Hoping the Sizzle Will Sell the Steak in Condo Slowdown

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May 31, 2006

By Christine Haughney
From The Wall Street Journal Online

At a party in Fort Lauderdale last month, guests in clingy cocktail dresses grooved on stage with singer Wyclef Jean and even tried to pull off his black-and-baby-pink striped tie.

A week later, in Las Vegas, party-goers attended a reception hosted by actress Pamela Anderson, who was surrounded by a small army of models dressed in black bikinis, white hard hats, tool belts and yellow "Do Not Cross" construction tape.

Last Tuesday night, a half dozen invited guests attended an exclusive Manhattan screening of "The Devil Wears Prada" with the movie's star, actress Meryl Streep, among others, before attending a dinner and charity auction of clothing worn in the movie.

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