Spotted @ Valentino for Flowers, Chic & Cheap

Last night, Elle Décor editor at large, Carlos Mota, celebrated the launch of his new book, Flowers Cheap & Chic, with a party at the Valentino showroom on Madison and 65th St. The space provided a crisp, airy backdrop for the fete featuring full-bloom florals and very pretty people. SPOTTED sipping hibiscus-themed vodka cocktails at Valentino . . . our favorite RHONY, Kelly Kiloran Bensimon . . . designers Douglas Hannant, and Adam Lippes of ADAM, both with boyfriends . . . Paul Sevigny playing DJ. . . InStyle's Hal Rubenstein . . . ad man and friend of the author, Mark Daniel . . . career socials, Zani Gugelmann, Amanda Hearst, Allison Sarofim and Fabiola Beracasa, who confessed to TTT, "I am exhausted after last night [The Costume Institute's American Woman Gala]. I was at the Boom Boom Room until 4!" . . .

Worst for Day

Two days after members of the TTT editorial team SPOTTED The MARC's piercing blue eyes from beneath a baseball cap outside Pastis in the Meatpacking District, comes news that the designer and public relation's man Lorenzo Martone are calling it quits. Page Six reports that sources say Martone has vacated the Chelsea love nest and did not accompany Marc Jacobs to Massachusetts for the P-town wedding of his business partner, Robert Duffy, at which MJ served as best man. Moving out of the Mercantile Building and stepping down as your husband's wedding date? All is not well on Bleecker Street!

UPDATE!

The Boston Herald includes Martone in its story about Robert Duffy's wedding. Also noted were the inclusion of hired stripers at the wedding. Strippers! Trash. Either way, we hope the boys get it together or we'll never see this again.

Spotted @ Sugarbabies' Spring Boy Drive

As anticipated, The Tranny Times' Sugarbabies Happy Hour at The Townhouse was a runaway hit. Over 50 guys took part in the "Spring Boy Drive" which introduced a stable of new guys to regulars of the after-work mixer. SPOTTED at the Townhouse . . . PR boys, Darren Back, Michael Grela, Tim Rathschmidt . . . representing the garment district, Kari Green, Jack Eustace, Tom Carberry, Ryan Lerner, Matt Smith, Doug Reker . . . the usual architects, Ben Salling, Eric Hastings, Bryan Hale . . . the Matthew Williamson sequin-studded porn-producer Jincey Lumpkin consulting with Nathan Kipe . . . the boys from Colgate/Palmolive lead by Jorge Fontanez . . . the girls : Elizabeth Harrell, Gabsy Goldman, Clare Hewdat, Dorian Mergler, Stephanie Benatar, Lauren Conklin . . . the ever-radiant Matthew Maddox . . .

Spotted @ 2 Downtown Parties

The editors and directors of Paper Magazine hosted a small party last night at Macoa, ostensibly introducing the snug restaurant/nightclub on Church St. to the magazine's friends. Svedka provided signature cocktails to a mixed crowd ranging from dads in suits to mohawks from the LES. SPOTTED at Macao . . . Paper mag's editorial director and front row regular at every Fashion Week show, Mickey Boardman, holding court . . . Michelle Lindsay, also of Paper, meeting, greeting and showering guests with compliments. . . Efrain Oliva making introductions as usual.

Switching gears (and crowds), A Private Club and Lalique hosted a kick-off party for "Decodence: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie" at the South Street Seaport Museum. The exhibit celebrates the elaborate deco interiors of the fabulous SS Normandie. The opening celebration was a preppy party à la "Gossip Girl" featuring the usual cast of characters: post-grads in blue blazers and slicked-back hair alongside Chanel 2.55-swinging girls enjoying a little too much white wine for a Tuesday night. The wait staff, provided by the charming Marc Levine, were most attractive, as usual. Gift bags included the limited edition SS Normandie tee shirts designed by Jeremy Scott. (Perfect for P-town!) The biggest sighting in the usual crowd of party queers (*cough* Kristian Laliberte *cough*) was Seth Weissman, the boy who allegedly bought half of Fire Island Pines!

