Jaimee Rose
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 3, 2008 09:52 AM
Lauren Conrad, Kevin Connolly and Audrina Patridge meet the Girls Next Door
Of all the wild sights the Super Bowl's entourage has brought to the Valley, this may be the spectacle we'll remember for all time: Hugh Hefner at age 81, hip-hopping on a dance floor surrounded by wide-eyed 20-something blondes, his gray locks bopping to the beat.
Hef's sexy, swanky retro Playboy bash in Chandler Saturday night drew a similarly wide-eyed crowd that ogled famous revelers like Tiki Barber, Alyssa Milano, Heroes' Milo Ventimiglia and The Hills' Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad, who wore a sequined zebra-stripe mini-dress.
Hef, chief girlfriend Holly Madison and the other Girls Next Door held court on the dance floor beneath a slideshow of vintage Playboy stills. Ladies and gentlemen: The man still has moves. He is particularly fond of making "ooh" and "aah" faces while dancing.
Host Common was there, along with guest DJ Nick Cannon. Both of Entourage's Kevins came through: Kevin Dillon and Kevin Connolly, along with a rainbow of bushy-tailed, tiny-waisted corseted Playboy bunnies.
Despite all the Playboy Bunnies, Kevin Connolly only had eyes for Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge
Dillon had his heart set on finding a white rabbit costume, which he said was sexiest:
"It looks like underwear," Dillon said. "It's like, 'Ooh, down to her skivvies.'"
Hef himself put on clothes for the event: a pajama-blue shirt with a white collar and a black suit. His silvery hair was mussed in that fresh-from-bed way.
"I put on my pants especially for this occasion," he said.
High achievements in the female form were on full display: 26 bunnies wandered the tent, a Femlin model (Playboy icon) reclined in a giant martini glass, and the unofficial dress code was exposed décolletage.
Women walked the red carpet and worked the pout. Hef's angel-faced head girlfriend Madison wore a desert-printed Just Cavalli mermaid gown that hugged her tighter than her boyfriend.
"Zipping up the dress was the hardest part," she said.
To balance the boy-heavy crowd, a busload of college girls from the University of Arizona arrived, strutting down the red carpet in a barrage of short cocktail dresses, stilettos and whitened smiles.
Playboy's event staff hosted the first properly heated red carpet of the weekend, as goosebumps don't really go with bunny outfits, which are incredibly high maintenance as is.
"Everything has to be perfect," said Playmate Shannon James, Miss May 2007, in a baby pink costume. The tails are pre-pinned in a pre-specified location, the white cuffs are starched and the bunny-logo cufflinks have to be facing just so.
No jewelry is allowed, a makeup artist provided all the girls matching red pouts, and each bunny had on two pair of pantyhose: black layered over nude, finished with high heels dyed to match their costume.
"You kinda need your friends to help you get into it," James said. "It's a lot of cinching. It takes 10 minutes to get it on."
As guests approached the party, held far from the Scottsdale action at the Rawhide Pavilion in Chandler, they were greeted with a giant tent glowing with purple lights and giant bunny logos.
Inside the desert oasis-themed bash, which cost between $1,500 and $2,500 for admission, guests munched mini apple pies and cotton candy in a retro-themed Girls Next Door coffee shop, and got cocktails from a tropical bar topped with a bikini-clad model in a beach chair. In an excellent homage to Arizona, the walls were decorated with photos of swimming pools.
When Hef took to the dance floor, swinging to a Nick Cannon's remix of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Salt-N-Pepa's Push It, the crowd literally ran over to watch it happen.
And really, only the sight of a spry dancing Hef himself could get all those wandering eyes off all those women. Sweet dreams, indeed.
LnA Clothing Hosts Exclusive 4th of July Bash in Malibu at Project Beach House
07/04/2008 - Private Residence
Audrina Patridge, Kristin Cavallari, Stephanie Pratt and Brody Jenner came down from the Hills for it.
Kourtney Kardashian and Nicky Hilton left their better known sisters back in BH.
Kevin Connolly came without his Entourage.
Taye Diggs and Ian Ziering went shirt optional.
Tara Reid barely remembered hers.
But, fun was had by all as celebs came out the the Project Beach House in Malibu to celebrate the 4th of July together.
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The party on the 4th kicked off the summer party season at Fingerprint Communication's Project Beach House, a $30 million beachfront property in Malibu that will host the likes of private dinner parties, barbecues and clambakes, and beachside activities.
The venue is a six-bedroom estate on four acres with a massive pool, a tennis court, and a helicopter landing pad. It will afford guests ocean views, indoor and outdoor dining with a full-service staff, chauffeur and spa services, fitness training, and a not-too-shabby place to crash.
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