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A branded Winnebago parked in front of Highline Stages welcomed guests into last night’s after-hour celebration for Lands’ End Canvas. Maintaining the motto of “Authentic Inspiration – Modern Interpretation,” the brand’s party launched Spring 2012 with artwork from the School of Visual Arts and a concert by The Wandas. As cocktails were being served throughout a terrain of styled mannequin sets and quirky lifestyle scenes, fierce ping-pong competitions were occurring just left of the photo-booth step-and-repeat.

Attracting the right combination of impulsive prepster and nonchalant urbanite, this Wednesday evening event created just the right buzz.

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Last night, industry insiders gathered in the Chelsea Art Museum for the Bar III Spring ‘12 Preview Event. With champagne and cameras in hand, guests snuck their first glimpses of the line’s trend-right prints and contemporary layering.

In earth-tones and fresh patterns, models posed amongst a mingling crowd, circling cocktail trays, and music by Brendan Fallis.

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This evening, models, bloggers, and stylists gathered for the Bar III Winter 2011 Collection Preview at Glass Houses NYC. Guests enjoyed cocktails and music by Harley Viera-Newton as they stole their first glances of the label's playful jewelry debut. Fourteen floors above Manhattan, Bar III's youthful collection was complemented by a trendy crowd and a Chelsea summer backdrop.

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It's a fact: Cool kids don't melt in the rain.

If you're a New Yorker who lives by this rule, here's a list of things to do this week:

Gotham Magazine, the exclusively-distributed Manhattan publication, is pairing with Mark Baker for a party at Juliet Supper Club. So if your schedule's free and your hair is frizz-resistant, head over to W. 21st street tonight, 9-11pm.

Tomorrow from 6:30-8:00pm, Media Bistro will be hosting a cocktail party to celebrate Advertising Week at H.K. Lounge. For the majority of you who avoid Hell's Kitchen at all costs, you could venture down towards DL territory for a special preview at the KiptonART Gallery.

Finally, when your less-fabulous counterparts are preparing to board an arc, you'll be heading to Library Bar for the Hampton's Magazine Cover Party. Share the view with this month's cover-girl, Joy Behar, 7-11pm on Thursday.

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