Partiers of the Week: The Social Set Keeps It Light

The week, parties seemed tamer than usual. The freshly crowned editor-in-chief of Lucky, Eva Chen, gave a cherry smile at Rebecca Minkoff event; Hugh Jackman and Barbara Walters were among the guests who appeared in summer whites to celebrate Elle Decor's July/August issue; Amy Adams and Rashida Jones dolled up for CH Carolina Herrera's latest boutique opening; and New York's very own art critic, Jerry Saltz, pointed his index finger fiercely in front of a chandelier. Click ahead to spot more happy faces of designers and young actresses soaking in the summer before it's too hot to be seen in public.

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Partiers of the Week: Cunningham, Chung, and Blasberg Get Down

This week's party haul is stuffed with impeccably dressed models, photographers, designers, and scenesters embracing the inescapable summer heat with refreshing drinks, impromptu dance parties, and curious costumes — like one Phil Winser's cow suit complete with udders. Bill Cunningham showed up at the Central Park Conservancy's Taste of Summer with camera and smile in hand; Alexa Chung and the party-loving Derek Blasberg posed outdoors at Dree Hemingway's dinner for Henry Holland's resort collection; and Feifei Sun, Liu Wen, and Bonnie Chen partied at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Americans in China After-Party. Extravagant headpieces abounded at the Swedish Midsummer event, even crowning the head of Mickey Boardman. Click through the slides to see happy and famous faces basking in the sun before it gets too humid.

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Partiers of the Week: Anna Wintour, Solange, and More

The past week was saturated with models, designers, editors, and much-beloved photographers celebrating all things fashion at benefits, dinners, museums, and premieres. Anna Wintour looked garden party ready in a prim dress at the MoMA; Solange sang and danced onstage at Intermix's twentieth anniversary party held at the New Museum; Kate Moss gave off her signature pout at dinner hosted by Georg Jensen and Dior; and Coco Rocha struck a pose at Steven Sebring's "Revolution" event. Designers also showed off their fabulous mugs at events — from Marc Jacobs at the NYC Launch of Martone Cycling Co. to Prabal Gurung at a Parsons fashion benefit. Bill Cunningham was also spotted at the same event, snapping away with his cheery grin and looking dapper in a suit and tie. But our favorite partier had to be Barbara Walters, who clutched onto a giant Chanel goodie bag and sported sassy red spectacles at the New York Presbyterian Spring Luncheon.

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