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There are few occasions when a masquerade is required uniform, but at Friday evening’s Save Venice benefit, everyone was decked to the nines while keeping their identities hidden. Guests—including Bee Shaffer, Tabitha Simmons, Allison Williams, and more—traipsed up the grand staircase at the Pierre hotel and joined designers Prabal Gurung, Mary Katrantzou, Jack McCollough, and Lazaro Hernandez. But what of the masks? Martha Stewart opted for a metallic one in gold, and Coco Brandolini D’Adda blossomed with a floral crown, but it was Di Mondo who truly sparkled in a bejeweled ensemble mimicking a Venetian brooch. Derek Blasberg and Vogue’s Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis took careful note of everyone’s costumes, and Vanessa Traina Snow and Max Snow, Olympia Scarry, Anya Ziourova, and Carlos Mota all grooved to the beat under illustrious chandeliers. The evening, sponsored by Dolce & Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana Beauty, and Buccellati, raised more than $1 million for the organization, a clear sign that everyone’s efforts to preserve the Italian masters goes far beyond donning a disguise.

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Just as surely as April showers bring May flowers, the Tribeca Film Festival brings Chanel‘s annual TFF Artists Dinner—and, in this case, Bronson van Wyck brought the flowers: peonies, fringed tulips, and anemones in petite silver julep cups. For the second year, the dinner was held at Balthazar after outgrowing the space at the Odeon, which had been its longtime home. Passersby might have thought the St. Patrick’s Day parade was passing through SoHo considering the number of streets cordoned off, police officers on duty diverting pedestrians, and ogling crowds pressed against the barricades. A thick group gathered on the north side of Spring Street craning their necks to get a glimpse of those starry things being blinded by the flashbulbs on the elaborate privet hedge-trimmed step and repeat.

“What’s going on?” One Lululemon-ed lady asked.

“Something real fancy,” answered a round man with a prime view.

Well, he was right. Something real fancy was afoot inside the brasserie’s double doors. Clustered near the entrance, a flock of models stood together greeting each other, a sea of long limbs at their best vantage in high heels and higher Chanel hemlines: Joan Smalls with her hair naturally wavy, Karlie Kloss in Chanel tweed, Constance Jablonski in a pearl-buttoned cardigan. Jablonski celebrated her birthday Friday night with dinner followed by dancing at Up & Down and then karaoke at 4:00 a.m. “It was so much fun,” said the model, “but then I basically missed all of Saturday, which was the most beautiful day, because I was sleeping!”

Uma Thurman waltzed in all cool ease and confidence—it was not her first rodeo—wearing flat sandals and an oversize army vest. Emily Mortimer, dressed like Chanel’s version of a chic English school mistress, admitted she hadn’t been to any Tribeca screenings yet, but was looking forward to seeing both the Ken Loach and Michael Winterbottom films as well as several of the documentaries on the docket. Wendi Murdoch and Dan Colen chatted under a spray of cherry blossom branches, while Sofía Sanchez de Betak caught up with Sarah Hoover and Vanessa Traina Snow and Max Snow seated on a banquet. The evening’s dress code, besides the implicit trend of being dressed by la maison, took the form of “how to wear your tweed,” from Zoë Kravitz pairing her tweed mini with waist-length dreadlocks and a crop top, to Minnie Driver accessorizing her frock with glowing cleavage, and Tennessee Thomas giving her tweed a nudge with a “Give a damn” pin button.

Dinner was called for 7:30 p.m., and at 8:40 guests were told that seating would happen in five minutes. As promised, five minutes later the doors blew open and Robert De Niro plus entourage entered. Everyone was swiftly encouraged to take their seats, Tribeca’s reigning monarch had arrived.

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The ever-talented Dustin Yellin drew quite the crowd out to his reclaimed factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn, for his Pioneer Works’ second-annual Village Fête. The Sunday evening event raised funds for the center that fosters multidisciplinary creativity across art, science, and education. Guests were welcomed by a display of art, both from Yellin and his many friends, all up for auction for the night. The event opened into the backyard garden, where birthday girl Poppy Delevingne was celebrating in the late-afternoon sun with Sienna Miller, Derek Blasberg, Alexa Chung, Leigh Lezark, Stavros Niarchos III, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Harley Viera-Newton. Dogs milled about as guests enjoyed a spread of oysters and a DIY Bombay Sapphire cocktail bar; as the sun tucked behind the Manhattan skyline, the party headed indoors for dinner and auctioning.