Spotted @ Sugarland

Only if you were at Sugarland on Saturday can you understand how ridiculously packed it was. Everyone and his gay brother was there to celebrate the official end of New York Fashion Week, including fashion's Gaysian mafia. SPOTTED at Sugarland . . . kicking off the sophomore year of his celebrated design career, Prabal Gurung . . . the man behind the must-have tees for S/S10, Alexander Wang . . . international sensation and sweet-as-pie style blogger who might as well just move to the Bedford stop, Bryan Boy . . .

Spotted @ 3RDWard 2009 Winter Group Show

Last Friday, Williamsburg's artarazzi hiked to the Morgan stop for 3RDWard's 2009 Winter Group Show. The show included the work of 25 artists, narrowed down from hundreds of submissions worldwide. The event drew a pretty, pretty crowd. SPOTTED at 3RDWard . . . HBO's Jenita Ulloa supporting her friend and colleague Nikolay Lyutskanov . . . modern master Emily St. John (above with her portrait of musician boyfriend Jermiah Furr) . . . the Atlanta brigade Will Sansom, Kari Green, Lauren Baker, Skye Whitley, Anna Burns . . . yoginis fresh from a retreat in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Julie Tomaino, Tiziana Angello, Leigh Evans . . . DJ Spreadin' It creating the soundtrack

Spotted @ Metropolitan, Bryanboy : Le Superstar Fabuleux

He's lauded in L.A., mobbed in Manhattan, front row in Paris and adored the world over via his blog: he's BryanBoy and last night he was SPOTTED in Williamsburg having dollar PBRs at Metropolitan. The petite blogger began chronicling his style and lifestyle along with the international collections from his home in Manila, Philippines five years ago. Flash forward a few seasons and Bryanboy has a Marc Jacobs bag named after him and held the place of honor at last season's Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan, sitting front row along side IHT/NY Times' Suzy Menkes, Vogue's Sally Singer, Hamish Bowles and Anna (f-ing) Wintour. According to BB, Williamsburg is super cute and he loves Metro's cheap drinks!

Spotted @ Warm Climate Vacay Over The Holidays

Tradition holds that all GPCs, PGs and trannies of means scoot it out of the chilly city for points south during the holidays. Tropical vacays are best for (holi)day 09/10 and were in full force this Christmas through New Years.
SPOTTED on holiday vacay . . . Marc Jacobs and lover Lorenzo Martone mixed it up on the beaches of St. Barts with Rachel Zoe and her banker-hubby Rodger Berman as Lindsay Lohan tweeted her resolutions from a yacht deck . . . Miami Beach was invaded by the design set: Oprah's decorating guru Nate Berkus and a gaggle of other international designers spent New Years at the Standard creating a poolside scene described as "a parade of homosexuals" . . . members of that crowd and others crossed the beach for a party at the toney townhouse of John Barman inside the modern Asian Setai residences . . . down the beach on Ocean Drive, designer Roric Tobin kept cozy for the new year at a beachfront condo with boyfriend Justin and friends . . .
Miami Beach was invaded by the Haus of Gaga on New Years Eve. After being heralded as THE place to be for New Years Eve by Perez Hilton, Lady Gaga attracted her "little monsters" and trannies of all stripe to back-to-back shows at the James L. Knight Center and the revamped Fontainebleau . . .

Spotted@ High Hopes, The Cohen-Contenti Holiday Party

Last night, Haley Rose Cohen and Enrico Contenti opened the doors of their Bedford Ave. apartment for a holiday fête. The vintage inspired menu included fruit-filled jello molds, deviled eggs and a sherbert punch served by Brent the bartender. Around 10:30, a musical duo on guitar led guests in rounds of impromptu carols. It was a fashion crowd, with bow ties on boys and ladies' bold accessories dominating. Spotted . . . Matt Maddox chatting with Alex Carantza before jetting to BAM to catch "A Streetcar Named Desire" . . . a slew of industry kids: Joanna Dubin of Coach, Prada's Justin Warren, Kari Green, assistant designer at Issac Mizrahi, print and runway boy Darius Gudinskas, Lauren Conklin of Face Stockholm . . . the law crowd: Ran Frazier, David Cody Dydek, Duff Anderson . . . The Aangeenbrug Knights down from Cos Cob, Connecticut . . . Dr. Joey Fernandez . . . the most popular girl at Vice magazine, Katie Youngkin . . . PR girls-about-town included a bow-tied Tim Rathschmidt with Claire Gilbertsen in red and Ashley Riegle in green . .

