'Chick-magnet' Rushdie hogs limelight at art show and book reading event

New York, Feb 9 (ANI): Literary lothario Salman Rushdie, who is known to do rounds of fashion shows and art events, showed up at Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld's West Village opening for Ouattara Watts' art show, "Vertigo".

He was spotted rubbing shoulders with Diane von Furstenberg and artist Brice Marden.

Also in the high-end crowd were model Lily Donaldson, W editor Stefano Tonchi, chef Todd English and designer Yigal Azrouel.

Rushdie then skipped an Acme after-party to head to Flatiron eatery Junoon, where he was honoured by Dom Perignon and Booktrack, which creates music to go with e-books.

"He got up and was supposed to read a page or two from his short story ['In the South']," The New York Post quoted a source as saying.

"But by music momentum, or popular demand, he read the entire story," the source said.

Rushdie spent the rest of the night surrounded by beautiful women including DJ Donna D'Cruz and Topaz Page-Green. (ANI)