Topic: Arts & Entertainment

From Elisa Jimenez' "Urban Nomad" collection.

We came, we saw, we canoodled, and we drank loads of champagne. Fashion Week, we'll miss ya!

Nick Leighton's last show was a fun one: Project Runway in the tents. While celebrity guest judge J-Lo never showed due to a "foot injury" — her "bestie" Posh probably swept her leg at the Marc Jacobs after party — the filler of Tim Gunn was somewhat cool. Nick voted for "the straight guy" to win with his Americana theme, campy, we like it!

Keenan's big night was on Thursday at the Hilfiger show, where he caught up with EVERYONE from Tommy himself to John Legend, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, and model Bar Rafaeli (Leo DeCaprio's girlfriend). As put by the happily married, and obviously lying Duffty, “Our cameraman’s eyes were about to pop out of his head when we were interviewing her, she's a swim suit model you see. Me? I've been working with super cute models for eons, so I am immune to their charms. Maybe I'm jaded, yes, I'm jaded."

Fashion darling Lauren Ezersky exclaimed Zac Posen as her favorite show. In addition to the plethora of celebs (Jada Pinkett Smith, Leighton Meister, Juliette Lewis and Bette Midler), Posen's clothing was very "Hollywood: sexy, beautiful. The way every woman wants to feel." In fact, the big E was still slated to attend shows after Fashion Week had officially ended, you go girl!

Elisa Jimenez poses with her boyfriend, Moses.

Socialites Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Jennifer Creel were out and about last week, Bensimon at Michael Kors and holding court at Balthazar, Creel backstage at Dennis Basso and lunching with the ladies on the Upper East Side.

My last show was Friday night at Country Club where Project Runway alum, Elisa Jimenez, showed an “Urban Nomad" collection of body hugging dresses, and eco-conscious totes. Then it was off to the jitney for a fashion-free weekend of beach walks and bad movies.

Until February …

- Robyn Moreno

Nick Leighton with Lisa Anastos at Lambertson-Truex.

Patrick McMullan

On Thursday, September 11th, I popped by the Lambertson-Truex store on Madison to hang out with Lisa Anastos (founder of the Whitney Contemporaries), check out the new limited edition bags to benefit the Whitney designed by Donald Baechler (only 199 left now that Lisa snagged one), and, of course, take advantage of the delightful passed hors d'oeuvres.

- Nick Leighton

Fashion for a worthy cause.

Things started to fall apart on Day Eight of this fashion marathon for me. The morning began with the discovery that my sister’s dog gnawed on my Jimmy Choo kicks! I was tempted to make a muff out of him, but gamely switched shoes and ran off to the Nanette Lepore show which featured TONS o' models wearing bright floral prints, ruffles galore, chunky necklaces and softly braided hair. The passionate Lapore thanked the crowd with her daughter, both wearing Save the Garment Center t-shirts.

Later that afternoon, our own Keanan Duffty was featured in a Gen Art Britannia Rules alongside across-the-pond counterparts Georgina Chapman (with hubby Harvey Weinstein) and Sue Stamp. In attendance was Kelly Killoren Bensimon, who was spotted earlier at the well-attended Michael Kors show.

That's right, only $34.99! Hooray for Target!

Duffty was a whirlwind as he later rushed to the opening of the Target Bodega pop-up store on 57th and 6th, which featured his menswear collection along with CUTE dresses by Jonathan Saunders and bags by Anya Hindmarch. It was packed to the gills, and Duffty reported many people walking out with loads of stuff. "Hopefully they weren't stealing it!" he said cheekily.

When I arrived late (after sipping Hennessey with a hip-hop-heavy crowd at the Details party at Louis Vuitton) the crowds had thinned and I was able to shop (and drink cheap wine) easily. Who ever said the early bird gets the goods? My night got even brighter when Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld walked in with old palsy NY Times etiquette editor Philip Galanes! We danced around the store as the cameras followed the glam couple. I knew Tar-jay was trendy, but this was red-carpet worthy!

Afterwards, I left to cocktail at the Empire Hotel, while the Dufftser and crew partied with Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro at the John Varvatos party.

- Robyn Moreno