An International Chic Secret Society

For some, keeping a secret can be a hard thing to do. To tell a secret to 4,000 people and keep it mum is nearly absurd, but somehow it has been done. Last night a few thousand lucky people were given a secret location somewhere amidst the inner-city slabs of Manhattan in which they would throw one of the chicest picnics around. The Dîner en Blanc is a gorgeous occasion where hundreds of people gather round in public and have a picnic where everything is white, from the dress code to the linens to the chairs and accessories. Think P-Diddy's notorious White Party only more elegant and Parisian. Yes this fabulous affair started out in Paris when Parisian, Françios Pasquier, returned to the City of Light after being away for a long time and many of his friends wanted to catch up with him. Because there was so many people, Pasquier decided to give them all a meeting place and told them to wear white so that they could pick the party apart from the general public. This tradition of meeting in public, decked out in white has lived on, but in Paris, as you would expect, it is quite exclusive and an invitation to the 4,000+ people party is only by word of mouth of friends and friends of friends. Most Parisians don't even know about it. Like most Parisian trends this one spread internationally and made it's way to New York City. Last night they frolicked in Bryant Park where half of the people were invited by word of mouth and the other half signed up on a waiting list and were picked to join the event. Picnickers supply their own food, tables, chairs, silverware napkins and linens, mingle with everyone, and at the end of the night they pick up after themselves and it was like nothing had ever taken place just hours before to the waking crowd of Manhattan's work force as they speed down the pavements.  White parties are fabulous because the party goers tend to be more flamboyant with their fashion and this tasteful picnic was no exception.

Check out the link to get yourself an exclusive invitation to this extraordinary party.  newyork.dinerenblanc.info