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Aplomb and Beauty at the Whitney Annual Gala and Studio Party.

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Of course, Close had to share the belle of the ball status with Claire Danes who arrived towards the end of the party. Danes, in her sleeveless black dress and leather accessories, provided a bridge between the gala and the second part of the evening, the Studio Party. The Studio party was targeted, according to their tip sheet, at “artists, young collectors & patrons of the Whitney Museum of Art.” That meant the skirts got shorter, the legs got longer, and the guests’ pictures were a hell of a lot more likely to end up in In Touch. Charlotte Ronson, Byrdie Bell, Amanda Hearst and a bevy of indistinguishable socialites trotted down the red carpet, most of them handing their coats and gift bags from their last party to the hapless PR girls. Models Chanel Iman, Lily Donaldson and Jessica Stam arrived in quick succession and towered over the rest of the guests on tiny, shaky legs.

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