Socialites on Observer.com: Socialite Slapdown: The Final Four

Who should win this slapdown?

 
2 Richie Rich
He may not be dressing most of Manhattan's power elites right now, but Richie Rich, the side of Heatherette that graduated from the Ice Capades, certainly knows how to get them to model. It's like a rite of passage these days for socialites to walk... read more
History: Won 1st contest against Kristian Laliberte
 
 
15 Kristian Laliberte
In the fall of 2006, when Gotham published its list of New York's 101 most eligible bachelors, Kristian Laliberte, the events coordinator and men's buyer, was standing at the Stone Rose at a film-opening party, his pen-tip hovering over the... read more
 
Discuss This Slapdown

Quit voting for Richie Rich

slaphappy 03/26/08 10:03am

This is a contest about *socialites*, not arty downtown flash-in-the-pans.

Kristian Laliberte Sucks D*** For Photos

Anonymous 03/26/08 12:25pm

Richie Rich has talent and spunk. And actually does something with his life, other than ask for photos from photographers that, inevitably, don't really end up anywhere except for on the pages of PatrickMcMullan.com.

Poor Kris Bravo. Get a lizzife homie.

The kid with the name stolen from a comic book

slaphappy 03/26/08 12:34pm

undoubtedly has spunk, and he should probably wipe it off now that he's a public figure. It's just that doesn't belong in this contest as he's not a peer of anyone here. I'd certainly vote for him if he was on Project Runway.

Laliberte has been a self-promoting socialite longer than anyone else here. He deserves to take the Brio category - he's got the socialite look, the manner, and the dark insidiousness that this category calls for.

shanghai denizen

Anonymous 03/26/08 6:56pm

i give him props. his styz has evolved *remember the fur--shudder*
he has calmed downs and gasp has a job. He's toned down the partying and I saw Unruly Heir in DNR a million times, as well as Fred Segal. I mean heatherette is sold in Macy's.
plus he has a small circle of friends that are edgy and artsy.
let's hope he doesnt do the reality show. unless its on mtv.

plus i saw his pic in gotham, avenue, and jap vogue.

shanghai denizen

Anonymous 03/26/08 6:56pm

i give him props. his styz has evolved *remember the fur--shudder*
he has calmed downs and gasp has a job. He's toned down the partying and I saw Unruly Heir in DNR a million times, as well as Fred Segal. I mean heatherette is sold in Macy's.
plus he has a small circle of friends that are edgy and artsy.
let's hope he doesnt do the reality show. unless its on mtv.

plus i saw his pic in gotham, avenue, and jap vogue.

richie rich deserves this title

alworthington1 03/26/08 9:36pm

laliberte only deserves a pathetic fake name on facebook.com

laliberte needs to go to the gym

Anonymous 03/26/08 10:26pm

Krissy is so unsexy, it's awful. laliberte, who is like an insecure girl, has a decent looking face, but geez....his body is the most unsexy thing ever....and let's be realistic, he dresses like a clown. Go to the gym!!!

richie rich does nothing

Anonymous 03/27/08 6:37am

except rollerblade and design a collection that is not sold anywhere.
also he seems to be always on drugs.
bravo, as he weirdly goes by (kristian), seems to making some efforts--lost a little weight, dressed way better, but could lose a few more lbs.
if we are talkings about hard work--i think the lolgay lalibird beats richie hands down

mismanaged heir

Anonymous 03/27/08 11:33am

i'd still love to know what kristian has gotten to walk down the runway for unruly heir other than tragedy, for whom he is the personal muse... richie provides spectacle and glamor, something much appreciated in the scene.

eww richie rich is a d list star

Anonymous 03/27/08 12:16pm

well first of all to the person that said mr. laliberte sucks d*** , what kind of low life writes something like that. Also I dont think you should be commenting on socialites, you yourself dont even seem as if you have any class, "lizzife" and "homie", haha wow whoever wrote that should go back to the projects where they came from. Kristian does far more than that blond boy, you cant even find there clothes because there not sold anywhere haha there just around for new yorks amusement.

Kristian is a wonderful

Mr. Groton 03/27/08 1:03pm

Kristian is a wonderful person - smart and talented, and generous.

