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Peking duck in Suzhou silk robes? But of course! While some fashion events drew the crowds downtown, Pia Zanardi gathered an exclusive group of friends at Omar at Vaucluse, an uptown staple, to celebrate a holiday she so often references in her own designs: the Chinese New Year.

Zanardi is the creative designer and business-minded woman behind the ethically made brand of silken robes and loungewear, Yali, which translates to “smooth and elegant.” Both adjectives could be used to describe the dinner party she hosted last night. Decorative lanterns illuminated the colorful display of silks on every guest at the chatty table. The host herself worked the room in a copper duster-length jacket. Elsewhere in the room, Anne McNally shimmered in silver, while Olivia Grant opted for a jacket in forest green.

The crisp white table—set with alternating white, red, and black fans paired with cherry-red chopsticks—was quickly filled with Chinese fare like shumai and a seemingly endless supply of noodles. Beyond celebrating the rich Chinese heritage, the dinner served a preview of Yali's latest silk jacket collection and the launch of Zanardi’s most recent project, a line of reversible linen travel jackets. Friends and active supporters of the brand including Alex Assouline, Angelica Hicks, Brett Kincaid, and Annabelle Moehlmann were all in attendance, ringing in a very merry new year.