Archive Gallery
The Shots Evolution party... A showcase of Australia's most promising directors.
Will and Toby's Supper Club, Darlinghurst 15 Aug 2008.Dolly Teen Choice Awards... Where tween dreams came true.
Luna Park, Milsons Point 15 Aug 2008.Fast Impressions' red carpet...Flirty first encounters evolved into a mash of dirty dancing.
Mars Loung, Surry Hills 15 Aug 2008.Fashion Targets Breast Cancer... The show marked 10 years of FTBC in Australia.
Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival Bar, city 15 Aug 2008.Hope for Children Charity Night... Best reality check party.
Table for Twenty, Surry Hills 15 Aug 2008.Hugos Manly launch.. The eastern empire heads north.
Manly Wharf 13 Aug 2008.David Jones Summer in the City collection and after-party... Changing of the guard from Megan to Miranda.
Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park 8 Aug 2008.Sydney Design 08 opening night...Edgy gathering of arts and minds.
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo 7 Aug 2008.Seduce summer collection launch... Breezy summer dresses were a reminder of warmer days to come.
Ivy, city 6 Aug 2008.Wine List of the Year Awards... Good wine guaranteed.
Art Gallery Restaurant, AGNSW, The Domain 4 Aug 2008.The last MTV Lair of the year... Best live music show party.
Metro Theatre, city 4 Aug 2008.Schwarzkopf BlondMe launch... Proof blondes have more fun.
Ego Ristorante, Potts Point 30 Jul 2008.Zoenou's Secret Garden launch... Everything but a talking rabbit.
Fringe Bar, Paddington 30 Jul 2008.GRL Mobile launch... Geek-free technology.
The Den, The Ivy, city 29 Jul 2008.Sydney Dance Company 360 degrees opening night after-party... Beautiful and gracious.
CarriageWorks, Redfern 29 Jul 2008.Jeans For Genes Gold Charity Dinner... Party with the most bling.
Hilton Grand Ballroom, city 24 Jul 2008.Bledisloe Cup lunch... Rah-rah for a cause.
Cargo Bar, city 24 Jul 2008.Louis Vuitton lunch... Most scenic lunch gathering.
Quay Restaurant, Circular Quay 24 Jul 2008.Kings Cross Hotel launch... Open the doors and the drinkers flow in.
Kings Cross 23 Jul 2008.Dom Perignon Week... Why have one champagne event when you can have a whole week?
David Jones, The Ivy, Hemmesphere. 22 Jul 2008.Godfather Symphony premiere...The classic movie was accompanied by a 65-piece symphony orchestra.
The State Theatre, city 22 Jul 2008.Opening night of Bangarra's Mathinna... There were collective gasps from the audience during the performance.
Opera House, Circular Quay 22 Jul 2008.Union Hotel relaunch... A Gallic-flavoured celebration.
North Sydney 20 Jul 2008.Cirque du Soleil Dralion premiere and after-party... Sydney's A-list turned out for the action under the big top.
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park 16 Jul 2008.Disney On Ice premiere... Plenty of famous parents but this was about the kids.
Acer Arena, Homebush 16 Jul 2008.Hiptop Slide launch party... A party for a phone and it did not have an i in the name.
MTV Studios, East Sydney 16 Jul 2008.Denimstration In Design... Designers reinvented jeans as furnishings for charity.
Domayne, Alexandria 15 Jul 2008.Longchamp 60th anniversary lunch... The perfect handbag for this event was a handbag.
Marque Restaurant 15 Jul 2008.La Prairie launch... It was all about beating the clock at the launch of an anti-ageing cream.
Utzon Room, city 10 Jul 2008.MAX Sessions: Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson... The crowd was left wanting more.
Studio A, Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay 9 Jul 2008.Barons beer party... Beer tasting got the boys out.
Phoenix Hotel, Woollahra 9 Jul 2008.Mumm Cuvee R Lalou black tie dinner party... Chef Mark Best closed his restaurant for the night to create the menu.
Altona, Point Piper 8 Jul 2008.Chanel Metiers d'Art Collection launch... A collection that brings haute couture to the (cashed-up) masses.
Chanel Boutique, city 8 Jul 2008.Botanical Extracts skincare launch... Canapes and champagne to go with the PowerPoint presentation.
