White light projected in polka-dot or constellation-like patterns illuminated the floors in the main party space and in the adjacent V.I.P. lounge. A Finelite projector that allows images to scroll around the inside or outside of venues without seams or distortions--a cool effect--projected images of the 50 people named in the magazine on the walls throughout the space.

Flower arrangements were bright and spring-like mixes in cylindrical glass vases containing colored water and Mylar garlands. Outside, guests could take a break in a smoking lounge fully tented by P. J. McBride. (Wait a minute—is that legal? Actually, we have to point out, it isn't.) Inside the tent, vibrant flower arrangements emerged from the open center of white benches configured in a square.

The bars, partially sponsored by Johnnie Walker, were underlit with a red glow for a light box effect. Another sponsor, Matrix hair care, provided a booth for guests to have their hair touched up after grooving to a performance by Latin crooner Louis Fonsi.

—Alesandra Dubin