Wednesday Party Report
♦ Alexander Wang was the big winner at Monday night's fifth-annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards at Skylight Studios. Wang and fellow nominees like Richard Chai, Jason Wu, Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai, Irene Neuwirth, Alejandro Ingelmo, Juan Carlos Obando, Albertus Swanepoel, Swaim and Christina Hutson, and John Patrick were feted by John Galliano (left, with Charlize Theron), Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, Sally Singer, Andrew Rosen, Reed Krakoff, Jeffrey Kalinsky, Julie Gilhart, Julie Macklowe, Daphne Guinness, Sasha Heinz, Tory Burch and Lyor Cohen, Andre Leon Talley, Narciso Rodriguez, Maria Sharapova, Penn Badgley, Zac Posen, Vera Wang, Chanel Iman, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo, Lauren Santo Domingo, Peter Som, Piper Perabo, Phillip Lim, Lazaro Hernandez, Maggie Betts, Calvin Klein, Damon Dash and Rachel Roy, and James Franco. [PMc, NYO, Style.com, The Daily]
♦ Julie Janklow and Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer celebrated the opening of Ralph Lauren's new children's store on Bleecker Street by throwing an afternoon party at SweetPie yesterday, where guests (and their kids) included Amanda Cutter Brooks (with children Coco and Zachary), Tory Burch (with sons Nick, Sawyer, and Henry), Lucy Sykes Rellie (with sons Heathcliff and Titus), Helena Christensen (with son Mingus), Kelly Killoren Bensimon (with children Sea and Teddy), and Julie's husband, Luke Janklow, who appeared with son August. [PMc]
♦ Petra Nemcova hosted her annual Happy Hearts Fund Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday night. Attendees at the "Masquerade in Venice"-themed event included Kevin Spacey, Donald and Melania Trump, Seth Meyers, John and Sharon D'Agostino, Marissa Miller, Molly Sims, Veronica Varekova, Wyclef Jean, Mary Alice Stevenson, and Veronica De La Cruz. [PMc, GoaG]
♦ Beyonce hosted the Gotham Magazine Gala at Espace last night, where the guests included Ludacris, Al Sharpton, Cristina and Christopher Cuomo, Jason Binn and wife Haley Lieberman Binn, Seth Greenberg, John Franco, Jessica Hart, Joe Frazier, Jamie Hector, DJ Cassidy, and Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives fame. [Wireimage, PMc]
♦ Paper Magazine held its fourth-annual Nightlife Awards at Mansion on Sunday night. The event featured performances by Solange Knowles and attracted the likes of Amanda Lepore and Aimee Phillips (pictured), Richie Rich, Ally Hilfiger, Leven Rambin, Sophia Lamar, Andrew W.K., Kenny Kenny, Christian Siriano, Peter Davis, Scott Sanders, Kate Schelter, Luigi Tadini, Liam McMullan, Michael Musto, Mark Ronson, Olivia Palermo, Patrick McMullan, Paul Johnson-Calderon, Nicky D, Carlton DeWoody, Travis McCoy, and Tia Walker. [Paper, PMc, Wireimage]