Paris Revue
With the Couture shows all wrapped up last night, it was time to—what else?—party. First in line was a fête for Swarovski's newest Crystallized collaboration at the Pozzo di Borgo hotel in the Seventh. This year, the Austria-based company invited designers to collaborate on little black dresses to be auctioned off at Phillips de Pury in September, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and France's La Ligue Contre le Cancer. "We thought now was the time to focus on a fashion basic," Swarovski's Markus Lampe said as he showed off bedazzled L.B.D.s from labels such as Vivienne Westwood, Givenchy, Missoni, and many more. Inglourious Basterds' Mélanie Laurent said if she had to pick one, it would be the Lanvin sheath. "But I am French," she explained, "so maybe I'm biased."
On the other side of the Seine, at Valentino's Place Vendôme headquarters, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli toasted their latest collection amid an impressive array of centuries-old chandeliers, fresco paintings, and gilded paneling. "Yes, we are very lucky," Piccioli acknowledged, with Natalia Vodianova on one arm. "This space, our show, and now tonight have all been a dream come true for us. But enough talk of that, let's dance!" With Julio Santo Domingo on the decks, it didn't take much coaxing to get the chicest girls—Charlotte Casiraghi, Shala Monroque, and Coco Brandolini included—up on their feet.
Across the square at the Ritz, Kate Moss was celebrating her post as Longchamp's newest handbag designer with a dance party of her own, complete with a DJ set by the Queens of Noize. But despite the rowdy performance, all eyes were on the supermodel and her entourage. At the stroke of midnight, Moss waltzed out, followed by her boyfriend, Jamie Hince, and a few girlfriends. By the time she reached the back door, it was a full-on Moss migration, with dozens of people prepared to follow her seemingly anywhere. Always ready with a one-liner, she asked with a smirk, "All this fuss? For a bag lady?"
—Derek Blasberg
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