“For me, it’s all about the music studio, our film department, which is being built right now, our completely full school, publishing more books . . . the whole interdisciplinary thing is just working,” said Yellin, who posed for photos with the radiant Solange Knowles, in a Rosie Assoulin tart green ensemble. As the night dissolved into the after-party hour, with MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden at the DJ table, guests climbed to the top floor of the warehouse, where they reclined on layered rugs and poofs and received a tarot reading or Tattly tattoo beneath tepees and string lights to the pluck of a live sitar. Yellin put it perfectly: “It’s all just blossoming.”

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If there was an unofficial beauty dress code for tonight’s Met Gala, “China: Through the Looking Glass,” it was the architectural knot. Combed straight back, parted on the side, or slicked straight down the middle, guests pulled their hair into buns of every placement. Alexa Chung, Poppy Delevingne, and Bella Hadid kept theirs close to their heads for an extra-groomed take on the top knot. Meanwhile Emma Roberts, Karolina Kurkova, and Lauren Santo Domingo used centrally located, blunt-finished twists to display their ice blonde highlights. For Keri Russell, Candice Swanepoel, and Amanda Seyfried, a classic low chignon was all they needed to tie together their looks. But leave it to FKA twigs to solidify the trend, unifying her signature twin buns into a singular crown on the top of her head.

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According to my Dark Sky app, Thursday’s sunset was slated for 8:06 p.m., meaning that the opening night dinner for “Drifting in Daylight: Art in Central Park” was all about the cocktail hour. Artist Spencer Finch was serving Mr. Softee-style cones out of his solar-powered, Care Bear–hued ice cream truck in the colors of the sunset: a lemon chiffon for me at 7:48 p.m., a starburst orange for Sofía Sanchez de Betak at 8:15 p.m., and presumably shades of violet as twilight approached. Hosted by Creative Time and Calvin Klein Collection, the evening marked the unveil of the eight, site-specific art installations in the northeast corner of Central Park, which drew downtown denizens up to 110th Street for dinner served in a greenhouse custom built for the occasion on the banks of the Harlem Meer. Anne Pasternak, director of Creative Time who masterminded the project with the Central Park Conservancy, welcomed guests to “this masterpiece of landscape art that we all use all the time.” She also noted that other than Christo and Jean-Claude’s The Gates, displaying art in Central Park is highly unusual and therefore a particular thrill. Ragnar Kjartansson’s S.S. Hangover, a replica of a thirties Icelandic fishing boat, and its brass sextet came into view—and earshot—every so often on its continuous loop around the Meer while the glo movement artists performed some of the choreographed piece that they will enact in the North Woods. Joan Smalls and Karlie Kloss posed for selfies together while Lauren Santo Domingo and Barbara Bush chatted across the table throughout appetizers. Francisco Costa sat with his date for the evening, Marisa Tomei, who was, naturally, wearing Calvin Klein Collection—like many of the polished ladies in attendance. “Creative Time such an amazing institution in New York City, it felt very natural to do this with them,” Costa explained. “I love the park, I used to live on Seventy-fifth Street and I used to bike in the park all the time, and I still do. And this part of the park is so obscure to us who live downtown and it’s so magical,” he looked around appreciatively. “It’s very sharp of them to pick up on that.”

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Last night, American Ballet Theatre celebrated its 75th anniversary with a stunning retrospective performed by what felt like all of the most talented ballet dancers in America. The Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House was filled to the brim, not only with everyday ballet lovers, but with a considerable segment of the fashion rank-and-file, including Lauren Santo Domingo, Giovanna Battaglia, Indre Rockefeller, and Charlotte Wellesley, all dressed in sylphlike spring colors that wouldn’t be out of place onstage. The true highlight of the evening came when the diaphanous Julie Kent performed an exceptional pas de deux from Manon with fellow ABT veteran Marcelo Gomes—a performance that left many in the audience in tears.

