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"  M.A.C knows how to throw a party: Good food (fried olives, lime-sprinkled popcorn, and mounds of crispy homemade potato chips), good people (a mix of fashion designers, models, actors, and artists), and good music (live performance by electro-duo Xeno &amp;amp;amp; Oaklander). The cosmetics giant had good reason to celebrate. The artist Richard Phillips, along with photographer Marilyn Minter and illustrator Maira Kalman, had created a series of paintings inspired by M.A.C&amp;#039;s Make-up Art Cosmetics Fall &amp;#039;09 collection (click here for coverage from Minter&amp;#039;s party). On hand to congratulate Phillips was fashion designer Karolina Zmarlak, who will launch her first-ever ready-to-wear collection at Takashimaya and Eva this month (her striking made-to-measure line, THECOLLECTIVE by Karolina Zmarlak, has been sold to private clients for two years). The designer, pictured at left with business partner Jesse Keyes, created the RTW line in response to her clients&amp;#039; desire to more readily get their hands on her super-luxe brand of chic\u2014think silky evening jackets, languid cocktails dresses, and plush cashmere suits. Each piece in the new collection can be worn several ways, making for an utterly modern approach to dressing.  \u2014Violet Moon Gaynor Above: the designer and her business partner in front of a painting by Phillips Follow ELLE on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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