The recession is officially over, at least it is according to the impresarios behind a series of parties that are strictly for employees of two of New York’s most high-profile industries: fashion and finance.
The invitation to the latest Fashion Meets Finance party — an affair that shamelessly includes only women who work in fashion and men from Wall Street — declared that the dark days are over — not just for the economy, but in the dating market. “We are here to announce the balance is restoring itself to the ecosystem of the New York dating community,??? the party organizers said on their cheeky Web site.
A 25-year-old financial analyst who was double-fisting glasses of Johnnie Walker Black, said that identifying yourself as a banker (“dropping the banker bomb??? as he put it) had traditionally been a potent lure on the dating scene. “As the recession got worse, the magic bullet lost some of its mojo,??? said the analyst, who asked not to be named to protect his employer, a private equity firm, from the publicity associated with the evening. “All my paralegal friends were suddenly getting dates and my banker friends weren’t.???
His own social life, at least, did not suffer because of recession, he said, but he still didn’t see the potential to meet someone special this night.
“Let’s just say I’m not going to find my future ex-wife here,??? he said.
