Damien Hirst's $100 mil Man vs Ezra Pound's High Mind

Have you been having a good time with the massive ...errr...ad buy behind Djimon Honsou's Calvin Klein underwear ad ? On every phone booth, and on every corner in NY the ubiquitous Djimon looms just in time for the 25th anniversary of Calvin Klein underwear. It was a very persistent in-house casting director for Calvin that fought like her life depended on it , who made this all happen. If you want to measure person against picture then inflitrate Calvin klein HQ (205 W 39th St) on Sept 5 circa 9.00pm. Oh and Hilary Swank's co-hosting. Again, cocktails are par for the course but Calvin Inc hopes to retain its snob appeal with its tightly edited dinner party at The Gramercy's Wakliya. But you already have your invite.

Alexander Wang doesn't mind us telling you that his Sept 6th blow out is at 313 W. 37th St and will go on all night. After Erin Wasson's done styling... (Did you hear that once upon a time Erin stalked about a W shoot in only a pair of heels while maintaining a full on cell phone conversation. Very old school supermodel! )...and DJ Am and Devon Aoki's done spinning we're sure every blue chip model in NY is going to end up over-sleeping the next morning. But not Jessica Stam. She'll be out the following night for sure ! Speaking of Alexanders. Though this has nothing to do with Mr Wang, did you know that mad monied Alexander McQueen makes a secret fortune in cutting wedding dresses for Middle Eastern princesses? Its a major market and the secret as to how the McQueen show keeps on going...even after the critical bloodbath of the FW 07 show. Bang on mad McQueen!

Now that Damien Hirst has successfully hustled his platinum plated, diamond studded skull for $100 mil (though sources hiss the investment firm that bit got a discount), does that make breaching the Sept 7 Prada party all the more impossible ? Its going to be the second coming... Miuccia Prada in New York for Fashion Week back to back? ...Probably to smirk at the "young designers" xeroxing last season's Prada collection. You know who you are. I mean there is a certain stylist at a certain big name US house who just this week discovered the perverse possibilities of young girls in stockings. You'll be seeing that very collection too soon. See Miuccia smirk. Anyway live performance from The Hours to celebrate the new album with the Damien skull cover art. LCD Soundsystem playing their own damn records all night. Hoo-ray. Finding your way to the Prada store that evening is easy but its the party after the party that is the real chinese box inside the box. Nope it won't be The Mercer which was too easy last time. Come closer to Sept 7, we'll be glad to spill. Nothing like a "Day Of The Locusts" mob to amplify your exclusivity.

Keep the town car iding on the night of the 10th. Big Marc shows in its usual Monday night slot but the after-party won't be the "Day Of The Locusts" madness you weathered a year ago at The Gramercy. In fact it'll be very anti-moment. Deliberately so. All the moments will be over at the V mag bash for Mario's Testino's new book RE: Peru. Go for the Mario entourage. Its the best entourage in fashion right now. Very far reaching. All walks of life. And endless fun they say.

On Sept 12th, though fashion week will have left them a fashion wreck, a secret society of dedicated followers of fashion will gather for a mad midnight dinner. As the mobs pack their bags for London, our followers will alight upon a table set with Ezra Pound placements courtesy of Proof 7. Each guest will get a vial of Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather cologne. Its sold out everywhere, but we know someone who knows someone. Details to follow.