Bow ties made an appearance.
Women went RaGA for gold and black.

Spotted @ Toys For Tots at Pier Sixty

The annual Toys for Tots party is what many consider the gay event of the holiday season. With capacity for 2300, the sold out event attracted nearly every gay you have ever met to the Chelsea Piers, providing thousands of gifts to under privileged kids. Of course the draw wasn't completely philanthropic: an open bar fueled the "see and be seen" atmosphere. As one attendee put it, "It's like everyone from low, middle and high tea at one time." Spotted . . . advertising boys Oz Barbosa, Will Meeks, Josh Appelbaum and Jim Murphy . . . bloggers Davis McDavis and Zee Bdr (with his blue flower, naturally) . . . Jack Mackenroth (who is never not out) . . . Mr. Matt Maddox . . . Ru Bhatt . . . Leon Setton working the SAGE table . . . Randolph Frazier making a last minute cameo before the festivities came to a close . . . and literally every tranny you've ever seen on the Friday ferry to the Pines . . .

Spotted @ JPMorgan Chase Pride Event at Armani

Last Thursday, Giorgio Armani's flagship megastore on 5th Avenue played host to members and guests of JPMorgan Chase Pride, the financial services firm's gay and lesbian organization. Homos and hags downed white wine and champagne and sampled incredible chocolates from the newly launched Armani Dolci line all while enjoying an hefty 40% discount on purchases. The scene was nattily turned-out bankers with their beaus and bffs: ideal Power Gay hunting ground. When the main event came to a close at 9, many attendees moved on to the sleek and chic (and relatively cheap!) Armani Ristorane to drink, dine, see and be seen.

Spotted @ GMHC Fashion Forward

With cocktail party "save the dates" filling up our inboxes, we know that a jam-
packed holiday/charity event season is fast approaching. Last night's GMHC "Fashion Forward" was a great kick-off. Cocktails and mingling through the silent auction allowed for plenty of networking and chit-chat between gallery gays and GPCs followed by a fashion show sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue. Spotted in the model-towering crowd . . . celebrity style maven, Tim Gunn . . . budding ivy-architect, Travis R. Eby . . . ever-present event tranny esq., Matthew Maddox . . . runway diva and daddy (?), Miss J . . . dapper dandy, Enrico Contenti . . . TV talk show sensation, Wendy Williams . . . PR tranny, Michael Grela before red-eying to Paris . . . a cashmere-clad Anthony Sullivan.

Spotted @ GALA mixer at the W Tuscany

The Audrey bar inside the W Tuscany Hotel was closed last night for a GALA mixer. Ivies downed complimentary Svedka cocktails from 5:30 to 7:30. The crowd was typical ivy-gay: older lezzies talking shop and gray-haired daddies eyeballing the spry young dandies fresh from a day at the firm or bank. Asians, both male and female, abounded and saphic lovers were plentiful, more butches than lipstick ladies. On the boy front, a few typical, preppy-cute guys save for one just-graduated, dropdead hunk with many fans fawning outside. At least there was free booze.

Spotted @ Christies

As summer has certainly graduated into autumn, brunch al fresco and sunset picnics are being replaced with matinées and art installations. Sunday afternoon, TTT editors had the opportunity for a private viewing of Christie's postwar and contemporary art collection which will go to the auction block on Tuesday evening. Among the many gems that will adorn the homes of European collectors and museums across the globe was J.M. Basquiat's above pictured Brother Sausage, a 6-paneled work that is expected to go for around $12,000,000, this is mere pocket change for Valentino Garavani who was there deciding which palazzo he might purchase the piece for.