The fashion folk felt right at home at the dinner following the performance, which appropriately took place in a tent reminiscent of Fashion Week. More dancing (alas, no more ballet) ensued, and guests mingled among tutu-clad students of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Principals and company alumni—who had emerged from backstage to take a bow at the close of the production—clearly felt that this was an extraordinary night. “This was my dream company, and I’m here,” breathed the tiny but athletic Misty Copeland, one of the first African-American ballerinas to perform the lead in Swan Lake. “To be a part of ABT’s history . . . it’s an emotional evening, a proud evening.” Copeland, dressed by the gala’s sponsor, Escada, was also good-humored about the lineup. “I hated that I had to follow Kent and Gomes, they stole the show!”

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Live your truth! That was the theme of this week’s best dressed ladies, from Joy Venturini Bianchi squashing all concepts of age-dressing with her POW Tom Ford evening gown to Sarah Sophie Flicker’s floral crown. Individual dressing was displayed through eccentric evening choices, mutated classic fifties silhouettes, and personal touches.

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While many were toasting Tory Burch at a dinner in Paris last night, others took to the various soirees about town to show their support of all things français. Designer Haider Ackermann and MyTheresa.com hosted a fete that brought out the likes of Kanye West and Tilda Swinton, while Lancôme celebrated its 80th anniversary with a lavish event. A slew of A-list actresses—Lupita Nyong’o, Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Penélope Cruz, Lily Collins—joined in the festivities.

Meanwhile, Bulgari presented its latest gems to a group, including Juliette Binoche, Amber Heard, and Michelle Rodriguez. But it wasn’t just the Italian house adding to the dazzle. Eugenie Niarchos showed her latest pieces for Venyx to a fashionable flock, among them Lauren Santo Domingo, Giambattista Valli, and Franca Sozzani.

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Blue and white may be the classic colors for the dream beach house, but the combination’s undeniable appeal says summer even far from the shore. From Carolyn Murphy’s minimalist escape to Aerin Lauder’s traditional chinoiserie, here are the seven best examples on Instagram.

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Dinner is always more delicious when eaten off of gorgeous dinnerware, and this summer has left us full of inspiration. From Giancarlo Giammetti’s lunch al fresco at home in Tuscany to Hayley Bloomingdale’s celebration in Southampton, here are our favorite tablescapes from around the world on Instagram.

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The Emmy Awards may have dominated our social feeds last night, but in London it was all about Fashion Week and Charlotte Dellal’s dinner. The posh set came out in full force to celebrate her latest collection at Daphne’s in South Kensington. Wearing animal prints to match the surroundings were Alice Dellal, Jasmine Guinness, and Elisa Sednaoui, while Lauren Santo Domingo, Eugenie Niarchos, and Sabine Getty all cut lean figures in monochromatic moments. The real fun started with a game of Shoe Bingo, with cards that featured hand-drawn illustrations of Spring 2016 pieces—television presenter George Lamb played host to roars of laughter.

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While the New York Spring 2016 collections—and those who turned out to see them—stuck largely to a tried-and-true monochromatic palette, the ensembles worn by the front row flock in London were anything but conventional. Festive top layers proved to be pivotal for showgoers: Victoria Beckham slipped into a straight-off-her-own-runway surf-print-inspired coat while checking things out at her Dover Street boutique, while Alexa Chung’s fur-collared slicker added a bright touch to her gray look. Playing with print were Kate Moss, Daisy Lowe, and Naomie Harris, all in shades of black and white, while One Direction front man Harry Styles tried his hand at bringing back the skinny rocker suit favored by Mick Jagger and David Bowie—Styles opted for a geometric version from Gucci. Seventies styling reigned the streets, too: Jourdan Dunn and Sienna Miller focused on shaggy, disco-friendly fashion, while Elisa Sednaoui elevated the simple camel trench into luxe territory with her suede coat. As Fashion Week moves from London to Milan, here’s hoping that the posh, dynamic looks of cool Britannia on and off the runway inspire the Italian fashion capital.

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The old-world elegance of Caviar Kaspia was the perfect setting for British designer Roksanda Ilincic to celebrate her 10 years in the industry. “It had to be here; it’s so intimate,” said Ilincic.

Dressed in a balloon-sleeved, shredded-chiffon tweed dress from her collection just shown in London, she greeted her “old friends,” among them Vogue’s Sarah Mower, Caroline Rush, Ruth Chapman, Christian Lacroix, and Jonathan Saunders, and her new, including Kanye West, Sabine Getty, and Veronika Heilbrunner. Guests each had a piece of geometric Roksanda jewelry on their plates—just as delicious as the food—which they immediately put on.

