Show Kenneth Cole black party is worthy of the hype Ben Hansen Contributing Writer Opening weekend d parties at Sundance always alway s carry high expectations Will there be c celebrity ty appearances Will there b be belive belive e live music A great party Free stuff The Kenneth Cole Black Generation Art party blew v all of these expectations ou out t of the water People piled pile pileup d up for more than a block bloc k for a shot at getting into th the e event which was by f far r th the e studded star-studded event of the weekend Dozens of high- high profile actors and celebrities made guest appearances and walked the red carpet duri during g this event with a party that followed which can only be described as raging The party started around 10 pm p.m. and nd at the Sky Lodge Club was immediately filled to capacity People Had nad heard of the confirmed guests confirmed guests for this event and lined up for hours to try to get in Those who made it in hi were not disappointed dis Celebrity red carpet movement flowed through the night at a constant rate The list shined brightly throughout the night with appearances appearances by Kenneth Cole Kevin Bacon Denise Richards Virginia Madsen Kyra Sedgwick Andie Andic McDowell Jamie Kennedy Nick Cannon Justin Kirk Elizabeth Reaser Chyna Layne Alan Cumming Gumming Eliza Dushku Jeff Daniels Rooney Mara Peter Gallagher Kevin Corrigan Effron and Carlos Ramirez and many more It seemed as if everyone walking down the aisle made time for photos to be shot and everyone was happy to answer questions as they were asked It was truly any star-chaser's star dream come true The party was packed in inthe inthe inthe the main room with stars Gen Art members and party goers alike all coming together to celebrate the love bye of film great actors and the Sundance Film Festival together An open bar flowed freely and dancing was vas everywhere with DJs spinning an excellent mix of tracks throughout the night Guests were asked to leave the party at o one one e in hi the morning at which time everyone was offered gift bags filled with the entire line of products courtesy of Kenneth Cole Black This was a party unlike any other that I have ever seen at Sundance The number of celebrities the pandemonium a raging was chaos and beauty all together at its finest If you made arrangements to make it to the party you know exactly what Im I'm talking about If you we can always hope for next year I I i 4 I I I t I I I It I II 3 I eI J I 1 YI YIN N t Lf C I a I I i jf I J n I i W I IJ Iii I J 1 7 WI f r 1 l Photo by Ben Hansen View from above of the opening party |