(Belvedere)RED Hosts W Magazine’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

New York – To celebrate W’s 40th Anniversary on Thursday night, Stefano Tonchi along with Tod’s hosted an intimate dinner for about 35 guests in the beautiful Rose Bar in the famed Gramercy Park Hotel.

Following dinner, guests headed to the hotel’s roof terrace; a striking space that overlooks Manhattan, for the (BELVEDERE)RED – sponsored after party. About 250 guests enjoyed signature (BELVEDERE)RED cocktails (recipes below) while listening to the music of DJ Michelle Pesce.

A photo booth was set up so guests could take pictures to capture the setting and night. Beautiful images from the book W: The First 40 Years were displayed throughout the space evoking the book’s unparalleled access, cultural smarts and high glamour. After party guests also had the opportunity to purchase signed copies of the book.

Guests included: Stefano Tonchi, Alan Cumming, Alexander Wang, Alexia Niedzielski, Amanda Hearst, Amanda Ross, Amy Sacco, Anh Duong, Annabel Tollman, Annabelle Dexter Jones, Annelise Peterson, Cynthia Rowley and Bill Powers, Chelsea Leyland, Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenberg, Edward Enninful, Elizabeth von Guttman, Emma Summerton, Estelle, Fabiola Beracasa, Fabien Baron, Fern Mallis, Genevieve Jones, Gucci Westman, Iman, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Iris Apfel, Jenna Lyons, Joan Smalls, Johan Lindeberg, Kelly Rutherford, Laure Feriard-Dubreuil, Lauren Remington Platt, Linda Evangelista, Marie Amelie Sauve, Max Snow, Michael Thompson, Michelle Harper, Miranda Kerr, Monique Pean, Narciso Rodriguez, Nate Lowman, Prabal Gurung, Natasha Poly, Neon Hitch, Nicky Hilton, Olivier Theyskens, Patrick Demarchelier,  Richard Chai, Thakoon Panichgul, Theo Wenner, Teresita Fernandez, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, and Yvonne Force Villareal, Zani Gugelmann, among others.

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Guests stayed tipsy with (BELVEDERE)RED decades-inspired cocktails:

1970s

Vodka Collins

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Fresh Lemon Juice

Simple Syrup

Club Soda

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1980s

Sex on the Beach

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Orange Juice

Cranberry Juice

Peach Schnapps

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1990s

Cosmopolitan

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White Cranberry

Cointreau

Fresh Lemon Juice

Raspberries

Lime Peel

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2000s

Cucumber Chili

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Cucumber

Chili

Fresh Lime

Cane Juice

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