The art crowd had a big decision to make last night: The Whitney or The Met? Both museums hosted uptown bashes, that naturally drew the downtown crowd. The Whitney’s Gala and Studio Party, which started with a seated dinner and turned into a rollicking dance party, was presented by Louis Vuitton. It was also their final bash at the Breuer Building, before they officially open up their new digs in the Meatpacking District on May 1, 2015. And it drew the likes of Hilary Rhoda, Nigel Barker, Joanna Coles, Padma Lakshmi, Lola Schnabel, Wes Gordon, and Frédéric Fekkai. Guests dressed in Louis Vuitton included Riley Keough, Cindy Sherman and Alexia Niedzielski.
Meanwhile, The Met was hosting their annual Apollo Circle Benefit, attended by Lily Kwong, Audrey Gelman, Giovanna Battaglia, Valerie Boster, Seth Myers, and Laura Brown. This fête was sponsored by Maiyet and the theme was #Cubism to coincide with the exhibition, Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection. And while we love art, we really adore checking out the art and fashion crowd attire. So here’s a peek at some of the looks at last night’s events.
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- Lily Kwong At The Met
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- Hannah Bronfman at The Met
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- Giovanna Battaglia at The Met
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- Ruthie Friedlander and Laura Brown at The Met
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- Hilary Rhoda at The Whitney
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- Riley Keough at The Whitney
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- Padma Lakshmi at The Whitney
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- Julie Macklowe at The Whitney
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- Michelle Smith at The Whitney
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- Claire Distenfeld at The Whitney
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- Alexi Ashe, Valerie Boster at The Met
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- Audrey Gelman and Leandra Medine at The Met