The favorite fuel of the fashion set—the humble baked potato dressed up with caviar—was followed by wild strawberries and raspberries. “So much has happened in a decade, but opening the Mount Street store was a moment,” said Ilincic.

“For me, Roksanda is the modern London designer,” said the legendary Lacroix, who had not been in the restaurant since the late ’80s, when he was a regular. But the staff still remembered his preferred tipple—a chilli vodka—and brought one over. Santé!

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Gala lead chairman Beatrice Santo Domingo sat perched, posture perfect, in her first-tier box at Carnegie Hall, with Annette de la Renta to her right, both listening attentively to pianist Evgeny Kissin’s opening night gala performance. In the neighboring boxes, flanking her on either side, were her two sons, Andres and Alejandro, and their respective better halves, Lauren and Charlotte. In Lauren and Andres’s box, Karlie Kloss was delighted by the performance, applauding heartily and offering a standing ovation after the Russian pianist’s rendition of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.

Post-Ravel, it was time to revel, and the audience made their way to the gala dinner on the tented rooftop of the building to kick off the 125th anniversary season. The trek upstairs was certainly shorter than the migration to The Plaza or Waldorf-Astoria as in years past, but it was nevertheless significant, covering the circumference of the building’s exterior and winding from the first floor to the top. However, through Rebecca Gardner’s enchanted fall forest design, a trek became a walk in the park—Central Park in high autumn, to be exact. Fire-red Japanese maples and purple-leaf plum lined the entrée to dinner, where members of the National Youth Orchestra serenaded guests. Kloss’s coral Calvin Klein Collection column blended seamlessly into the warm hues of the fall foliage.

It was no accident that the ambience evoked Wharton-era environs, as the evening was meant to recall the anniversary being celebrated: the 1891 opening of the renowned music hall. Servers in full livery or starched eyelet pinafores greeted guests, giant tassels (actually, dyed mops and nautical rope) hung from the rafters, and menu cards were designed after the 1891 concert program. Of course, the photos everyone snapped on their iPhone 6s’s, however, were thoroughly 2015.

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On Wednesday night, The Boys’ Club of New York hosted its 67th annual Fall Dance in partnership with Balenciaga. Event planner extraordinaire Bronson van Wyck transformed The Plaza hotel and brought the black-and-white theme to life with ghostlike smoke and a checkered dance floor. (A wall of red roses gave the party a dramatic pop of color.) In turn, guests interpreted the theme to their taste. Vanessa Traina Snow wore a white tiered Proenza Schouler Spring 2016 creation with a crisp black bow, as if created specially for this event. Lauren Santo Domingo stunned in a frothy Giambattista Valli Haute Couture number. And Rebekah McCabe, Chanel’s senior vice president of public relations, wore a pale, beaded column by—évidemment—Chanel, with a dirndl-inspired touch. (The piece came from the French house’s Salzburg-Paris, Pre-Fall 2015 collection.)

Fashion aside, the highlight of the night was a moving speech by Columbia University freshman Matthew Gutierrez, who attributed his success to the support he received from The Boys’ Club. Gutierrez said that the community program “taught [him] how to become a young adult.” As guests finished their desert—a lemon icebox cake with blueberry coulis—DJ Sam French got the crowd grooving. Guests like sisters Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder—wearing Marchesa and Christos Costarellos, respectively—took to the dance floor to celebrate a meaningful (and chic) night.

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“Why is it so moving to get an award? It’s proof that what you’re doing makes sense,” said Miuccia Prada. The luminary was talking about her WSJ. Magazine Innovators Award, which she accepted from her dear friend Francesco Vezzoli at the Museum of Modern Art last night. The humble sentiment seemed to be the theme of the evening, where such creative forces as Mrs. Prada, sculptor Richard Serra, Nike CEO Mark Parker, writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, designer Thomas Heatherwick, tech ingenue Stewart Butterfield, and writer-director-actor-mother-humanitarian (and current Vogue cover star) Angelina Jolie Pitt were honored for their inspiring achievements.

