The Oscars are this Sunday which means, another excuse for a party. Here are 5 amazing cocktails made with Grey Goose, bound to stir up you and your guests and get them Academy Award ready. I mean, what better way to support your favorite films and actors than with a decadent martini?

On May 5, 2011 Housing Works will present its seventh-annual Design on a Dime interior design shopping benefit at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. This year, Design on a Dime’s founding chair, designer James Huniford, will be joined by an incredible group of co-chairs.

Two things that nobody would mind having right at their fingertips at all times is a nice bottle of Bordeaux and room service. Thanks to Incentient, an innovative services firm in New York, your next hotel and restaurant experience maybe one step closer to wining, dining, and travelling like the Jetsons.

The Museum of Modern Art will host a benefit party with live music and DJs, celebrating the opening of The 2011 Armory Show, the top international art fair held annually in New York City.

Jane Lipman Post is the Design Director of JANE POST®, an ultra-chic collection of rainwear and coats that are both fashion-forward and functional with a modern wearability. She will be making a personal appearance at the Saks Fifth Avenue store in New York.

Stars come and go during New York Fashion Week, but where exactly do celebrities go to lounge in between shows? They end up at one the most coveted areas inside tents–the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge. I’m taking you inside for a fabulous sneak peak at what it looks like, what you’ll find in there and which stars have been caught lounging, sipping a drink (or two) and posing for the photogs.

Andrew Buckler decided to take full advantage of the streets of New York by bringing his runway show to the pavements. He shut down Grand Street and gallantly presented his Fall 2011 collection to editors, bloggers, buyers, and other fashion writers right in front of Buckler’s store located at 93 Grand Street in SoHo. Yes, it was freezing!

Taking inspiration from her husband’s (artist Javier Piñón) last body of work entitled O Babalon, New York based designer Mara Hoffman’s Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection featured juxtaposing elements of spiritual being and warrior goddess. The looks were stunning, but it was the make-up and hair that played the role as accessories, and unintentionally set the first impression.

New York Fashion Week starts tomorrow! For those looking for a place to escape to for deliciously curated food, drinks that will take the edge off, and enjoy fashion while supporting fantastic charities, QUINTESSENTIALLY, the private members-only club, will host a variety of events at their brand new charitable pop-up lounge—QUINTESSENTIALLY on Hudson.