Richie Rich won't even publicly confirm his date of birth. He's about 45 years old and he acts like he's about 16 and female. Its cute and he is fun, I think, but certainly not poised for this competition.

Vote Kristian!

kristian

Anonymous 03/27/08 1:25pm

kristian is the most unctuous, slimy weasel i have ever had the displeasure to meet. besides constantly bragging he never has any money on him so he just leeches off of everybody. i don't know why anybody even puts up with him. to call him a douche-bag is an insults to douche-bags everywhere. gross, yuck. did he make up this list to put himself on it?

Love Love Love Kristian

Gosh Posh 03/27/08 2:35pm

I love Kristian. The people on this message board are spreading lies just because they want Richie Rich to win so they can win a watch. How stupid. Neither Kristian nor Richie are deserving of this slander.

Gosh Posh

Anonymous 03/27/08 2:40pm

Hey Gosh Posh is kristian paying you or is this really kristian himself? i have yet to meet one person in the flesh that actually likes him. i make no qualms about telling everyone i know what an ass he is and i never find anything but total agreement.

nobody may be wearing their

Anonymous 03/27/08 2:44pm

nobody may be wearing their clothes but that didn't stop them from having a MAC makeup line named after them. whatever they're doing they're doing it right. richie is the sweetest man in person. i have never heard him say one bad thing about anyone and that's not easy to do!

When I think of kristian this

Anonymous 03/27/08 2:53pm

When I think of kristian this quote always springs to mind, "Everything she says is a lie, including 'and' and 'the' "

i like them both to be

Anonymous 03/27/08 3:10pm

i like them both to be honest. its a really weird match up.
i mean we all know people hate kristian--and you can't really hate richie.
but do i think kristian may go farther in life? yes. he takes the heat and keeps going.
richie just seems to be happy skating around.

dental dams needed!

Moons Over MiHAMMY 03/27/08 3:10pm

Richie Rich is tres cute.

GROSS! WHAT THE HAL? EWW. It's so queer to comment on one's own "styz." Whatever "Styz" is...(I'm hoping someone's stupid enough to write back and tell me!). Richie Rich has a clothing label that is sold worldwide and considered by some to be chic and fun. That other one reps a clothing label that they won't even sell at kohl's!

FAT. GROSS. TRASHY. SLOB. FAT ASS.

low, common trash. the kind everyone eventually kicks to the curb!

I'm sick now, thanks observer!

this is pathetic

bretteastonellis 03/27/08 3:22pm

anyone who spends time talking shit about either of these peeps who dont know them is sad. this is like socialiterank all over again. they both have sucessful careers which is more than a lot of you can probably say, and you are taking the time to write about both of them--which shows they must mean something to you.

i think both of them had girls in their life that were desperate for companionship at their, uh, older age, so they would try and take these gay boys out for dinners etc..
thats prob where that rumor started. lots of lonely older social women who are divorced or in bad marriages or just write about other people. saaaaaaaaaaad.

ps. heatherette is sold at

bretteastonellis 03/27/08 3:23pm

ps. heatherette is sold at some macy's. unruly heir is sold at some bloomies. looks like they both do pretty good

Hey Anonymous, I would be

Gosh Posh 03/27/08 3:31pm

Hey Anonymous, I would be glad to reply but I can't reach you....

No, this isn't Kristian (obviously). I just know him and he's a great guy. I also think that people are being mean to both candidates, when its really a silly game. I just wish people would be a bit kinder, since I know that Kristian shouldn't get beat up just so Richie can win an online poll...and vice versa!

bretteastonellis

Anonymous 03/27/08 5:01pm

if you're so above it all why bother reading and responding. i love that you have to let everyone know how horrible they are. stop reading and for god sake's definitely stop writing. i know both of them personally, richie is a doll, kristian is a troll. enough said.

and for gosh posh, if you truly know kristian, than you know how much he truly deserves to be trashed.

richie is rich!!

Peter Davis 03/27/08 8:50pm

i adore richie rich and always have

and

Anonymous 03/28/08 2:09am

we are supposed to care what you think peter? you write for like a free magazine and life off your half brother's famous wife.
get a life and stop commenting on shit like this.
kristian sucks, you suck, richie sucks. the three of you feed into this bullshit its like the same 200 people going around in circles about each other.

