It pays to party by the rules
FOR CELEBRITIES AND SOCIALITIES WHO DEPEND ON PARTIES TO
SOCIALISE AND NETWORK, THE RULES OF PARTYING MAKE A LOT OF
DIFFERENCE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT YOU WEAR TO A PARTICULAR DO,
BUT ALSO WHEN YOU TURN UP THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Parties seem to be the official popularity barometer these days.
The number of big dos you are invited to seems to be directly
proportional to your success and popularity. However, this new
lifestyle trend has brought with it a list of new do's and don'ts.
How early or how late you show up at a party, how many dos you
attend and how you balance a social life filled with mandatory pop
ups at different places — all this and more goes into deciding what
kind of an image you portray.
'Fashionably late' is the mantra that most party hoppers chant.
Turning up really early just spells doom to your social image, or so
they say. Says telly actress Shilpa Saklani who is touted as small
screen's most happening party animal, "Turning up on the dot or even
before the hosts arrive just shows one thing — 'I have nothing
better to do'. If I attend a party of someone who knows me really
well, then they probably won't think this, so I can appear when I
please. But if it's someone I don't know that well or if it's some
do where I am one of the many guests then I make a late entry so
that I know there will be enough people around." In fact many
celebrities appear late so their arrival causes a stir. Arriving
late is the easiest way you can signal that you are a very important
and busy person with constant binding outside options. The question
however is, how late is 'fashionably late'? Turning up a bit too
late could cause you to miss out on the happening parts of the
> party, happening people who would have already got into groups
and of course, the best of the food and the drinks. According to
image consultant Chhaya Momaya, it all depends on how close you are
to the hosts and where the party is being host ed. She says, "If
it's a dinner or lunch that's being hosted for a small group of
people and you happen to be one of them, it's mandatory to turn up
relatively on time. Especially if the host is waiting for you at a
restaurant or the venue. However, if it's a larger do, you could
always turn up half-an-hour to 45 minutes late. It's different rules
for different occasions." And no one seems to know this better than
the Birla couple. Says Avanti Birla, "We like attending parties that
are thrown by really close friends. In such cases I am not really
bound by many rules. But I make sure to give the host enough
breathing time. If it's something like a PETA event or one of the
many causes I like to support, I am on time usually because
> there are people who believe that my presence makes a difference.
If it's something larger, we like to take our own time to decide and
make a discreet entry and exit." Party hopping is another trend that
people require to master these days. It's not just about being there
at all the happening places, but also about making all your friends
and acquaintances feel spe cial. Says socialite Queenie Dhody, "You
bet it's an ordeal to juggle so many people and places, especially
during the party season. But I do it. If I have to attend more than
one do in one night, I make sure I spend some good time with the
host so that they know I was there with them. Then I make a quiet
exit after wishing them well and explain ing the situation.
> These days peo ple who are in the groove don't seem to mind as
long as you are there for a while and add to the life of the party."
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