The Hotel Chelsea has witnessed thousands of A-lister bacchanals over the years, but none as bubbly as last night’s festivities at the Cave à Vin. Smiles abounded, friends new and old cozied up around the bar, and a tray of broken glass was met with a round of applause. The reason for all this merriment? The supremely sunny Leslie Bibb, who covers CULTURED’s first Hamptons edition of the season.
Sam Rockwell with the Leslie Bibb June/July Hamptons edition cover.
The actor and Editor-in-Chief Sarah Harrelson welcomed a cross-section of insiders from the worlds of film and fashion for cocktails, conversation, and a very special cake. Spotted among the guests? Bibb’s White Lotus co-stars Sam Rockwell (her other half offscreen) and Sam Nivola; fellow actors James Marsden, Busy Philipps, Billy Crudup, Iris Apatow, Brian Geraghty, Jen Tullock, and Chris Messina; designers LaQuan Smith, Cynthia Rowley, Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell, Maria McManus, and Presley Oldham; collectors Jen Rubio and Sophia Cohen; and producer Jordan Roth.
Ever the gracious host, Bibb floated through the crowd with ease, her now signature cunty little bob leading the way. Guests sipped on cocktails (including three botanical non-alcoholic concoctions, courtesy of Seedlip) while flipping through the broadsheet, which features Bibb styled by Laura Ferrara and lensed by Terence Connors on a joyride through East Hampton. In between rounds of drinks and hors d’oeuvres (icy shrimp cocktail or fig toast, anyone?), the room buzzed with talk of the new issue and plans for Hamptons excursions to come. If you’re not feeling the FOMO by this point, order your copy to find out why you should.
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