Socialgay and soon-to-be reality show victim Kristian Laliberte isn't too worried about the financial crisis, even though he works in PR. He told the Observer that the parties might be a little less lavish, but will basically be fine. (Isn't that what clueless Parisian socialites were saying on the eve of the German invasion?)
“I think that people are being more conservative… There’s a dichotomy: On one side, people are skimping on certain things and then, on the other side, you see these fabulous clubs again. There are extremes on both sides. From being in the PR industry, maybe deciding not to serve hors d’oeuvres. Or, instead of a big name DJ, let’s get an unknown. Instead of paying an appearance fee for an actor, maybe go with a socialite.”
We might direct him to the film Bon Voyage, set in France in 1940. As the NYT said, it "juggles myriad characters in various states of panicked self-absorption at a turning point in history."
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Socialite-blogger and publishing heiress Emily Brill 
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If there's one thing that's entertaining, it's fights over who is and who isn't a real member of New York "society." (If you have to ask, you probably aren't.) Sycophantic social-scene chronicler David Patrick Columbia slammed the Real Housewives of NYC ladies as nouveau riche on his 
Socialite-publicist Annelise Peterson is playing at being an artist and recording an album: "She's particularly fond of their song "Alone With Me," which [producer Kenyon] Phillips described as a slow ballad about self-love and masturbating. 'She has trouble with sexually explicit content but she's getting better,' said Mr. Phillips." Gross. [
Emily Brill, the socialite heiressblogger, went to private Manhattan prep school Dalton. 
Socialite/"handbag designer" Tinsley Mortimer's voice—and face!—is wonderfully blank, which I think is what makes her so American. She's an empty room waiting to be decorated, a blank canvas, a work-in-progress constantly looking for ways to better herself. We can all find a way to project our needs and desires onto Tinsley. For example, haven't you ever wondered what your life would be like had you been born a blonde with superlong wavy hair? She's never sarcastic and always earnest to the point where you think maybe she's making fun of herself—not that she would ever stoop to that level of discourse. She's also been getting some TV time lately—click for her latest CNBC spotlight, via 
The Whitney Museum's annual Art Party, thrown to attract young art patrons, was last night. 
Hey team.