Parties (Social)

March 10, 2023

At the Oscars, the Red Carpet Goes Champagne

The 2023 Academy Awards carpet’s champagne hue — a break with a 62-year tradition of the bright red rug — is the latest arrival rug to […]
February 12, 2023

Ice Luges Are the Latest Party Novelty

Fueled by a desire for fun, hedonistic messiness and nostalgia, the liquor ice luge appears to be making a comeback at parties big and small. When […]
December 31, 2022

New Year’s Eve 2023: The State of the Midnight Kiss

Has our modern era dimmed the appeal of making out with a stranger, or are people still eager to participate in the New Year’s Eve tradition? […]
December 28, 2022

Day 28: How I Lost My Head on New Year’s Eve

You’re no doubt familiar with the feeling of walking into a New Year’s Eve party and confronting a very particular temporal melancholy: the sensation that you […]
December 27, 2022

A Literary Scene Where Parties Are Part of the Agenda

LittlePuss Press specializes in work by transgender writers. Its founders also know it’s hard to resist a great party. On a recent winter evening, Cat Fitzpatrick […]
December 2, 2022

Inside Biden’s State Dinner: Hot Dog Talk and a Party That Lasted Until 1 A.M.

At one point, the bartenders ran out of glassware, depriving some invitees of social lubricant after years spent in a pandemic. WASHINGTON — President Biden was […]
November 18, 2022

Olivia Wilde, Mindy Kaling and Kim Kardashian Party at Baby2Baby

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Glamour, altruism and cognitive dissonance hung in the air. Some of the most conspicuously privileged people in America, dressed in gowns and […]
November 1, 2022

Vogue Mexico Adapts the Met Gala Formula for Day of the Dead

The publication on Thursday hosted its third gala celebrating the Mexican holiday. “We want this event to be shared globally,” its editor in chief said. MEXICO […]
October 25, 2022

What the ‘Cool Kids’ of Perfectly Imperfect Are Super Into

Perfectly Imperfect, a cult newsletter for downtown tastemakers, held a raucous party in Brooklyn. For the last two years, the cult newsletter Perfectly Imperfect has offered […]
October 9, 2022

What the Stars Wore to George and Amal Clooney’s Gala

Top looks from George and Amal Clooney’s gala. Plus, opening nights at Carnegie Hall and the New York Film Festival. Hollywood took over the New York […]