The Week in Parties
♦ Yesterday evening the New York Women's Foundation Fall Gala took place at Gotham Hall: Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor, Iman, Joel Klein and Nicole Seligman, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower, Felicia Taylor, Jamie Niven, Herbert Wachtell, and Jonathan Farkas ate, drank, and watched a performance from the American Ballroom Theater Youth Dance Company. [Wireimage, PMc]
♦ Last night Donna Karan celebrated her 60th with a party at The Box worthy of someone a third her age. Joining the debauchery: her daughter Gabby, Simon Hammerstein, Alan Cumming, George Wayne, Andre Balazs, David Furnish, Nadine Johnson, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Kelly Klein, Jackie Astier, Steven Klein, and many more. [GoaG, PMc]
♦ The Calvin Klein furniture line launched last night at the Calvin Klein townhouse at SoHo Mews, where new company president and CEO Tom Murry and creative director Amy Mellen hosted Yvonne Force Villareal, Eric Villency, Tatiana Platt, Carlos Mota, and Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict. [The Daily]
♦ Heiress Sloan Barnett (and sister of Adam Lindemann) had a party for her book Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet at the Central Park Boathouse on Wednesday evening. Hosts Jeff Zucker and his wife Caryn welcomed friends including Melania and Donald Trump, Al Roker, Lisa Anastos, Dennis Basso, Susan Fales-Hill, Jennifer Creel, Marion and Elie Weisel, Heather and Steven Mnuchin, Doug Liman, Gigi Mortimer, Ghislaine Maxwell, Bettina Zilkha, Richard Abate, and William Lauder. [NYO, PMc]
♦ Whitewall magazine, along with Kwiat diamonds and The Essence by Porsche Design, threw a party at 20 Pine last night to celebrate the work of artist David Foote. Guests including Annie Churchill, Dalia Oberlander, Kristian Laliberte, Annabelle Vartanian, Jennifer Creel, and Nicole Fiscella mingled and enthusiastically posed for pics. [PMc, GoaG]