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MAXMONTGOMERY^(SPENCER);GETTYIMAGES(ALL^OTHERS)The 102 people who will be invited to every
party this season.
LADY KITTY SPENCER
Ask about her modeling, and try not to
pry about her cousins, Will and Harry.ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
Our sharpest chronicler of the foibles
of the rich—seat him carefully.SOPHIA ANNE CARUSO
Broadway’s newest leading lady can’t
drink, but she can probably slay karaoke.MACKENZIE BEZOS
Talk about her books or the Giving
Pledge; resist playing matchmaker.THE ROSTER
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he question is often asked: If you could invite any-
one, living or dead, to dinner, who would it be? We
choose the living. There’s an art to putting together
a party, whether it’s a meal for 12 or a blowout for
400, and a good deal of it has to do with curating the
invite list. Too many big personalities, and your din-
ner table will start to feel like the set of The McLaugh-
lin Group; too many introverts, and the conversation could grind to
a halt entirely. What we’re all aiming for is the perfect mix: grit and
glamour, brains and bawdiness—and, of course, town and country.This September we’ve pulled together a roster of the year’s most daz-
zling possible guests—from a gorgeous British aristocrat to an opin-
ionated newspaper columnist, the rising stars of the year on stage and
screen, and an outspoken rebel heiress—any of whom would be an
invaluable addition to your guest list. The all-stars of international
dinner parties are here as well—not to mention a group of the year’s
most challenging invitees—and we’ve gone around the globe to plan
the perfect seating for an unforgettable power dinner, or the perfect
fashion week front row. You might call it Town & Country’s perfect
guest list; the only question left is whether you’re on it.the
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