“I have a friend—a very dear friend. We spend a lot of time together, we talk about politics and art, we go to the beach together, we swim, we laugh, we argue all the time, we tease each other, I don’t know—we have a lot of fun. She’s reliable. She’s honest. She’s human. Her name is Miuccia. She’s the best friend I could really have,” beamed Vezzoli. “On another planet, in the city of Milan, lives Mrs. Prada—or La Senora, as we call her. She’s one of the most famous, acclaimed, respected, feared, adored designers in the world. Who gets the award?”

The night—which started with champagne and caviar in the museum’s sweeping entrance and gave way to a meal of fresh burrata and lamb and shrimp—was a celebration of both the friend and the admired. Thakoon Panichgul and Martha Hunt caught up over cocktails, as Robert De Niro greeted Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt upon arrival, and Francisco Costa made his way in the hall. A lone 8-year-old (WSJ. Magazine editor in chief Kristina O’Neill’s daughter) stayed up after bed to meet Maleficent.

“I feel that to be innovative is to be willing to stand alone, to know that people may not always understand or like what you put forward, but if you’re prepared to work hard, if your intention is pure, and if you’re willing to fail, then you sometimes succeed,” said Jolie Pitt, as Anna Wintour, Danny Boyle, Tom Sachs, and Lauren Santo Domingo looked on. “When I was little, my mom used to say to me, ‘Let me see your soul.’ And I didn’t know exactly what she meant, but I understood that she wanted me to drop all pretense and just be. My children are innovative. All children are. All of us here tonight are being honored because the little kid in us didn’t really go away.”

After dinner, guests made their way upstairs for a little childlike admiration of the current Picasso sculpture exhibition. What better way to celebrate today’s innovation than by taking a momentary look back? And if you’re Mark Parker, perhaps taking a selfie in front of an early-era Picasso with new friend Karlie Kloss.

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With the flurry of white gowns on our Instagram feeds, it would seem that the stylish women we follow were all headed down a matrimonial aisle this week. But in fact, the likes of Léa Seydoux, Ophélie Guillermand, and Bianca Brandolini D’Adda were instead giving winter white a go on the red carpet, from Bond girl Seydoux’s ivory floor-sweeping Alexis Mabille dress at Spectre’s Copenhagen premiere to Guillermand’s Brandon Maxwell polished and pale jumpsuit at this week’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards.

Leave it to Janet Jackson, of course, to toughen things up a bit. Just as the performer was about to hit the stage on the Chicago stop of her Unbreakable tour, she and her matching squad gave plenty of cat-eyed side-eye in head-to-toe black.

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The fabulous LSD, aka Lauren Santo Domingo, is a darn good hostess—flitting about the bustling Moda Operandi London showroom in a black Emilia Wickstead dress, the pinkish walls and big windows perfectly lit up for a Christmas party, as if she ever needed an excuse to have one. Sipping fruity cocktails and champagne, we chatted about some of our favorite London designers: Wickstead, Mary Katrantzou, Nicholas Kirkwood, Roksanda Ilincic. Friends Tatiana Santo Domingo and Eugenie Niarchos, in a flamingo pink Gucci dress matching the space, then arrived, followed by Alexia Niedzielski, Lily James, and Poppy Delevingne in a fabulous green Chanel mini. A small crew of men—including Lauren’s husband, Andres Santo Domingo; John Michael; Philip Radziwill; and Charles de Viel Castel—mingled among us, which is always a nice change. (Let’s face it: Most fashion parties must go on without them.)

After delicious bites of tomatoes, burrata, a bit of beef, and veggies, the party really kicked off. The waiters cleared the table, and instead of plates of petit four, they dropped off piles of wrapped gifts. We all gasped, wide-eyed, while Devon Radziwill began explaining the game “White Elephant” to the novices. Eagerly, we each drew numbers and waited our turn to unwrap our picks, and the second I was lucky enough to get a £500 Moda Operandi voucher, the guns were blazing. Amanda Brooks did not bat an eyelid, snatching it right out of my excited hands only minutes later. Of course, she too would soon lose the voucher to Isa Arfen, and on it went with screeches, shouts, and laughs from all corners. The pitch across the room got louder and louder. Tatiana shamelessly bagged not only a three-piece, superchic luggage set, but also a £1,000 voucher, while Lauren sweetly exchanged her lovely fur stole for my candle. I could not have been happier. And Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, who sat at our table, was all smiles about her trophy: a blue Edie Parker clutch emblazoned with the word Royal from the hands of Sarah Harris. I think that’s what you call a perfect match.

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