The Carlyle

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Any planned fashion events or parties may have been cancelled this week in the wake of Sandy, but that didn't mean fashion people weren't up for a night out. A Lower East Side refugee myself, I stopped by The Carlyle last night for a drink around 8 expecting to be surrounded by upper east side regulars and maybe a couple of the fashion people and celebrities rumored to be holed up in the iconic hotel. Instead, I felt like I was at a downtown fashion week after party.

After Sandy ripped through New York, leaving most of Manhattan below 34th Street in darkness and under water, the fashion pack--including Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Marc Jacobs, Mary-Kate Olsen and more--have been forced to relocate to higher ground. Here's where they're staying. Way to hold it down at the Marriott Chris Benz!