The socialite revolution is fully upon us, and make no mistake: it will be televised. At a "suicide awareness" party hosted last night by Kristian Laliberte, the paunchy P.T. Barnum of the fashion publicity set, no less than four cameramen turned out to document the proceedings. A sign outside the soirée—held at the Upper East Side apartment of former Dalton English chair Anisha Lakhani—alerted partygoers that, by entering, they were consenting to have footage of their appearance used for "TV production purposes." Not that most attendees seemed to mind. For most of the evening, a team from Disney filmed guests (clad head-to-toe in white, as per the party's invite) sipping Chardonnay and munching on grapes for a reality show titled The Fashionista Diaries, slated to air on the SOAPnet this summer.

For the series, producers have placed six assistants in entry-level fashion jobs around New York. Presumably, cat fights, work-related slip-ups, and unintentional hilarity ensue. At last night's event, two of the six participants—Andrew Kanakis, installed as an assistant to Jane editor in chief Brandon Holley, and Bridget Helene, given a gig at Seventh House PR—were present. "It's tough, because they're making us work, like, long hours, and we have to answer to people," laments Helene, a slender 24-year old brunette. "Plus, we all worked so hard to get to the top of our fields. Having to do this stuff is like starting over."

Mr. Laliberte, as was reported in the Observer today, also aspires to reality show infamy, though he has yet to secure a commitment from a network or even make a pilot. Who's the target audience? "I don't actually know," he offered, "but I'd watch."

As for the "reality" element of these shows ... well, use your own discretion: Ms. Helene complained that it was taking her "forever" to leave the party because the camera crew had to film five different variations.