Also spotted: New York's fashion prince, Marc Jacobs and friend-- eyeing some Warhol.... Art dealer to the stars, Haley Cohen....Beauty ging' Ashley Riegle....and far too many Birkins...

Spotted @ GUMBO party, Galapagos

Thursday was the third installment of GUMBO (gay. DUMBO. party) at Galapagos. It was another fun-filled night of warm embraces, furtive eye movement and coquettish cocktail sipping in the cool shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. Most-heard phrase of the night, "I've never been to Brooklyn!" Well now you have. Spotted at the bar and in the banquettes: . . . GUMBO hosts Ben Harvey, Matthew Kelleher and Andrew Urankar . . . dj Josh Sparber . . . nymag.com's Chris Rovzar with long-time boyfriend Cub Barrett . . . co-creator of the now-notorious CHERYL dance party Nick Schiarizzi with Harish Bhandari . . . Ari of Advanced Style blog, "proof from the wizened and silver-haired set that style advances with age" . . .

Be spotted @ GUMBO

GUMBO, (gay.DUMBO.party) at Galopagos Art Space tonight. The TTT editors' pick for best Thursday night party (well us and OUT mag). It's a Brooklyn Heights lawyer meets Flatiron art dealer kind of crowd. Free entrance and a fab space. Come mingle and support a cause. Proceeds from tonight's party go to the Brooklyn Pride Center.

Spotted@ Michael Hainey's "Less Human More Being" at Thom Browne Tribeca

GQ deputy editor Michael Hainey opened his debut art presentation, "Less Human More Being", with a private party at the Thom Browne store in Tribeca, Friday evening. His paintings are bold and utilize broad strokes over tiny details; a journalistic approach to painting, if you will. The crowd was downtown fashion-fab: 40-something power gays in cashmere camel overcoats gossiping about Halloween plans, British gals in head-to-toe Chanel, roving style reporters (who selected one TTTer for a feature) and hip parents with their little ones in tow. It was a fashion-meets-press industry crowd, many of who are TTT friends that prefer to fly under the gaydar. The boldest names spotted were Oprah's go-to design guy, Nate Berkus with friends . . . Thom Browne and Michael Hainey posing for photos and working the room . . . Hainey's work will hang at Thome Brown Tribeca through November 11.

Spotted@ Mr. Maddox's first 29th Birthday Bash

B-Bar, home of the Tuesday night Beige party, played host to a very special birthday on Sunday when Matt Maddox celebrated his first annual 29th birthday with an afternoon soirée for 80. Mr. Maddox entertained on the outdoor patio with scrumptious hors de'ourves, cocktails and his renowned charm. The centerpiece of the celebration was the singing of "Happy Birthday" around a delicious Italian chocolate birthday cake from Veniero's bearing a boyhood likeness of everyone's favorite lawyer. Being Mr. Popular, Maddox's birthday was essentially a Fire Island reunion. Spotted: . . . textbook GPC, Nick George and Joey Fernandez making sure everything ran smoothly . . . executive recruiter to legal hotshots, Ru Bhatt . . . Maddox's FIP housemates, Joe Nuzzi, Walter Frye, Brent Pelton, and Tom Carberry (singing show tunes as usual) . . . ginge-daddy Ted Shields . . . blogger, Zee Bdr and his man..... language aficionado, corporate lawyer and the recently (and thankfully) un-mustached David Cody Dydek . . . Jon Biondo, Ryan Coutu, and Tim Horman, the party-trio behind Masterbeat.com . . .

Spotted @ Sugarbabies at the Townhouse

Last night the Sugarbabies held their monthly invasion of the Townhouse on E58th street. Over the tinkling of the piano and sound of martinis shaking, new faces joined the usual cast. Spotted at Sugarbabies . . . Natalie Whately with Courtney Cramer . . . James Hardin with his old friend and new arrival from Seattle, Braiden Eilers . . . creator of girl sites DigiRomp and JuicyPinkBox, Jincey Lumpkin . . . a bow tied Alvaro Soto . . . Gabriel Figueroa having a pre-kickball match drink . . . PR boy and tranny-in-training, Michael Grela . . .