‘Almond Tree’ Book Party at Casa La Femme Lures Real Housewives Alum

The wine was flowing and so were the former castmates of 'Real Housewives of New York City' at first time author Michelle Cohen Corasanti's novel launch, The Almond Tree at Egyptian downtown restaurant, Casa La Femme Tuesday night. The mini-reunion included Jill Zarin with hubby Bobby, and Kelly Bensimon, both looking excited to catch up. Also sandwiched in between; the author Michelle Cohen Corasanti...

Jean Shafiroff Hosts Virginia Postrel’s ‘Power of Glamour’

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Mike Myers, Alice Cooper with ‘Supermensch’ Shep Gordon

Legendary talent manager Shep Gordon was joined by longtime friends in the food and music industry to celebrate the launch of his much-anticipated memoir via Anthony Bourdain’s label ECCO, They Call me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock ’n’ Roll. Guests at the Shinola Tribeca party included longtime friend/client Alice Cooper, Mike Myers, Clive Davis, Fab 5 Freddy, chefs...

The Isaac Mizrahi Pictures: New York City 1989–1993, Photographs by Nick Waplington

From 1989 to 1993, New York fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi granted British photographer Nick Waplington rare backstage access to photograph every detail of the designer’s fitting sessions in the weeks before his twice-yearly fashion shows. Combining Waplington’s gritty vérité style with Mizrahi’s haute couture sensibilities, the resulting images offer a candid glimpse into the world of fashion when supermodels including...

Dr. Valerie Steele & Michèle Gerber Klein talk Grand Master of Fashion Charles James

The Museum at FIT’s Dr. Valerie Steele recently hosted a conversation with author Michèle Gerber Klein and her new book Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man: Fame, Fashion, Art.  Over 300 people listened as Gerber Klein and Steele explored the life of America’s first grand master of fashion, Charles James - the man Christian Dior named as the inspiration for the “New Look” and Cristóbal Balenciaga called...

Tony Cointreau Celebrates Mother Teresa Book: ‘A Gift of Love’ at Michael’s

  Author Tony Cointreau hosted a cocktail party at legendary Michael's celebrating his second publication, "A Gift of Love - Lessons Learned from My Work and Friendship with Mother Teresa." In his second book, the author, singer, humanitarian, and scion to the French liqueur family reveals what he gained from working so closely with Mother Teresa during their 12 years together at the...

Lucy Sykes celebrates latest book ‘The Knockoff’ with Cristina Cuomo, Hal Rubenstein

Cristina Cuomo gathered 60 of her friends last week to fete The Knockoff, the latest book by Lucy Sykes—bestselling author of Bergdorf Blondes and former fashion director of Marie Claire. In the stunning model unit at 12 East 88th Street, an iconic Rosario Candela condo conversion developed by Simon Baron Development, Lucy shared details about the novel that tells the story...

First Look Inside Pippa Middleton’s New Home Entertaining Book CELEBRATE

PARADE magazine exclusively offers the first look inside Pippa Middleton’s book, Celebrate, offering tricks and treats for a royally spooky Halloween.  Celebrate goes on sale in the U.S. on Oct. 30 and the excerpt appears in PARADE’s Oct. 28 issue. “I know many of you may be reading this out of nothing more than curiosity,” she admits, also noting how “startling” it was...

Candace Bushnell, Candace Bergen, Isaac Mizrahi at Museum Of Arts And Design’ Joan Juliet Buck Book Party

Barbara Tober (chairman emeritus) and Michele Cohen (chairman) at the Museum of Arts and Design hosted a glamorous evening in honor of Joan Juliet Buck celebrating her new memoir The Price of Illusion, and Candace Bushnell, Candace Bergen and Isaac Mizrahi were just some of the famous faces in the crowd. Barbara, the former longtime editor of Brides magazine, and Joan, former...

Sharon Bush at Barbara & Donald Tober’s Lotos Club Soiree for G.A. Mudge

Lovely couple Barbara and Donald Tober held an intimate soiree for G.A. Mudge, author and photographer of the books,  Alice in Central Park - Statues in Wonderland and Two Alice Statues in Central Park, at The Lotos Club. Mr. Mudge, joined by wife Sis Mudge, spoke briefly of the Alice In Wonderland statue in memory of Margarita Delacorte as members of the Delacorte family, looked on. Also there was Jeffrey Spring of...