Au Revoir, Cannes

(CANNES) Leave it to Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana to close out Cannes with their own glittering birthday affair for longtime friend and muse Naomi Campbell.

Inspired by La Dolce Vita, Le Bâoli featured both an excess of champagne and guests. Bold-faced names like Kate Hudson, Lance Armstrong, Natalie Portman, Lily Donaldson, Milla Jovovich, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Laura Harring, Stavros Niarchos, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict and Carine Roitfeld were safely escorted inside. "We didn't spend as much time in Cannes as we would have liked," quipped Gabbana while discussing the duo's frenetic schedule. "We flew in for the Vanity Fair party and then we had to go to Milan due to work commitments, and we came back to Cannes this morning just in time for the party. We spent time on the yacht, Regina d'Italia, and we also met with Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti for drinks before the bash."

Inside, Lindsay Lohan and pal Samantha Ronson arrived 10 minutes before the bash started to help set up the latter's deejay equipment that fueled the dance floor for the next four hours. "I have never had so much fun dancing as in this dress," exclaimed Kerry Washington, while nearby, Dita Von Teese stepped it up on a table, removing her skirt to reveal a Dolce & Gabbana corset and thigh-highs. One sideliner was Rose McGowan, who still showed high spirits despite a broken foot. "I'm a fashion survivor," she concluded, happily modeling her boot cast---accessorized with a shiny Dolce & Gabbana plaque, bien sur.

At 1:45 A.M.,  a massive cake was brought out to Campbell, clad in a custom crystal-encrusted Dolce & Gabbana mini dress. "We enjoyed our party a lot," concluded Dolce. "I hope this was as fun and animated as Fellini could have imagined!"
VALENTINE UHOVSKI