The Plasticines

Saturday's evening party roster was packed for those who had access. For stars like Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto, the first stop of the night was Stacy Bendet's Alice & Olivia Spring 2010 party/presentation in the Meatpacking District. Guests such as "Gossip Girl" stars Kelly Rutherford and Jessica Szohr, Nicky Hilton and socialite Tinsley Mortimer packed into the industrial space. At one end of the space, tableaus of models lingered in the new collection, while a stage dominated the center -- French girl band the Plastiscines performed for the crowd. A front wall was open to the street, allowing guests to sip drinks just above the sidewalk. Guests shot phone images of the models, but really, the event provided a chance to mingle, dance and drink after a long day of rushing to runway shows. The overall (and intended) effect was of the iconic insider downtown New York party that is catnip to film and TV producers.

"I like to create an energy around a collection," designer Stacy Bendet says. "For fall, I thought [the presentation] needed to be a little more subdued, a little more low key. For spring, I really wanted it be really happy and fun."

The new collection mixes 1930's dress silhouettes with shrunken biker jackets in soft neutrals. Beading, flounces and pleats abound for a soft, sweetly feminine look that feels like an antidote to the aggressive sex-bomb feel that appears elsewhere on the runways.

"At all of our events, I like people to look at my clothes and smile," Bendet says. "I think there's a happiness and a youthfulness to it. That's what I want to come across here."