Clockwise from top left: Katy Carlyle Brebner and Nicholas Mulroney; Steve Schwarzman and Audrey Gruss at Kai Largo; Christine Schwarzman and Karen LeFrak in St. Tropez; Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner in the South of France. Opposite: Sir Elton John at Leon Black’s 60th birthday.
as Le Moulin de Mougins in Mougins, La Villa Archange in Cannes, and La Petite Maison in Nice, and more. Then, off to Toronto to attend the wedding of Katy Carlyle Brebner and Nicholas Mulroney, the youngest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his beautiful wife, Mila. The ceremony was held at the lovely St. Patrick’s Church, followed by a black-tie reception at Four Seasons Hotel. It was an old-fashioned, traditional wedding with all the romantic trimmings: a beautiful bride and handsome groom, ushers, bridesmaids, flower girls, and ring bearers—all right out of a storybook. Among the pals who flew up to the celebration were Michele and Howard Kessler, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, Cynthia Boardman, Nicki and J. Ira Harris, Tommy Quick, and more. Back to sweet Southampton to wrap up the summer with parties galore! Anne Hearst and her husband Jay McInerney hosted a cocktail kickoff party at their house, decorated by interior designer Robert Couturier for the Alzheimer’s Association dance, “Hollywood Glamour,” that will be on Oct. 25. The McInerney house is really a compound with guest-
houses, pool, and even grazing animals to boot! Among the guests were the charity’s founder Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Sharon Bush, Dana and Patrick Stubgen, Blaise Labriola, Stephen Benson, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Patty Raynes, Amanda Haynes-Dale, Mark Gilbertson, Whitney Fairchild, and more. On another night, Richard Pearman celebrated his wife Jeannie’s birthday at a seated dinner hosted at her daughter Gigi Mortimer’s house. Jeannie was toasted by family and friends with Bob Hardwick’s tunes to boot! Jay Keith had friends over for a buffet dinner. Sharon Handler and John Loeb had a big, festive cocktail bash at their rented house, too. Hands down, the party of the year was the fantastic dance that Debra Black and her kids Ben, Josh, Alex, and Victoria gave Leon for his 60th birthday. All the stars were lined up, as it had to have been the most beautiful night of summer yet: crystal clear and no humidity. Debra looked beautiful in a long purple Vera Wang gown as she greeted her guests— many who had flown in from all over the place to toast Leon. The party, designed by the brilliant Van Wyck & Van Wyck,
was called at 7:30 p.m. with drinks on the terrace overlooking the Atlantic and a scrumptious buffet before and after, the surprise entertainment. The one and only Sir Elton John performed for two hours. What a thrill it was to dance the night away with the superstar entrancing all. Among the guests were Gail and Carl Icahn, Karen and Richard LeFrak, Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Harriet and Ronald Weintraub, Jennifer and David Stockman, Kara and Stephen Ross, Carol and Earle Mack, Phyllis and Bill Mack, Sondra and David Mack, Diane and Tom Tuft, Iris and Chuck Schumer, Larry Gagosian, Julia and David Koch, Julian Robertson, Lally Weymouth, Howard Stern, Patti Harris, Jenny and John Paulson, Helen and Chuck Dolan, Judy and Alfred Taubman, Pamela and Jimmy Finkelstein, Samantha and Aby Rosen, Vera Wang and Arthur Becker, Martha Stewart, Lori and Michael Milken, Jackie and Ken Duberstein, Donna and Bill Acquavella, Susan and John Hess, Sandi and Andrew Farkas, Dorrit Moussaieff Grímsson, Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder, Bob Kraft, and lots more. u SEPTEM B ER 2 0 1 1 1 3 9