Charles Hewitt Gallery, Darlinghurst 8 Jul 2008.Stand Up In '08... Featuring the stars from dmg Radio.
Factory Theatre, Enmore 3 Jul 2008.RSVP Expo's after party... The corporate events industry had their own event.
The Argyle, The Rocks 2 Jul 2008.Krug moonlight picnic... Champagne (of course) and Gregorian chants.
The Great Hall, Darlinghurst 2 Jul 2008.Ivy cocktail party... A party to give the first peek inside the Ivy's plush new ballroom.
The Ivy Room, city 2 Jul 2008.Australia's Next Top Model finale... The event with a before and after party.
Luna Park Big Top, Milsons Point 1 Jul 2008.YSL Beaute Rouge Volupte launch ... The crowd lusted over the new range of YSL lippies.
Gurner Street Gallery, Paddington 26 Jun 2008.Karaoke for HeartKids ... The good cause excused the crimes against melody committed at this party.
The Bourbon, The Cross Bar, Kings Cross 26 Jun 2008.Ladies Of The Loft's Diesel Denim Diagnosis ... Diesel packed in a crowd of fashion-savvy magazine types, but not enough testosterone.
The Loft, King Street Wharf 26 Jun 2008.Bavarian Bier Cafe launch ... A restored church in Parramatta will be the new summer hot spot.
Parramatta 25 Jun 2008.Variety's Wharfies Long Lunch ... A combined feast from the Woolloomooloo Wharf strip's seven restaurants.
Woolloomooloo Wharf 25 Jun 2008.Jaguar XF launch ... It was a stylish (and moneyed) crowd at the unveiling of the slick new cat.
Blue Hotel, Woolloomooloo 24 Jun 2008.Mecca Cosmetica launch ... The ultimate girlie night out at the new north-side superstore.
Mosman 24 Jun 2008.Jeans for Genes launch ... Lots of Hollywood memorabilia from stars donating their denim to the cause.
The Arthouse Hotel, city 23 Jun 2008.The Square premiere and after-party ... Sydney's edgy theatre, film and TV set dressed up for the first screening of the Edgerton brothers' new flick.
State Theatre and Arthouse Hotel, city 22 Jun 2008.ModelCo Body Meringue Bronze Glow launch ... A launch of a new "4-in-1 wonder product" with chef Serge Dansereau on hand teaching beauty editors whip up meringues.
Bathers' Pavilion, Balmoral Beach 18 Jun 2008.Manta's birthday celebrations ... Guests chowed down on the specialty seafood so enthusiastically the party went way over its planned finish time and spilled out onto the wharf.
Woolloomooloo Wharf 18 Jun 2008.The World's Best BYO ... Cure Cancer invited VIPs to bring a great wine from their cellars to accompany a five-course meal.
Quay restaurant, Circular Quay 17 Jun 2008.Johnny Warren Football Foundation gala dinner ... More than 400 people celebrated but no spunky Socceroos unfortunately - saving themselves for the qualifier now doubt.
Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont 17 Jun 2008.APRA awards ... Pete Murray back in Australia and Daniel Johns's typical rock star behaviour made for a great night.
Grand Ballroom, Sydney Hilton, city 16 Jun 2008.Jamie Durie's Patio 2008 collection... Fresh from winning gold at the Chelsea Flower Show, Durie transformed a roof-top terrace.
The Sky Room, The Blackett hotel, CBD 13 Jun 2008.Heart Foundation's Go Red For Women Breakfast... The anti-black Friday do.
Grand Ballroom, The Four Seasons Hotel, city 13 Jun 2008.Altar Boyz opening night... The performers sweated up a storm.
Seymour Centre, Chippendale 11 Jun 2008.Hamlet opening night... Everyone loves a Danish Prince.
Sydney Opera House 10 Jun 2008.Polo Lounge first birthday and Toby Osmond's birthday party... Featuring a rousing rendition of My Heart Will Go On.
Will & Toby's Taylor Square 8 Jun 2008.Singer Songwriter launch... Four talented newcomers won over the crowd.
The Piano Room, Kings Cross 6 Jun 2008.Missoni 2008 Home Collection launch... Rosita Missoni, the label's grande dame, was on hand to show off the designs.
Lumiere penthouses, city 5 Jun 2008.MTV's X-Box party... Music you could hear around the corner and Kelly Rowland.
