D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A the social photographers to catch all of those smiling faces. On that score, it was a tidal wave of fashion designers and style gurus: Bobbi Brown, Rachel Roy, Fern Mallis, Dennis Basso, and James Kaliardos. Kelly Rutherford chatted with Julie Macklowe, Matthew Settle chatted with Vanity Fair’s photographer of the rich, the chic, and the shameless, Jonathan Becker, who has a new book out, Jonathan Becker: 30 Years At Vanity Fair—a must-have for your collection of the fashion and celebrity of these times. Many of Alina’s fellow anchors and reporters dropped by, including co-host of Good Day New York Rosanna
Scotto, Maurice DuBois, and Robert Zimmerman. Even Demsey’s mother, Renée, and his daughter, Marie-Helene, were there to wish him a happy birthday. Hors d’oeuvres served on fish-shaped platters came from Demsey’s friend Cornelia Guest’s company, Cornelia Guest Events. Then there were those schools of marine creatures: handfuls of Swedish Fish, gummy sharks, and multicolored gummy octopi waiting helplessly like chickens of the sea in small fish bowls around the house. International models navigated (it was packed—another plus about Demsey parties) around the patio and the
upstairs terrace: Tiiu Quik, Michelle Buswell, and Heidi Mount. Also, interior designers Howard Slatkin, Milly de Cabrol, and Bibi Monnahan; artist Will Cotton and Rose Dergan sipping cocktails and chatting with Jennifer Creel, Debbie Bancroft, and Andrew Roosevelt; Ann DexterJones, who now has a line of jewelry and is writing a book on her life in the fast lane of rock ‘n’ roll and international society. Moving around the room: Bettina Zilkha, Warner Music Group’s Rob Wiesenthal, Alison Mazzola, George Farias, Janna Bullock with Couri Hay, Laura Slatkin, Kelly Bensimon, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Bobby Fo-
mon and Jill Fairchild, Liliana Cavendish, Caryn Zucker, director James Signorelli, Tim Schifter, Pamela Gross, and Jimmy Finkelstein. Journalists and media moguls couldn’t resist stopping by just to see who was in the swim, including Hearst Magazine’s president, marketing, and publishing director Michael Clinton, Elle Décor’s Michael Boodro, Vanity Fair’s Edward Menicheschi, DuJour’s Jason Binn, W’s Jane Larkworthy, Glamour’s Cindi Leive, Self’s Elaine D’Farley, George Ledes, Page Six’s Emily Smith and Stephanie Smith, Niche Media’s Samantha Yanks, and Patrick McMullan capturing the entire evening with his
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