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"    DJ Chelsea Leyland; Photo: Getty Images   On Saturday night, security was tighter than usual at Soho House Miami, as guests ducked through three checkpoints and braved a narrow elevator just to reach their first glass of champagne. A little much? Maybe, but there was a good reason for all the caution: Lying unattended on the penthouse roof were two racks of Chlo\u00E9, imported to celebrate the brand&amp;#039;s 60th anniversary, and swinging blithely from silk hangers. &amp;quot;Do you think if I just slip this into my purse, they&amp;#039;ll notice?&amp;quot; joked stylist Yael Abbey as she fingered a navy silk dress. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s kind of dangerous to just leave this stuff out here during a crowded party!&amp;quot; Emphasis on crowded: The French label lured a pulsing mix of Miami socialites, New York fashion editors, and jet-set art collectors to their cocktail party, leading   to some interesting traffic jams\u2014at one point, model Olga Sorokina&amp;#039;s black beaded peplum got caught on DJ Chelsea Leyland&amp;#039;s white lace top, while young designers Jonathan Simkhai and Esteban Cortazar stood back-to-back without even knowing it. Meanwhile, art entrepreneur Kipton Cronkite stood protectively by several large paintings, inspired by Chlo\u00E9&amp;#039;s fashion archive and created by emerging artists chosen by Cronkite himself. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sick of the whole &amp;#039;Art Basel is all hype&amp;#039; idea,&amp;quot; he said cheerfully. &amp;quot;Look at how many people\u2014young people, cool people, celebrities\u2014are coming together for art-based events this week, and meeting emerging artists\u2026 Art makes life fuller and richer,&amp;quot; he continued. &amp;quot;Art should get lots of hype!&amp;quot;  As the Chlo\u00E9 cocktails concluded (and the Chlo\u00E9 clothes miraculously remained on their hangers), Cronkite headed for the Grand Life Hotels party thrown with Le Baron. The crowd was a mix of the super-cool (DJ Mia Moretti, designers Wes Gordon and Waris Ahluwalia) and the super-famous (Demi Moore). A Jay-Z song blared from the speakers minutes before Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00E9 took their places in the VIP section\u2014a red platform surrounded with white curtains that mimicked Basel&amp;#039;s ubiquitous gallery booths. As the crowded dance floor could tell you, hype clearly wasn&amp;#039;t lacking here\u2014and anyway, who says partying isn&amp;#039;t its own art form? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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