MTV headquarters, East Sydney 5 Jun 2008.Mimco first shoe collection launch...Flats and heels on show.
Luxe Studios, Darlinghurst 5 Jun 2008.Gold Dinner... An elegant affair with Sydney's wealthy elite.
Opera House Pavilion 5 Jun 2008.Singer Songwriter launch... Four newcomers won over the crowd.
The Piano Room, Kings Cross 4 Jun 2008.Sex and the City premiere... The girls gathered to watch the girls and drink cosmopolitans.
Hoyts Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park 2 Jun 2008.Estee Lauder Perfectionist afternoon tea... A perfectly-coiffed group turned out for scones and anti-wrinkle cream.
Salon Blanc, Woolloomooloo 30 May 2008.The Eastern winter cocktails launch... Anyone for an expresso cocktail?
Westfield Bondi Junction 30 May 2008.Collezioni Peroni... One of the highlights of the Sydney Italian Festival, with a fashion parade and plenty of Italian beer flowing. In fact so many turned out for the show, guests were elbowing for survival.
Establishment, city 29 May 2008.Media Assisting Youth auction extravaganza... The event raised $700,000 for kids in need. Now that's worth celebrating.
Ivy, city 28 May 2008.Yen Magazine preview... The June-July issue of this independent mag was in hot demand at this cool party.
Piano Room, Kings Cross 28 May 2008.Royal Doulton and Monique Lhuillier... Monique Lhuillier is a US designer who designs fancy bridal crockery. Royal Doulton make plates. It's the perfect marriage.
Catalina, Rose Bay 28 May 2008.Jan Logan Ponte Vecchio collection launch ... Rising star Rachael Taylor - the face of last year's Jan Logan catalogue - brought some young Hollywood glamour to this early breakfast gathering.
Jan Logan store, Double Bay 24 May 2008.Todae's new eco store opening ... You can shop guilt free! Todae is jam-packed with eco-friendly products and services that will help the company make a positive difference to the environment.
Westfield, Bondi Junction 21 May 2008.Leo Sayer's '60 not out!' birthday party ... A multigenerational gathering filled the Ivy's second floor to celebrate 60 years of the unstoppable adopted-Sydneysider Leo Sayer.
Ivy, city 21 May 2008.State of Origin VIP party ... It was the Holy Grail of social outings, with blokes heavily outnumbering female fans.
Trophies Sports Bar, Star City 20 May 2008.Flying Boats exhibition opening ... This incredibly detailed exhibition was a delight, with former pilots, air hostesses and staff celebrating its opening night.
Museum of Sydney, city 20 May 2008.Scarlet launch party ... Oddly, it's not really a television series launch but a flash new LG promo. Hard to tell the difference as hundreds of glamazons partied the night away.
Wharf 8, Walsh Bay 20 May 2008.Sydney Italian Festival launch party ... An enormous wheel of parmigiana was ceremoniously hacked into and prosecco and Italian wines were poured freely.
Art Gallery of NSW, The Domain 20 May 2008.Sony `Tales of the Unexpected' ... Bianca Dye, Toby Osmond and April Rose Pengilly filmed their lives and their friends' lives for a week with hilarious results.
Will and Toby's, Darlinghurst 17 May 2008.Fashion Weekend VIP Opening ... This party was every girl's dream: one huge warehouse filled with bargain designer collections.
Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park 17 May 2008.Studio 54 Party ... Myer pulled out all the stops to launch its ''3 Weeks in New York'' promotion, with roller-disco ushers, Broadway signage, and a real live New Yorker in the form of Carson Kressley.
Myer. CBD 17 May 2008.World Cocktail Day ... Nothing gladdens the heart like a room full of Sydney's finest bar talent and the cocktail's 202nd anniversary birthday party boasted so many star mixologists there was no point drinking anywhere else.
Hugo Lounge 17 May 2008.Cornucopia's Race Day ... In perfect, sunny race day weather, the Cornucopia charity team and their guests frocked up for a good cause: raising money for the child protection units at several Sydney hospitals.
Doncaster Room, Royal Randwick Race Course 17 May 2008.The Propery Lunch ... Guests were tempted with huge slabs of French chocolate smashed with an oyster pick, while the doorman was decked out in a vintage Cartier bellboy ensemble.
