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Carmen Marc Valvo Fall Winter 2011 Collection During NY Fashion Week (with video)

Carmen Marc Valvo's Fall/Winter 2011 Collection which was presented last night was glamorous and elegant. Valvo, the designer-to-the-stars (many of whom were presented at the show) featured a collection made with such rich fabrics as chantilly lace, chiffon, organza and tulle.

The show was presented at the Nasdaq Marketplace, with all attendees seated along long winding corridors, with the models passing by only a few feet away. Katie Couric, Star Jones, and singer Kat DeLuna all in attendance.

Highlights of the beautiful collection included exquisite cocktail dresses and formal evening wear including a latte metallic lace gown, a persimmon iridescent silk chiffon and lace gown, and a black strapless lace gown with multi-tiered chiffon applique. (See video of the show below).

"The collection was inspired by ballerinas this season," Valvo told Luxist backstage after the show (see video for full interview). "I gravitated towards them for their sense of beauty, poise, their grace, their elegance and their sensuality and femininity. So I wanted the collection to evoke that sense of beauty and movement. It is a collection full of romance and poetry. Lots of laces were employed, silk chiffons and metallic tulles."

Gallery: Carmen Marc Valvo Fall 2011 Collection

Carmen Marc Valvo Fall 2011 fashion show

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RSVIP: Schmuck-Free Dinner for "Dinner for Schmucks"

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A welcome blast of air conditioning from an open door at the Ralph Lauren Rugby store on Main Street in East Hampton cooled an abbreviated red carpet at the East Hampton UA theater during arrivals for the Vanity Fair and Cinema Society screening of "Dinner for Schmucks" on July 17.

On his way inside, James Lipton, of the Actors Studio, with his scruffy black goat beard, mentioned that he has likely been the schmuck at a dinner party or two. "I suspect that people who had dinner with me felt they were having dinner with a schmuck," he offered in a modulated monotone. A "good seat" is what an excellent dinner partner is called in heady social circles. "But I think I suck," said Lipton. "I am not very good at it. My wife is superb. Everyone wants to know about the actors I've met, but that's the last thing I want to talk about."

Meanwhile, at the head of the red carpet, "SNL"'s Lorne Michaels glad handed Howard Stern, who wore fatigues with cargo pockets and a shirt that read "Star USA" on the back. Broad faced beauties Christie Brinkley and Candice Bergen Cheshire cat-smiled down the carpet. Lucy Punch, who plays Paul Rudd's crazy, sex-obsessed ex-girlfriend in the film, wore a dress by Christian Cota and Sergio Rossi shoes. "I've had a lot of dates with schmucks," she said. "They go on and on, complete disasters. Moronic. I think I attract these idiots."

Has Paul Rudd, wearing a suit by Marc Jacobs though the event was in part sponsored by Hugo Boss, dined with schmucks? "I'm sure somewhere along the way. . . . ," he admits after hemming and hawing politely. "I'd say yes."

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Katie Couric Spotted in Slane & Slane

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The fashionable media darling Katie Couric has recently been wearing Slane & Slane, a jewelry designer we love, to events everywhere!

On April 14th, she wore these Slane & Slane Feather Earrings to American Idol (pictured, $450). Previously to that, she wore the Eternity Knot Earrings for her interview with Governor Sarah Palin. Last week, Couric wore the Pistachio Signature Pearl Necklace and matching earrings to accept the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Journalism -- and she wore those same earrings when she interviewed Michelle Obama in the Rose Garden.

You can view the Slane & Slane collections here, or visit one of their locations to purchase.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Developer Harry Macklowe is buying up multiple apartments at the Plaza for a spread of around 7,500 square feet. His new digs cost nearly $35 million.
-- Giuseppe Cipriani buys into his own Cipriani Club Residences and astonishingly enough paid the asking price (around $6 million) for three units in the building.
--Denzel Washington is in a buying mood, this time he has been spotted checking out a 15-room duplex with a $10.9 million asking price at the Campanile building.
--Katie Couric has paid around $8 million for a home in the Hamptons.
--Maggie Gyllenhaal is apartment hunting and may have settled on a TriBeCa condo for $2.7 million.
--Terra Holding is throwing a "Billion Dollar Party" for the future residents and brokers on the 15 CPW condo project.
--Christie Brinkley has lowered the price of her Bridgehampton mansion to $26.5 million (down from $30 million).

From the NY Times Big Deal:
--Sir Harold Evans, the historian and former publishing executive and his wife Tina Brown are involved in a battle over the ivy-covered wall next to their five-story townhouse. The wall was set to be torn down for a new condo going up next door. Sir Harold and his co-op board filed suit against the developer. The problem is a question of inches and both sides are going deep into the archives to try and determine who actually owns the wall. The co-op and Sir Harold withdrew their lawsuit after the Buildings Department had blocked the work.
--An investment group belonging to the family of S. Daniel Abraham, the former chairman of the Slim-Fast diet products company, paid $6.1 million for a 2,500-square-foot apartment at 200 East 65th Street. It is the fourth purchase in the same building for Mr. Abraham and family and all the apartments are pieds-à-terre for when the family is in the city.
--Look out New York real estate brokers, the Brownstoner real estate blog has launched a new site, Brokerate that lets New Yorkers rate their brokers.

