'Tis the season for extravagant socialite parties masked as charity events! The Yuletide, for example, is a black-tie charity ball hosted at private club the Heights Casino, for which committee ladies plan months in advance. And, as always, the fashion choices are of paramount importance. Two ladies-who-lunch discuss the issue over email:

From: Alexandra Partow
To: Maggie Levine
Subject: RE party
What to wear— let's be bohemian and cool instead of Stepford wifey. I've been feeling so down lately because I haven't been working this fall. Love, Alix

Ooh, dressing like poor people always cheers us up! Do you think Alix will wear a peasant blouse? Will Maggie douse herself in patchouli? We wanna see pictures!
Night Of The Tuxedos [NYT]