Parties (Social)

November 23, 2020

Lady Elizabeth Anson, Party Planner to the Royals, Dies at 79

She was born at Windsor, but unlike her royal relatives, she had to make a living and went to work at 19. Cripplingly shy, by her […]
November 8, 2020

Live from Sag Harbor and Charity T-shirts

With the New York charity scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic. Joy […]
November 1, 2020

Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings

With weddings this year being delayed, downsized or split into two — video ceremony now, party next year — many guests have some only-in-2020 etiquette questions. […]
October 25, 2020

How to Attend Black-Tie Galas From Home

It’s gala season, when nonprofit organizations host their biggest fund-raising events of the year. Many of those events have been canceled or postponed because of the […]
October 18, 2020

Have a Safe Halloween

In some ways, 2020 would make for the perfect Halloween: the holiday falls on a Saturday, and it’s a full moon (specifically, a “blue moon,” an […]
September 14, 2020

College Kids Are Freaking Out About Their Infected Campuses

For Daniel Gardner, 19, a junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., the dread and dejection set in before classes even started. Before resuming in-person […]
September 10, 2020

Are Gender Reveals Cursed?

This week, after a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” used at a gender-reveal party set off a devastating wildfire that scorched thousands of acres east of Los Angeles, […]
August 8, 2020

Rave Under the Kosciuszko Bridge: Are Illicit Parties Endangering N.Y.C.?

On a humid Saturday night, under a segment of the Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens, hundreds of people at an illicit gathering danced and […]
August 6, 2020

Why Influencers Won’t Stop Partying Anytime Soon

In late July, dozens of social media stars flocked to the Hype House, a Hollywood Hills mansion where several top TikTok creators live, for a birthday […]
June 27, 2020

School Reunions Might Be More Fun on Zoom

Full disclosure: I have never attended a school reunion. Nor am I likely, even during lockdown, to make that group journey down memory lane. The trip […]