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"Why a Manhattan party of course. Just last week I hit up the Keep a Child Alive&amp;#x27;s 5th annual Black Ball in New York. And given the event&amp;amp;#8217;s name, there was no question about the dress code&amp;amp;#8212;a nice change from the hard to define &amp;amp;#8220;cocktail casual&amp;amp;#8221; attire some fancy events call for. Sure enough, thoughtful taste-makers like Justin Timberlake, John Mayer and Jessica Alba turned out decked in Manhattan&amp;amp;#8217;s signature color. (Or non-color, as style sticklers will tell you.) Thinking only of you Slaves to Fashion, I took a quick survey of the room to find out who was wearing what. Iman, looking gorgeous in a white gown. The party&amp;#x27;s co-hosts, Alicia Keys and Iman as well as Top Chef&amp;#x27;s Padma Lakshmi all opted for dramatic ivory dresses&amp;amp;#8212;and let me tell you, winter white never looked so hot! Jessica Alba, Alicia Keys, and Padma Lakshmi. Singer Adele&amp;amp;#8212;who always wears jeans when performing&amp;amp;#8212;sported black denim with a glittery matching top for her duet with Alicia Keys, proving that a gown isn&amp;amp;#8217;t the only way to go when it comes to looking chic at a New York City soiree. Adele in her cool and simple look. And funnily enough, Justin and John had a &amp;amp;#8220;prom nightmare&amp;amp;#8221; moment when they realized that they were both&amp;amp;#8212;gasp!&amp;amp;#8212;rocking nearly the same look with their skinny black ties and fitted leather jackets. John Mayer, Justin Timberlake and Chris Daughtry. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m wearing Phi&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;amp;#8217;s cool,&amp;amp;#8221; model Liya Kebede told me of her head-to-toe look. &amp;amp;#8220;Are you a shoe guy? Check these out!&amp;amp;#8221; she said as she lifted her foot and showed off her edgy belted black heels. Next I chatted with her tablemate Michelle Williams and this Destiny&amp;amp;#8217;s Child member was looking all grown up&amp;amp;#8212;and super-sexy for a gospel girl&amp;amp;#8212;in a black frock. (Somehow these gorgeous girls escaped the paparazzi so I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t find a photo of them, but I&amp;amp;#8217;ll post it as soon as I do!) P.S. Into the cool, classic black and white party style? Well be sure to check out our December issue which features Glamour model turned Bond girl Olga Kurylenko in the season&amp;amp;#8217;s best black + white party dresses! &amp;amp;#8220;There&amp;amp;#8217;s a lot of personality in black and white,&amp;amp;#8221; she told me at her photo shoot. &amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;amp;#8217;ll never go out of fashion!&amp;amp;#8221; I couldn&amp;#x27;t agree more! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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