StyleHaul’s Briana Lane interviewed Autumn and her friend Jenn Wong who were the hosts and planners of a wonderful gathering called a girls clothing swap party. This get together is a great way to spend time with your girlfriends as well as help out a good cause. All the clothes that do not get a new owner are donated to charity.

HBO definitely knows how to throw a party, and their annual bash to celebrate the Primetime Emmy Awards was no exception. Held in the courtyard at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, guests partied in a huge tent with a theme meant to celebrate their recent 10-episode WWII epic The Pacific, winner of Outstanding Mini-Series. Autumn Reeser attended as well as her Entourage co-stars Jerry Ferrara and Perrey Reeves! To see pictures of Autumn at the event, view her new photo album here!

Entertainment Weekly magazine got things going last weekend by teaming up with Women In Film to host their annual Pre-Emmy Award soiree at the Restaurant at The Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, CA. Autumn Reeser and many more of television’s biggest stars such as as True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Joe Manganiello; Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men); Mark Salling and Jayma Mays (Glee) came out to honor this year’s female Primetime Emmy nominees! To see pictures of Reeser at the event,  view her new album here!

Watch three adorable girls on a road trip!  “Whatever Hollywood” takes it cross-country…

How I spent my 2010 New Years…

This year, we decided to spend this always-pressure-filled holiday holed up in our mountain cabin with a group of 12 friends.  That meant pajamas, whoo-hoo!  And lots of champagne, of course.  And silly string. And a couple games of Mafia, Celebrity, & Pictionary-Telephone (our new favorite).  Most comfortable New Years celebration ever. 

I decorated a little bit, and everyone contributed to the food.  We had smoked gouda fondue, an amazing turkey chili from Nina Manni, spanokopita from Tania Gonzales, red bell pepper crudites from Christina Cimellaro, divine 7-layer dip from Tara & Dave Matos… and some very sad cupcakes that I attempted to bake at high altitude.  I am not any good at baking when I’m at sea level, so you can just imagine how they came out.  And no, I will not be posting a picture of them, they’re too pathetic!  However, the culinary highlight of the evening came around 3am, when I busted out the leftover cream cheese frosting, and paired it up with some graham crackers for dipping—heaven!  YUM. 

See below for party highlights…

I copied this idea from an old issue of Martha Stewart Magazine—you take silver or gold number stickers and individually number your champagne glasses, like a New Year’s countdown.  It not only looks cute, but helps you keep track of your glass all night (very helpful on New Years!)!!  Now if only I could locate numbers 3 and 6… they’ve gone missing since that night….

I had the ‘sparkle’ glass and a cute new pair of PJs… 

Amir Talai just got engaged to his beautiful girlfriend Nina, so he was ready to welcome in a wonderful new year…

Cheers, Michael!

Tania celebrates the start of 2010 with a Vegas-style headpiece… tres chic…

Gatsby enjoyed a comfortable spot…

Nina insisted that we catch a pivotal episode of ‘Jersey Shore’...

...which led to a great need for more champagne….

...which led to the New Year being welcomed in with a very large supply of silly string!  Too much fun—and too much clean up.

Our family in 2010.