B2 Studios, Alexandria 17 May 2008.Supermax ... A mermaid and merman posed on a table, while a belly dancer was given a run for her money after she shimmied up to the unstoppable Lillian Frank.
The Ivy, CBD 17 May 2008.Luxe Studios Opening ... This studio certainly is luxurious, as its name suggests, and it drew a huge crowd to celebrate its opening.
Liverpool St, East Sydney 17 May 2008.Phantom of the Opera After Party ... The crowd was suitably star-studded. Yet all female eyes, young and old, were on the masked man himself, Anthony Warlow.
Grand Ballroom, Star City 17 May 2008.Sabatini White label launch ... It was an all- white affair including the cocktails.
Gazebo Wine Garden, Elizabeth Bay 11 May 2008.Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year Gala Dinner ... The dinner party raised $100,000 for the Barnardos Winter Appeal.
Westin Hotel, city 11 May 2008.Launch of Icons of Australian Music: Jimmy Barnes ... Jimmy Barnes turned a book launch into a full scale gig with the help of friends and his children.
Zeta Bar, city 11 May 2008.Sapphire Lounge's third birthday ... An underwater theme meant mermaids and topless waiters.
Sapphire Lounge, Kings Cross 11 May 2008.Jagermeister party ... Grinspoon rocked the house and the dance floor remained packed.
Zeta Bar, city 8 May 2008.Omega Olympics party ... Former Olympians Ian Thorpe and Giaan Rooney joined Beijing-bound swimmers, includng Craig Stevens who had to leave early to get back in the pool.
Simmer on the Bay, Walsh Bay 8 May 2008.Sydney Film Festival launch ... Brothers Joel and Nash Edgerton took a break from editing their entry in the festival to attend.
Customs House, Circular Quay 8 May 2008.Dr 90210 and Bruno Shapewear launch ... There was no designs on show at the launch but there was champagne.
Ivy, George St, city 6 May 2008.Australian Fashion Week after-parties... The bold and the beautiful unwind after a hard week on the runways.
Sydney 5 May 2008.Australian Fashion Week after-parties... The bold and the beautiful unwind after a long week of treading the runways.
Sydney 5 May 2008.La La Land premiere after-party ... A play about taking a movie script to Hollywood was always going to be popular with the acting community. And it was.
Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Potts Point 4 May 2008.Jerome Robbins opening night ... The Australian Ballett's performance about the legendary Broadway choreographer included cigar-smoking men and butterfly ballerinas.
Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay 4 May 2008.Australian Fashion Week ... After the parades, came the parties with at least three designer parties each night. Loyalty was on display with most party-goers wearing the outfits of their hosts.
All over Sydney 4 May 2008.Mrs Press salon show ... The Vogue team was out in force to support fellow staffer Clare Press, who launched her latest collection of Mrs Press reworked vintage and vintage-inspired pieces.
Ray Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills 17 Apr 2008.Golden Slipper party ... Bianca Dye kept everyone in fits of laughter as MC at what was a classy affair, complete with a throne and handsome prince Ryan Phelan.
Astral Champagne, Star City, Pyrmont 17 Apr 2008.Australia's Next Top Model launch ... No expense is spared when Foxtel believes in a program. This launch was rumoured to have cost $180,000 and you could see every cent.
b2 Studios, Alexandria 16 Apr 2008.Riley Street, Surry Hills ... The hip young things of the hills headed out to peruse their latest hunting ground for hot threads including those from Preen, Trimapee and Future Classic.
Riley Street, Surry Hills 15 Apr 2008.The Lost Boys launch ... Uber-cool Bondi types united with fans of Sam de Brito's All Men Are Liars SMH blog, a slightly incongruous pairing that somehow worked.
Beach Road Hotel, Bondi 15 Apr 2008.Sydney Symphony Leaders Club Blue Note dinner ... The fundraiser for the Sydney Symphony is a lull in the party storm; no hot pants or shouts of "woohoo!", just fine cuisine and musical talent.
Trackdown Studio, Moore Park 15 Apr 2008.Piano Room launch ... The dry martinis, sexy dancers and a stellar singing performance from Our Glynis Traill-Nash made it one superb night at Sydney's latest hot bar, aimed at chic over-30s.
