Fashion Night Out (FNO) was celebrated in several cities across the world, from Berlin to Beijing, last night – to get people in the stores to boost retail recovery. This is a phenomenon created by the bold and beautiful Anna Wintour.

We were in New York walking the streets and entering the shops in Midtown and Soho. They were filled with shoppers, designers, celebrities, models and the media. Everyone was out and it felt like the night before Christmas. (If Christmas Eve were to fall on the 9/11 anniversary).

We started at the Prada store on 5th Ave where we spotted Grace Coddington and Sasha Pivovarova. The store was cleverly styled by Coddington. Prada in red. All that beautiful wool and brocade from the Fall ’09 collection was vibrantly displayed on mannequins. Some of it was wolf-headed, the red thread was consistent throughout the store, accessorized by apples and red canvas limited edition Prada bags (especially made for FNO). We adore Prada.

It was New York in its complete state of mind with A-listers everywhere–from Lady Theron at Dior to the Olson twins serving cocktails at Bergdorf’s, where Zac Posen was hand-painting a dress on a model in the window. There were models eating food in the windows at Escada – très existentialist. As we walked into Barneys, we ran into the beautiful Proenza Schouler boys, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez – we have a huge crush on them.

When we finally made it to Soho, things were calming down. And once we got to Marc Jacobs, there was a line outside – not knowing what or who was inside the store. Knowing that anything Marc touches is brilliant, we went for the line. The doorman let in a rash of people in front of us and then closed the door in our face and said unapologetically, “Sorry, the house is full!” A total D-list moment. This is when a fashion girl and her gay man go immediately for a martini – followed by a big old slice of New York Pizza.

I love New York.