"The splashy parties and country club dinners - I would guess that's going to be toned down this year," he said.

At the Republican National Convention, each held splashy parties for lobbyists to raise money for party coffers.

Not so long ago, a big splashy party for a second marriage was considered, well, gauche.

Note that, traditionally, aside from the Miramax party at Elaine's, there are very few big, splashy parties in New York.

The public figures and Wall Street stars attracted to Clinton aren't the kind to stage splashy parties or bring along their publicists.

Instead of a new washing machine, the deserving person gets a splashy party in Las Vegas.

A splashy party for the British design label Ghost was in progress.

Even at this supposedly pared-down moment, more groups are starting to rely on splashy parties for their operating funds.

No splashy party for me this weekend.

But you can tell they've arrived because they're now hot guests at splashy parties.