLeon Tequila cocktail, which worked quite well with the raw food and alcohol diet I have been considering...ironically. Meanwhile, Olivia Chantecaille and Amy Sacco mingled with guests alongside Abby Elliot and Ashton Kutcher. The following morning, I attended a brunch with Miss America, Teresa Scanlan, hosted by Artistry at the W Hotel. Will advancements in skin care really bring world peace? I mean, maybe. All I know is that Artistry’s light-up lip gloss is poppin’. In the month of February, I look forward to an evening with my nearest and dearest at Mari Vanna and Casino Night with the New York Rangers. As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s important to remember that love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Nina Ricci handbags brimming with almond M&Ms do. u
Charlie Diserens dons a hat made of balloons before singing carols. Left: Carver Diserens and Liz Bergold at the Bronxville Field Club.
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Christine Miranda and I joined BlackBook’s Cayte Grieve at Bunker, where I spotted Eric Richman and Peter Smith. On a Wednesday, I visited Yair Arbos at Valery Joseph Salon for an undone updo before attending the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf=Astoria. There, amid a sensational swirl of Carolina Hererra, Oscar de la Renta, and Vera Wang, I caught up with Alex Shipper, Philip Thomas, and Ann-Hunter Van Kirk. After champagne and curtsies and more champagne, I waltzed to music by the Lester Lanin Orchestra before going uptown to Dorrian’s for something a little more up-tempo, like “Runaround Sue.” A few weeks later, Life & Style’s Juliet Izon and I arrived at Ristorante Asellina, the new seasonal Italian restaurant from The ONE Group, of Bagatelle and STK fame, in the Gansevoort Park Hotel. We were seated with Zagat’s Lawrence Cohen who helped us navigate our meal, prepared by executive chef Marco Porceddu, from the swordfish carpaccio to the wild boar papardelle. Everything was, well, bellissimo, and I’ve already secured a lunchtime reservation—for
Wass Stevens, Alison Melnick, Ali Smith, and Rich Thomas at