New York Letter

 Whisper's favourite New Yorker, society snapper Patrick McMullan (above right with James Marshall)- with whom no shindig in the Big Apple is complete without his esteemed presence- sends us some snaps from the Museum of the Moving Image annual fund-raising gala which this year they honored actress Julianne Moore.
 And who did we spot in the crowd? Our very own Melissa George (below) looking mesmerised.
Perth born Melissa is currently filming the US version of the hugely successful Aussie series The Slap written by Christos Tsiolkas and which is being partly produced by the Matchbox Pictures.

Rudy Gaskins & Joan Baker              * Helena Christensen  *          Ellen Barkin  & Kevin Huvane

Rochelle Slovin with Julianne Moore, the honoree of the gala

Steve Buscemi, Rebecca Miller, and Ethan Hawke

All pictures (c) PMc Patrick McMullan www.patrickmcmullan.com

Gum Leaf Mafia step out in New York

Big name Aussies were amongst those at the gala Louis Vuitton Monogram party at New York's Museum of Modern Art including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban with Miranda Kerr ( the model who is not having an affair with billionaire James Packer) and actress Melissa George.

Stefano Canturi Shines

rare gems....and beautiful baubles

Stefano Canturi has come a fair way in 25 years of designing precious jewellery and now numbers the likes of Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Oprah Winfrey, Melissa George and Madmen star Christina Hendricks amongst his fans and customers. He's even received the ultimate accolade : designing a necklace for Barbie! (the necklace sold at a New York charity auction for over $300,000)

Stefano Canturi, Silvia Colloca & Richard Roxburgh

During the week Stefano hosted a dinner at the social set's fave new restaurant Apollo in Macleay Street, Potts Point with the restaurant kitted out with Stefano's original design sketches for his creations including the amazing diamond necklace worn by Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge.

Amongst the guests: designer Carla Zampatti (left) and Moulin Rouge star Richard Roxburgh and his beautiful Italian wife Silvia Colloca.  Roxburgh, a friend of Canturi's from the Moulin Rouge days had another reason to celebrate that night-his hit show Rake  premiered it's second season that night on ABC TV.

Christina Hendricks wears Canturi

       














left : Nicole Kidman wears the Stefano Canturi creation

Aussies Shine At Cannes Film Festival

Brad Pitt with Australian director Scott McNairy & actor Ben Mendelsohn at the Killing Me Softly premiere

Mia Wasikowska at VF

Jean-David Blanc & Melissa George

Li BingBing & Wendi Murdoch at the Vanity Fair party

Naomi Watts at VF

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Oscar Update

 
Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska shines in an Antonio Berardi gown at the 2012 Vanity Fair Party held at Sunset Tower on Sunday in West Hollywood, Calif. 
Mia has four films soon to be released : Oddboy, The Double, Wettest County and the Stoker. As her star continues to rise so does her bank balance. In 2010 she tied with Johnny Depp as the second highest grossing actor after their appearances in Alice In Wonderland.


Mia first hit the public eye in the TV series In Treatment that also stars Melissa George. She's also an amateur photographer and her portrait of co-star Jamie Bell from Jane Eyre hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
              

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