Clockwise from top left: Jenna and head women’s designer Tom Mora (who wore the Ludlow tuxedo) get ready together at her apartment.

“I carried a J.Crew clutch (the contents of which included reading glasses, phone, keys, $20, license and credit card—and a tube of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar).” —Jenna

Jenna—dressed in a tailored J.Crew denim jacket, a skirt of her own design and pink suede Manolo Blahnik pumps—gets a helping hand in the bow department from Tom.

Jenna and her tablemate Solange Knowles (dressed in Rachel Roy) strike a pose.

A look from the costume display.

Jenna’s rings by jewelry designer Eva Fehren.

Pink Lady: “I felt I had to do something in shocking pink because that’s what Schiaparelli is known for. I sketched the design for this skirt on the back of a piece of paper during a meeting one day about two weeks before the ball. Honda, our patternmaker, draped and stitched the satin right here in the office.”

Shock Factor: “There’s a peplum underneath because I wanted that articulated silhouette I had seen on the pages of Schiaparelli’s Shocking Life. The bow at the waist has wire in it to hold its shape and keep it nice and stiff.”

Denim Diehard: “I didn’t want to wear duchesse silk satin with something sparkly or pearls. I am who I am—so I took it down a notch with denim. We pulled a J.Crew jean jacket and then had it fit and re-tailored to raise the waistband. I’m also not really wearing a shirt underneath—the collar and cuffs were custom-made by my custom shirtmaker and were stitched into the jacket.”

1. Frank, men’s designer: “Rosemary” by Scott Walker
2. Jenna, creative director: “I’ve Been Thinking” by Handsome Boy Modeling School,
featuring Cat Power
3. Marissa, women’s designer: “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley
4. Tom, wedding designer: “Metronomy” by The Look
5. Jack, men’s stylist: “African Lady” by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
6. Laura, crewcuts designer: “Mr. Blue Sky” by ELO

(post by Matt Pastorius, photo by Katie Boiano)

Frank, men’s designer: Just Kids, by Patti Smith
Jenna, creative director: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
Jenny, crewcuts designer: The Pun Also Rises, by John Pollack
Tom, wedding designer: Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann
Jack, men’s stylist: Paul’s Boutique (33 1/3), by Dan LeRoy
Marissa, women’s designer: Life, by Keith Richards

1. Frank, our in-the-know head of men’s design
“Alain Delon in Purple Noon…hands down!”
—A long-sleeve indigo-stripe crewneck

2. Jenna, our always-chic creative director
Slim Keith
—J.Crew gladiator sandals and a café capri in bright red with a crisp shirt

3. Gayle, our superstylist extraordinaire
Lauren Hutton
—A crisp white J.Crew perfect shirt with oversize vintage Levi’s®

4. Jack, our do-it-all men’s stylist
David Byrne
—“White on white on white!”

5. Jenny, our head crewcuts design whiz
“Audrey Hepburn in her polka-dot bikini”
—J.Crew’s high-waisted polka-dot bikini with matching halter top and a men’s blue oxford shirt

(image credits: 1, 2, 4, 5)