MAO Magazine Fashion Week Launch Party ExitART, 475 Tenth Avenue September 6, 2006   Written by Janet Perisa Photographed Jose S. Vibar Opposite Photo of Muffinhead

On Wednesday, September 6th, right on the cusp of Olympus Fashion Week, MAO Magazine held its semi-annual Fashion Week launch party at Exit Art. And in honor of the fun to the come, MAO Magazine’s spring ’07 issue cover girl was none other than Barbie herself!

This is not Miss Wendy, just some random impersonator named Amber Rae

Celebrity guests included: Patricia Field; Isabel and Ruben Toledo; former Project Runway contestant, Kara Janx; and designer Kati Stern.

New York Cool's Janet Perisa, Project Runway's Kara Janx and Kara's Fiance

“Fortunately and unfortunately, I will be flying to South Africa next week and will miss [Olympus Fashion Week]. Fortunately, because I will be missing-out on all of the madness, and unfortunately because I will be missing-out on all the madness,” said Janx.

Philip Blond and Tre	Tre and ?

Dirty Martini	Andre J

Some of the City’s most eccentrically dressed partygoers schmoozed their way through the crowded venue sipping floating on an endless flow of champagne and raspberry vodka. Mr. Wilson DJ Chan seduced the party with a compilation of sexy rhythms and famed drag performer Joey Arias tickled the crowd with her sultry voiced comical performance; she left the crowd cheering for an encore.

Joey Arias and Basil Twist Puppets

For more information, and for fashion updates, log on to: www.olympusfashionweek.org and www.maomag.com.

Baroness Sherry , Jeremiah Newton and Sylvia Miles

Alan and Suzi

Patricia Field

The Photographers Get Dirty (Dirty Martini, that is)