Paul Johnson-Calderon Takes a Cue from Scarlett O’Hara

At a party and presentation last night for IMPROVD, The Observer spotted Paul Johnson-Calderon sporting a bit of an uptown/downtown ensemble: blazer and bow tie up top; cutoffs, knee socks and sneakers down below. And in the middle: black nail polish. “Goth is coming back, I think,” Mr. Johnson-Calderon explained, “So I did the Dior Read More

Does Tinsley Mortimer Eat Street Meat?

High Society, Tinsley Mortimer‘s much-awaited reality show, finally premiered on the CW last night. And? Well, it’s pretty much what we expected. Paul Johnson-Calderon called Jules Kirby a “beak-nosed bitch”; Ms. Kirby called him a “an AIDS victim” (he’s not); and the Tinz spun around in pretty dresses, expertly avoiding the drama, except Read More

Are Light-Fingered Socialites Stealing Tinsley’s Thunder?

The most loathsome characters-and, therefore, inevitable stars-of High Society, Tinsley Mortimer’s forthcoming reality show, will not include the socialite herself, but two peripheral characters, a network source recently told the Transom.

“We realized early on there was a story being told with Tinsley leaving her husband, filing for divorce and dating this German prince,” said Read More

New York’s Hottest Society Clan of 2007!

Who can claim the title of 2007’s most socially social New York society clan? In a major year-end party wrap cobbled together by Style.com, the aesthetically-inclined Web site asks—and, thank gawd, answers—that very question.

On one side of the party divide is the Peter and Minnie Davis/Tinsley Mortimer team. Read More

Paul Johnson-Calderon No Longer Kristian Laliberte’s Frenemy

Paul Johnson-Calderon, the social butterfly and assistant to Vogue contributing editor Lauren Davis, wants to set the record straight about his failed attempt to star in a reality TV show with publicist party-boy Kristian Laliberte. (“It’s going to be The Simple Life meets The Hills,” Mr. Laliberte reportedly said.)

“There’s no more Read More