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A Night at the Museum

One good thing about being (fashionably) late to Bulgari's dinner party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is that it seemed like I had the entire place to myself as I dashed through the halls. It's funny because the last time I was here I was also running around: I was escorting Beyonce, who had never been to the Met before, and our cover had just been blown by a pack of star-struck schoolchildren who couldn't believe their eyes.

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Emily Mortimer and Alsessandro Nivola
Photo By Billy Farrell/PatrickMcMullan.com

But it was a very adult—and supremely elegant—crowd gathered on this night, a mix of Park Avenue socialites, Hollywood stars and members of the Bulgari family (including Nicola, Natalia, Veronica, Ilaria and Beatrice) as well as the company's CEO, Francesco Trapani. They even flew in their favorite chef, Elio Sironi, from the restaurant of the Bulgari Hotel in Milan. (My tablemate, glamorous Susan Fales Hill, and I joked about going on "the real South Beach Diet"—coffee and a Tic-Tac—but neither of us could resist any part of the four-course feast. We even indulged in the decadent dessert while we watched handsome Peter Cincotti perform songs from his forthcoming CD, East of Angel Town. "I hear he’s only 23 years old," Susan whispered to me—she thought Peter was as yummy as the iced chocolate truffles that we were enjoying.

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James and Patricia Field
Photo By Billy Farrell/PatrickMcMullan.com

The close-knit Bulgari clan sponsored this long-awaited unveiling of the Met’s new Greek and Roman galleries and they are preparing for yet another grand opening: The debut of the Fifth Avenue flagship on Tuesday, which will feature its own exquisite one-of-a-kind exhibition from the Vintage Museum Collection. Among the shopaholics who are eager to browse the boutique is the eternally cool Oscar-nominated costume designer Pat Field, who recalled walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards in a dress by her business partner David Dalrymple, a Bulgari brooch and Payless shoes (she’s designing a red carpet collection for them). I told Pat that she looks hot, as always. “I’m still workin’ it, honey!” she replied.

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Peter Cincotti

Photographer Billy Farrell from Patrick McMullan’s company was also hard at work on this night and I’m grateful to him for these fabulous photos. You can definitely tell the difference between his professional pics and my own shots in the dark!

-- James Patrick Herman

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