Trademark Hotel, Kings Cross 10 Apr 2008.Sydney Wine Room launch ... The food was the real winner at the launch of this slick, hip and happening bar's new wine room (a revamped version of the old Kirketon bar) and its catering arm.
Kells Kitchen, Darlinghurst 10 Apr 2008.The ultimate wedding planning party ... Doltone House was decked out with wedding cakes, table settings and plenty of brides to be without looking like a tacky bridal expo.
Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont 9 Apr 2008.Rosemount dinner ... The pre-Rosemount Australian Fashion Week dinner, where party-goers could taste test the new Rosemount O sparkling wine, drunk over ice, (a bit of a thing of late).
Cafe Sydney, Circular Quay 9 Apr 2008.Mother's Day Royal Celebrations launch ... The Royal Hospital For Women Foundation's annual fund-raising drive kicked off with a celebration of motherhood attended by celebrity supporters.
Nino's Hideaway, Westfield Bondi Junction 8 Apr 2008.Logie nominations breakfast ... Excitement is building for the 50th TV Week Logies next month and the stars, including a swag of Gold Logie nominees, celebrated over breakfast.
Luna Park, Milsons Point 7 Apr 2008.Curvy art exhibition and book launch ... Yen magazine's all-girl exhibition and art book showed feminism isn't dead, it's wearing fishnets.
Mori Gallery, Haymarket 3 Apr 2008.Saavi Jewels cocktail party ... Saavi Jewels designer Rajan Bhojwani is Alex Perry's best mate and neither seem afraid of a bit of sparkle.
Alex Perry store, The Strand 3 Apr 2008.Datemymate website launch ... The latest in a new trend for dating websites where you can match up your single buddies, kicked off with a light-hearted bash.
Crystal Bar, city 2 Apr 2008.Cosmopolitan house-warming party ... The Cosmo gals hired a swanky apartment and threw a rip-snorting party for the Look Good... Feel Better cancer charity.
Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay 2 Apr 2008.Astral Champagne Bar launch ... As racing fever heats up, a crowd already in the mood for off-track action gathered to preview Star City's post-race champagne bar.
Astral, Star City, Pyrmont 2 Apr 2008.Nigella Lawson cocktail party ... The hostess with the mostest has the energy of a teenager, bouncing around Sydney for two days to promote her new book and product range.
Universal Restaurant, Darlinghurst 1 Apr 2008.Burberry Prorsum collection/Fashion Speak book launch ... A double whammy launching a book of interviews with the fashion's elite and Burberry's latest collection.
Burberry, King Street, Sydney 1 Apr 2008.Puma Heritage Range launch party ... The uber-funky crowd lapped up the drinks and break-dancing, with the Puma range pegged on a clothes line overhead.
Grand Pacific Blue Room, Darlinghurst Paddington 27 Mar 2008.Time Out's website launch party ... The listings magazine's Sydney edition welcomed its website in style, with 250 guests atop the MCA.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay 26 Mar 2008.Berlei Undetectables launch ... Berlei's new collection was gorgeous and it was thspruiking bras that can be worn 75 different ways. Really? Who knew?
The Loft, King St Wharf 26 Mar 2008.MCA autumn season opening night ... Spunky artists necked beers with corporate types at the launch of three exhibitions at the MCA.
MCA, Circular Quay 25 Mar 2008.Rosemount 'O' launch ... The folks at Rosemount staged a fashion show with models on skates sliding on plastic ice for a new wine called 'O', designed to be served on ice itself.
Water Bar, Blue Hotel, Woolloomooloo 28 Feb 2008.Audi terminal opening ... Audi launched its futuristic-looking new showroom. It has a sleek lounge area and a cafe-bar. And they even sell cars.
Audi Five Dock 27 Feb 2008.Australia's hottest bartender ... Staffers from Cosmopolitan and Galliano announced the result of their nationwide search for a bartender with charm, poise, charisma and top skills.
Bel Mondo, The Rocks 27 Feb 2008.Social Diary 3rd Birthday Party ... The online social bible celebrated three years of charting the party calendar with the PRs, party animals and journalists who use the site.
Drift at Ravesi's, Bondi 27 Feb 2008.Park Hyatt's Evening with Oriol Balaguer ... To herald a new collaboration with Spanish pastry chef and chocolatier Oriol Balaguer, the Hyatt invited a lucky group to sample his couture treats.