Next Magazine and the Amanda Lepore Party at the Gansevorte Rooftop

Who knew that Tuesday night could be so fabulous? 

 

Especially when 2 days later on Thursday, Justin Bieber would be knocked down in front of Macys by adoring fans that had slept there the night before....Shocking really.

But we  had those fond memories of Tuesday to comfort us, starting out at the Next Magazine Photography Award Party at the Leslie Lohman Gay Art gallery on Wooster Street (not to be confused with the Lindsay Lohan Gay Art Gallery)

We do love gay art, and this marvelous event showed the work of some majorly talented amateurs and pros including the adorable Jason Russo (HeyMrJason on Facebook).

He shoots at every gay event worth going to, a  photographic expert on gay life in NY, with a totally stunning photo of the dancefloor at Splash but cropped a tad too close for his taste but powerful nonetheless. 

Speaking of art, the Style Vixen "Sebastian" showed up in white patent leather 10 inch platform boots, a head piece with gold wings, tight white pants and white knee pads.

He rides the D train from the Bronx like this... 

Please won't somebody discover this boy? Because he needs to be discovered... 

Those Stoli sponsored cocktails just kept flowing poured by bartenders that were totally delicious, which made up for the fact that that we got there an hour late and missed the whores d'oeuvres

So we had to satisfy our hunger with eye candy but according to Next Magazine, you could come here and "get an Art on"....We agree....

Paige Tuner

So after a short stop at the Monster for frozen Margaritas, followed by a $1.50 pizza slice at Village Pizza, and getting into a cab where Sebastians outfit kept making the cabdriver say "it's people like you that make me love New York", 

we rode the elevator up to the rooftop of the Gansevoort Hotel at 29th and Park for Amanda LePore's Penthouse party, featuring lots of pretty faces in a pretty space, with a pretty view.

We would expect nothing less from Amanda. (Unfortunately we had to leave before Amanda arrived but we heard she looked amazing.) 

People wore some of the most inventive costumes we've seen, such as this Middle Eastern burka inspired outfit, using a sequined jockstrap as a nose cover....

Leaving early did prove to be tragic, for we missed Joey Arias, Jordan Fox, and Alaska Thunderfuck.

However, we did get to connect with some other nightbirds that we know and love, like Judy, who couldn't seem to remember who Fluffie was cause she's only ever seen Fluffie in a wig.

 

And we do hope Judy recovers from the experience soon....

 

The ever so stylish Sebastian...Won't someone please discover this boy?