The Frick Gala



Above: Jewelry magnate David Yurman's pimp hand is indeed very strong.

The Social Register partied in chiaroscuro last night under the influence of the gentle sounds of the 17th Century. According to our pal, David Patrick Columbia:

"More than 650 turned out for the Young Fellows of The Frick Collection gala 'A Dance In the Golden Age' last Thursday at the Collection�s magnificent home, the museum at 1 East 70 Street just off Fifth Avenue.

"The Young Fellows galas are always dressy and often one of the most imaginative costumed events in New York. They have a special feeling to them, not the least of which is provided by the house itself which is grand and reverential and thick with age like its great works of art. It is impossible when inside this building not to be affected by Mr. Frick�s former presence. In fact, you can almost imagine him being upstairs while the party is going on."

Tinsley "I'll attend the opening of an envelope" Mortimer was there.

"This year�s code was 'Black Tie, Fur & 17th Century Chic,' so the event saw a good deal of opulent jewel-tone colors and textures (fur, silk, stain, velvet) that you see in the Collection�s pictures like those of Vermeer and Rembrandt who turned out to be, after the fact, about as chic as you could get in the 17th century. The clever guests used this code to adorn their modern style with something of the period � a velvet sleeve, a fur collar, a gloved hand, a satin cape, and of course the luminescent pearls. The Frick�s chief curator Colin B. Bailey topped his dinner jacket with a large, wide brimmed hat (with plume) a la the Three Musketeers."

Sounds just ducky. We imagine a country scene. Petrina Khashoggi as Vermeer's Astronomer. Hounds resting after the chase, under the chair of Lauren Bush.

More of David here.

No posts tomorrow due to work deadline.