The socialites, aspiring supermodels and LBDs were out in force Thursday night for the Doe Fund Celebrity DJ Series at the Angel Orensanz Foundation of the Arts. The event was a veritable nexus for attractive youths and fancy shoes, with attendees including The City’s drama-causing vixen Olivia Palermo, Project Runway (and TONY favorite) Christian Siriano and supermodel Gemma Ward. As for the celebrity DJs on the decks, we were pleased to hear they weren’t above looping the occasional Foreigner or Boyz II Men into their playlists.
The crowd was, on the whole, genetically well endowed, but the prizes for the evening’s most luminous attendees go to recording artist Alexandra Alexis and Def Jam recording artist Unique. Alexis’s Erin Featherston dress was the raddest, and she told us she was thrilled to hear her new single, “Break U” (from her forthcoming album, May Cause Shortness of Breath), being played at the party. Aww.
As for Unique, he had the coolest hair we’ve seen in awhile. We caught up with him before he took his turn at the DJ booth and asked what kind of shampoo he uses. “Oh, I don’t know,” he said. “Whatever is in my mom’s bathroom, I guess.” Um, okay. What about his reflective silver high tops? “These are from Barney’s. They make me feel like I’m walking on the moon.” MJ couldn’t have said it better.—Drew Toal
