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Socialites

A close-up portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati, her face framed by her hands, wearing a fur-trimmed garment and her signature heavily kohl-lined eyes. The sepia-toned photograph captures an unusual stillness — intense but unperformed, unlike nearly every other image she left behind.

The Most Outrageous Woman Who Ever Spent a Fortune

Before Karl Lagerfeld, before Alexander McQueen, before anyone thought to call fashion art, one Italian heiress was wandering through St. Mark's Square in nothing but a fur coat and a philosophy.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright
A black-and-white photo of Brenda Frazier sitting in a balldown at her debutante.

Brenda Frazier, Debutante of the Century: The Dark Side of America’s Most Famous Socialite

The tragic story of Brenda Frazier—and what it reveals about fame, beauty and the original influencers who came before Instagram.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright

The Essentials With Cornelia Guest: Positano, Society Style and Hostess Gifts

The actress and philanthropist discusses carving her own path and her childhood memories as the daughter of society queen C.Z. Guest.
By Marissa DeSantis
Lee Radziwill

Lee Radziwill’s Classic Upper East Side Apartment Sold for $4.25 Million

By Morgan Halberg

Gloria Vanderbilt, the Original Influencer, Has Died at Age 95

By Helen Holmes

Socialite Lee Radziwill’s Longtime Upper East Side Home Is Now for Sale

By Morgan Halberg
Make like a socialite and tie the knot in Marrakesh, Morocco.

The Socialite’s Guide to Getting Married in Morocco

By Zachary Weiss
paris hilton dating

Get to Know Paris Hilton’s Fiancé, Actor Chris Zylka

By Margaret Abrams
Maybe she should have opted for a Wonder Woman costume for 2017. Luckily, there's still time...

Paris Hilton Has Been Busy Tweeting Your Halloween Inspiration

By Margaret Abrams
Paris Hilton EDM DJ

DJ Paris Hilton Is Working on an ‘Innovative’ New Show

By Margaret Abrams
Jeanne Damas.

Meet the Paris ‘It’ Girl of 2017, Jeanne Damas

By Dena Silver
Dorian Grinspan, Jean-Christophe Babin

Tabletop Dancing at Mr. Chow’s in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Camila Alves, Matthew McConaughey== TWC-Dimension with Popular Mechanics, The Palm Court & Wild Turkey Bourbon Host the After Party for "Gold"== The Palm Court at the Plaza Hotel, NYC== January 17, 2017== ©Patrick McMullan== Photo - Sylvain Gaboury/PMC== ==

Matthew McConaughey, Billionaire Warren Buffett Take New York in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Jude Law, Paolo Sorrentino==The Cinema Society Hosts the After Party for HBO's "The Young Pope" - EXCLUSIVE==Cafe Medi, NYC==January 11, 2017==©Patrick McMullan==Photo - Sylvain Gaboury/PMC====

A Nude Jude Law and Louis Vuitton Teams Up With UNICEF in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Gigi Hadid on the cover of VOGUE, It Girl Style.

Vogue Has Written a Guide on Becoming an ‘It’ Girl

By Dena Silver
A luxurious poolside lifestyle in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

21 Young New York Socialites You Should Know

By Zachary Weiss
Seth Tringale, Julia Loomis attend the American Ballet Theatre's 75th Anniversary Fall Gala (Photo: Patrick McMullan).

This New York Socialite Is Tackling an Unexpected Documentary Subject

By Zachary Weiss

Don’t Call Alexa Chung an ‘It’ Girl

By Dena Silver
Wednesday Martin laughs with friends at her book party for her memoir "Primates Of Park Avenue (Photo by Aaron Adler for the New York Observer).

Primates of Park Avenue Author Wednesday Martin Monkeys About Downtown

By Rachel Shteir
Julie Henderson (Supermodel, Sports Illustrated) “Host sunset cocktails on the roof of my new apartment building.”

New York’s Socialistas Confess Plans For One Last Hurrah Before the Summer Ends

By Neesha Arter

Best-Dressed Socialites Of 2013

By Jennifer Ashley Wright

Nigh Society: Cornelia Guest Does the Truffle Shuffle Ahead of Cookbook Event

By Drew Grant

Harry Brant Is a “Modern-Day Hannah Montana”: Balances Fashion Shows, Parties and School Field Trips

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay
Peter Brant Jr., Harry Brant (Patrick McMullan)

Why We Love to Hate the Brant Brothers

By Drew Grant
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