These 102 People Will Be Invited to Every Party This Season
The question is often asked: If you could invite anyone, living or dead, to dinner, who would it be? We choose the living. There’s an art to putting together a party, whether it’s a meal for 12 or a blowout for 400, and a good deal of it has to do with curating the invite list. Too many big personalities, and your dinner table will start to feel like the set of The McLaughlin Group; too many introverts, and the conversation could grind to a halt entirely.
What we’re all aiming for is the perfect mix: grit and glamour, brains and bawdiness—and, of course, town and country. This September we’ve pulled together a roster of the year’s most dazzling possible guests—from a gorgeous British aristocrat to an opinionated newspaper columnist, the rising stars of the year on stage and screen, and an outspoken rebel heiress—any of whom would be an invaluable addition to your guest list.
The all-stars of international dinner parties are here as well—not to mention a group of the year’s most challenging invitees—and we’ve gone around the globe to plan the perfect seating for an unforgettable power dinner, or the perfect fashion week front row. You might call it Town & Country’s perfect guest list; the only question left is whether you’re on it.
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DINNER PARTY MAGIC
The ingenue with Oscar buzz. The reclusive celebrity chef. The power gallerist. The world's most interesting ex-wife. These are the people we want to be seated next to, the people who provide the stories we'll dine out on for weeks, those who will pitch us and we'll pitch back. Who are this year's most coveted guests? We've mapped our tables (round ones are the best) for three cities and filled them with some of the most charming and fascinating characters in each–a mix of familiar faces and exciting newcomers–to make up the world's greatest dinner tables. Pull up a seat and get ready for what may be the most memorable meal of your life.
Los Angeles
MAER ROSHAN, editor of Los Angeles magazine.
KLAUS BIESENBACH, newly appointed director of MoCA.
JODIE TURNER-SMITH, star of the upcoming award contender Queen & Slim.
ANJELICA HUSTON, actress, legend, giver of incendiary interviews.
BRIAN GRAZER The producer’s new book touts the power of eye contact.
IOANNA GIKA The musician’s debut album, Thalassa, was one of the year’s best.
BOB IGER The Disney CEO’s sure-to-be-revealing memoir is out this month.
LAUREN HALSEY The L.A. native’s sculptures were the talk of the Frieze art fair.
New York City
LARRY MILSTEIN, the most social twentysomething in town.
BEE CARROZZINI, a fashion scion turned Broadway producer.
JEREMY O. HARRIS, the recent Yale Drama grad and prolific playwright.
TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER probably wrote the celebrity profile you can’t stop thinking about.
ISABELLE BSCHER, the Upper East Side’s newest blue chip gallerist.
WENDI MURDOCH, investor, philanthropist, power connector.
GLENN LOWRY The MoMA director’s museum is reopening this fall.
EDDIE IZZARD The Brit comic is bringing Albee’s Virginia Woolf to Broadway this season.
London
JERRY HALL probably has excellent relationship advice.
CHARLES FINCH, branding guru, hosts can’t-miss parties at home and in Cannes.
EMERALD FENNELL is reimagining Cinderella with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
TUPPENCE MIDDLETON is the breakout star of the upcoming Downton Abbey film.
MARTINA MONDADORI SARTOGO has the best design advice in town.
DANIEL HUMM The Eleven Madison Park honcho is opening a restaurant at Claridge’s.
FRANCESCA HAYWARD will leap from the Royal Ballet to the big screen in Cats.
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE The Fleabag creator is working on the next James Bond script.
THE IDEAL FRONT ROW
Fashion can be as much about who’s sitting alongside the runway as what’s coming down it. At fashion weeks around the world, how seats are filled can be a reliable representation of not only how a brand sees itself but of which individuals are currently dominating popular culture and international conversation. So if we were planning one of the season’s hottest shows, this is exactly who we’d have in mind, from Hollywood royalty to royalty royalty—with a wildcard or two to keep things interesting. Just like designing a collection, curating a front row is all about finding the perfect mix.
STELLA BANDERAS Antonio’s offspring has a taste for Gucci.
PALOMA ELSESSER The model was discovered on Instagram.
PATTI SMITH The punk style icon has a new memoir out this fall.
FINN WITTROCK The actor’s roles include YSL superfan.
LUKA SABBAT He has been called 2019’s Chloë Sevigny.
LILA MOSS Kate’s daughter has just launched her own modeling career.
MARISA TOMEI The former face of Celine is back on Broadway this season in The Rose Tattoo.
PRINCE NIKOLAI OF DENMARK The handsome young royal walked for Dior in Tokyo.
ANAIS GALLAGHER The daughter of Oasis rocker Noel works as a fashion editor.
JORJA SMITH The U.K. pop star is a best-dressed-list veteran.
This story appears in the September 2019 issue of Town & Country. SUBSCRIBE NOW
Lady Kitty Spencer is photographed for our September 2019 issue by Max Montgomery, styled by MaryKate Boylan. Spencer is wearing BULGARI Cinemagia High Jewelry Earrings and Necklace. Hair by Leon Gorman at Cutler Salon for Leon Gorman Haircare. Makeup by Chris Colbeck for Chanel Beauty. Manicure by Gina Viviano at TraceyMattingly.com. Shot on Location at 111 West 57th Street Sales Gallery.
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