Monday, December 06, 2004
BESTof2004: EVENT REVIEW: "FASHIONISTAS" BOOK PARTY, Nov30
by Don Rose
(West Hollywood, CA: November 30, 2004) Hey, okay, let me say, right away: this was not your typical Hollywood party. It was better. Much better.
First of all, many events in L.A. claim that Paris Hilton is coming. Often she doesn't show, and that's fine, I'm used to that, having covered lots of L.A. functions -- I am sure being a TV reality star and heiress takes up a lot of time. But at THIS party, she SHOWED, baby! And what a show it was: a boffo book party by Christine Peters (producer of "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days") that took place in an "in" spot (Fenix Restaurant, in the Argyle Hotel); celebs and "beautiful people" mingled with fashionistas, which made sense, given the book ("Fashionistas", a novel by Lynn Messina) -- which will soon be a major motion picture, and features a major motion picture star's praise on the cover (Linsday Lohan -- whose feature "Mean Girls" (new DVD) was one of the gifts in the fab swag bag given to guests, along with (for mean and nice girls alike) a purse -- yes, a designer purse! -- plus a CD, hair care and makeup products, and more).
But back to Ms. Hilton for a sec. Sure, we'll always have Paris (in print), but she is a star you have to experience in person because her bubbliness is infectious, and the sea of people swarming around her can alone be fodder for new novels. She looks as good or better in person as she does in photos -- and plenty of photogs were popping and palpitating as she worked the crowd, very gracious and friendly. I also ran into Playboy's 2001 Playmate of the Year, Brande Roderick, who was equally stunning in a dress that was a wonderful interweaving of modern style lines with "Jethro-retro" (the only phrase I can concoct to describe its evoking a sexy farmer's daughter kinda thang -- imagine a combination bustier-and-frilly-frock -- I wouldn't have to work so hard if I hadn't forgotten my camera, dang! -- but if a picture is worth a thousand words, you at least have 1/30th of a picture now).
And yes, the food was great too; the dessert table was a visual and oral delight (cool chocolate chip cookies!) -- but I, like many, was way too wowed by wonderful waves of women and wine and people/energy/networking/nattering to get too into munching mode. Besides, I gotta watch my carbs -- in fact, that will be MY next book: "How to Lose Weight by Watching Paris Hilton (and the cool folks she hangs with)" -- there, you heard it here first.
All in all, Landers PR threw a stellar shindig, causing quite a commotion on the Sunset Strip, and I commend that -- we need MORE creative commotions on a street where commotions used to be commonplace! Thanks to Nicole Landers for her assistance -- and make sure to go out and get "Fashionistas" because, as Lindsay says, "fashion has never been this much fun"!
Till my next review..... hasta la vista, fashionistas!
(West Hollywood, CA: November 30, 2004) Hey, okay, let me say, right away: this was not your typical Hollywood party. It was better. Much better.
First of all, many events in L.A. claim that Paris Hilton is coming. Often she doesn't show, and that's fine, I'm used to that, having covered lots of L.A. functions -- I am sure being a TV reality star and heiress takes up a lot of time. But at THIS party, she SHOWED, baby! And what a show it was: a boffo book party by Christine Peters (producer of "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days") that took place in an "in" spot (Fenix Restaurant, in the Argyle Hotel); celebs and "beautiful people" mingled with fashionistas, which made sense, given the book ("Fashionistas", a novel by Lynn Messina) -- which will soon be a major motion picture, and features a major motion picture star's praise on the cover (Linsday Lohan -- whose feature "Mean Girls" (new DVD) was one of the gifts in the fab swag bag given to guests, along with (for mean and nice girls alike) a purse -- yes, a designer purse! -- plus a CD, hair care and makeup products, and more).
But back to Ms. Hilton for a sec. Sure, we'll always have Paris (in print), but she is a star you have to experience in person because her bubbliness is infectious, and the sea of people swarming around her can alone be fodder for new novels. She looks as good or better in person as she does in photos -- and plenty of photogs were popping and palpitating as she worked the crowd, very gracious and friendly. I also ran into Playboy's 2001 Playmate of the Year, Brande Roderick, who was equally stunning in a dress that was a wonderful interweaving of modern style lines with "Jethro-retro" (the only phrase I can concoct to describe its evoking a sexy farmer's daughter kinda thang -- imagine a combination bustier-and-frilly-frock -- I wouldn't have to work so hard if I hadn't forgotten my camera, dang! -- but if a picture is worth a thousand words, you at least have 1/30th of a picture now).
And yes, the food was great too; the dessert table was a visual and oral delight (cool chocolate chip cookies!) -- but I, like many, was way too wowed by wonderful waves of women and wine and people/energy/networking/nattering to get too into munching mode. Besides, I gotta watch my carbs -- in fact, that will be MY next book: "How to Lose Weight by Watching Paris Hilton (and the cool folks she hangs with)" -- there, you heard it here first.
All in all, Landers PR threw a stellar shindig, causing quite a commotion on the Sunset Strip, and I commend that -- we need MORE creative commotions on a street where commotions used to be commonplace! Thanks to Nicole Landers for her assistance -- and make sure to go out and get "Fashionistas" because, as Lindsay says, "fashion has never been this much fun"!
Till my next review..... hasta la vista, fashionistas!