From the New York Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--Another real estate scuffle. This time between photographer Jan Staller and developer Barry Leistner. Mr. Staller says that the construction of a complex being build by Mr. Leistner caused damage to his townhouse and backyard carriage house. Mr. Staller managed to thwart next-door neighbor, art dealer Kenny Schachter's plans for a nine-story building and so Mr. Schachter sold Mr. Leistner. Mr Leistner is working on an eight-story building and wanted Mr. Staller's air rights. Mr. Staller started to notice problems with his house as the construction proceeded. The two have lawyered up but still haven't quite worked everything out.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Pamela Anderson has but her Malibu home, shown here, on the market for $6.5 million. The 2,300-square-foot home faces the ocean and has deeded beach access across the street. The home is decorated in a vintage French Country style and the buyer can buy the furniture too. The listing is here.
--Actor James Denton of "Desperate Housewives" has purchased a Glendale home for around $1.5 million.
--Ethan Supleee, who plays Randy on "My Name Is Earl" has bought a $2 million home in Studio City. The home once belonged to Jane Fonda and has seven bedrooms.
--Timothy Puzo, grandson of "Godfather" novelist Mario Puzo, has purchased a condo in the Hollywood Hills for $485,000.
--Clay Graham, an executive producer and writer for "The Drew Carey Show" has sold his four-bedroom, four-bathroom Pacific Palisades home which was listed at just under $4 million.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up

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Filed under: Estates

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Katie Couric will be summering in the Hamptons. She leaves the Today show in May and doesn't start at CBS until after Labor Day leaving her a full summer of play with plenty of dough in her pockets. Rumor has it she's hunting in the $300,000 price range, that is if she doesn't just snap up a summer home in the $6 million to $7 million range. Behold the power of cute.
--Real-estate heiress Connie Milstein is in at 998 Fifth Ave. In order to claim her new four-bedroom duplex which was listed at $15.7 million, she had to pass muster with the coop board. Milstein got in a wee bit of trouble when she was caught on camera bribing the homeless with cigarettes in exchange for a vote for Al Gore.
--Final details on Woody Allen's townhouse on E. 70th St. He paid $22.625 million for the five-story, 20-foot-wide structure with 17 rooms.

From Forbes Movers & Shakers:
--Sharon Stone has paid around $10 million for a home in Beverly Hills. She bought from a young investor who bought Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's former home. The home has a gym, screening room and a tennis court with a $70,000 surface. Sounds like a much more sound investment than her recent movie, Basic Instinct 2 for which she was reportedly paid $13.6 million.
--The home of McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc (she of the million dollar diamonds) is on the market for $28 million. The Montagna De La Paloma (shown above) is located in Rancho Santa Fe (which we recently mentioned as being the home of the $40 million Ultimate Estate). This compound has more than 12 acres and has the main residence has a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, two-story library, pool and health and fitness room. There is also a two-bedroom guest house, a 3,500-square-foot second home with its own pool and a gate house. The listing is here and is definitely worth a click.
--Howell Raines, the former executive editor of The New York Times, has picked up a New York townhouse on West 11th Street for $3.5 million.
--Writer Jodi Della Femina and her husband, investment banker John Kim, have closed on their two-bedroom Greenwich Village home which sold for $100,000 above the asking price of just under $1.6 million.

From The New York Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
Will the condos at 1200 Fifth Avenue be able to lure deep-pocketed investors? The area is on the path to gentrification. Studios start at around $767,000 and apartments top out at $6.6 million excluding the ten-room penthouse that is listed at $14.5 million. Building amenities like a private fitness center, individual storage, a refurbished lobby, a 24-hour concierge, and appliances throughout by Wolf, Miele and Sub-Zero might be enough to wash away those worries of the unfashionable address.
--Music mogul Antonio (LA) Reid has purchased a $10 million home in Sagaponack. The two-story home has six bedrooms, tennis courts and a bond.
--Gallery owner Paula Cooper and her husband, book publisher Jack Macrae, sold their Chelsea home for $6.05 million and spent $5 million on two London Terrace penthouses that belonged to photographer Annie Leibovitz.
--A West Village townhouse belonging to financier Enrico Marone-Cinzano has an asking price of $19.5 million The home which was built in 1833 is known as the Bacchus House and has a Beaux-Arts façade. Inside the home has expansive entertaining spaces, service quarters, garage and a full spa with infinity pool. The listing is here and was recently updated with beautiful interior shots.

From the LA Times: Hot Property:

--Indiana Pacer center/forward Jermaine O'Neal has listed his two-bedroom Wilshire Corridor tower condo at close to $1.7 million. Good for the height-blessed, the condo has custom vaulted ceilings. The listing is here.
--Musician Lindsey Buckingham and his wife have moved out of the Bel-Air home that they built in 2002. They had sold it for around its $21.5-million asking price last year but then leased it back while their new house was being remodeled.

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