KLB

Anonymous 03/28/08 2:04pm

Kristian is by far one of the most driven, dynamic people I know. He is a good friend, and brings happiness to a lot of lives. These comments are so lame you don't even know him, Richie Rich is a sweetheart too, but my vote will always be with Kristian........

kristian

Anonymous 03/28/08 2:22pm

an old adage comes to mind, to know him is to hate him.

yay

Anonymous 03/28/08 4:28pm

and richie pulls into the lead!! kristian's fingers must have gotten tired.

kristian is out of the

Anonymous 03/28/08 7:26pm

kristian is out of the country for a month....presumably with timo in paris.

timotamotimojamo

timowalletslover 03/29/08 2:03pm

Love the timo wallets brutha. Love timo. He needs to be on this list for beauty

I don't hate you because you're fat, you're fat because I hate u

YEAH RIGHT, JACKIE! 03/29/08 2:32pm

K is def NOT in paris with GAYmo. He's not some jet setting rich kid. He's from some trash island off of boston. this kid goes to my school and is from the same place. trash. low time style, off of southie.

He's NOT in the registry. His father isn't a millionaire. He's not even like some preppy new england type. He went to milton. loserville. on scholarship, perhaps.

I wish for people like him that they could just come to terms with their tacky trashy circumstance and see that that makes them so much more interesting ffor being here. Its obviously been an uphill battle for this kid, I mean look at him...shambles.

Instead, however, (and why you should all vote richie rich) he choses a life of lies. Using people one person to the next for invites and entry. Well, let me tell you all something. New york may have "changed," but realistic, social climbing trash has existed since the creation of social hierarchy (even at its highest station)--think anne boleyn. NOT that I'm comparing the two. Sooooooooo in this case, its not so much about social climbing. I'd bet my good name that more than 60% of the people on here are social climbers. What it comes down to with this ooompa looompa is bad karma. He has no one to thank but himself for that. He'll always be tickity tack and beyond grotesque looking and poor and liar. And that kills him. So he inflicts his hatred upon the world, forcing his way into every party and into every photograph.

Honestly, just let him win. In his sick and twisted head in affirms his existence. Richie Rich is probably too busy getting lydia ready for the cover of so avant--garde underground british fashion mag and doesn't even know about this. It will be like a charity, like giving the gift of plastic surgery to children in war-torn, third world countries...not really necessary considering their situation, but it helps them feel better about themselves. He ought to be drinking charity water and doing tribal rain dances to erase the web of lies and bad karma that he has spun for himself. Eventually, new york will get over it...no chutzpah of that kind can compell and sustain an audience for that long...my advice: start driving backwards on the highway, get pregnant with a back up dancer, walk barefoot into a 7/11 public bathroom, or check into promises and then be seen at hyde two nights later...

Kristian lives

angel 03/29/08 3:52pm

Kristian lives here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahant,_Massachusetts
spread love, not hate!
Richie is doing this: http://www.funkshion.com/

they are both cool kids who are living the life they want.

ps it is SO obvious who is

beatrice fellow 03/29/08 3:55pm

ps it is SO obvious who is yeah right, Jackie to anyone who is in the smallish circle that is the new york scene.
I mean, c'mon, dont be retarded--!

ps its oh so obvious right

mangina 03/29/08 5:06pm

ps its oh so obvious right back at you, beatrice fellow.

Kristian lives in a trailer

Anonymous 03/29/08 5:45pm

Kristian lives in a trailer designed by society scribe peter davis where paul johnson calderon sticks his bum in the air and asks straight boys to top him hard while kristian fims it all on his andy warholesque seventies still camera and peter writes about it for a free magazine called boulevard

oompa loompa

Anonymous 03/29/08 8:31pm

kristian "oompa loompa" laliberte. LOL so true!!!

he has the coloring and the body-type of an oompa loompa. i'll add that he's not much smarter than someone destined for blue-collar work anyway.

kristian

miguelinĂ  03/29/08 10:04pm

Is very fabulous generous and hasa beautiful house! My vote is fr him! X

kristian and miguelina are

brett c 03/29/08 10:58pm

kristian and miguelina are both great people and tres tres chic. xxx

(p.s. only republicans judge)

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