Orlando Bloom rocks out to the Raconteurs at last year’s Prada party.Photo: Imaxtree.com
Is Fashion Week about anything other than clothes? Uh, yeah—booze, music, and the best parties to hit town since, well, last Fashion Week. Velvet-rope crashers, beware: These are invite-only, so if your name doesn’t grace that guest list, you’ll have to read about them next day on Show & Talk.
| WHAT | WHERE | WHEN | WHO | WHY | Van Cleef & Arpels “Une Journée à Paris” | Hammerstein Ballroom | Sept. 4, 7 p.m. | Alber Elbaz, Irina Lazareanu, Liz Goldwyn, Simon Hammerstein, Sarah Michelle Gellar. | Lanvin fanatics greet Elbaz; will Pete Doherty show for maybe on-again ex Irina? | Calvin Klein Underwear 25th Anniversary | CK HQ, 205 W. 39th St. | Sept. 5, 9 p.m. | Djimon Hounsou and Hilary Swank host. | We’ve seen Djimon’s underwear ads. | Rock & Republic Fashion Rocks | Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St. | Sept. 5, 9 p.m. | VMA nominees Gym Class Heroes, Condé Nasties. | Warm up for secret after-parties. | Alexander Wang | 313 W. 37th St. | Sept. 6, 10 p.m.–4 a.m. | D.J.’s AM and Aoki; Locksley performs. | With chick magnets spinning, the models will come out in droves. | Prada | Prada Soho | Sept. 7, 9 p.m. | The Hours perform; Damien Hirst parties; LCD Soundsystem D.J. | Last fall’s Prada party with the Raconteurs was the most rocking of the week. | Just Cavalli store opening | 665 Fifth Ave. | Sept. 7, 6–8 p.m. | The Queens of Noize D.J. | Mingle with Cavalli girls Mariacarla Boscono, Carmen Kass, and Hye Park. | Visions of Rock | 401 Projects, 401 West St. | Sept. 8, 7–10 p.m. | Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, and more… | Photos by Bryan Adams, Melissa Auf der Mar, Jakob Dylan, Perry Farrell, and more. | Nicholai | Beatrice Inn | Sept. 9. | The Hiltons and friends… | You know you secretly want to party with Paris. | Marc Jacobs | We can’t tell. | Sept. 10. | Who won’t try to get in? Expect Lil’ Kim, Sofia Coppola, Drew Barrymore… | If you get an invite, you have to go. Or the fashion gods will smite you. | Heatherette | Lotus | Sept. 11. | Richie Rich, Traver Rains, Amanda Lepore, Lydia Hearst… | This is Fashion Week’s freak show. |
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