New York, August 24, 2008 – Henri Bendel shopping bags are a regular sight on the hit TV series Gossip Girl, so why not celebrate that fact?  Bendel had the show’s costume designer Eric Daman create the store’s current window display, and then made sure everyone knew about it by inviting the fashionable cast to the store on Sunday night.  But this was not a shopping trip, it was a party to celebrate the show and the fabulous clothing we’ll see on season two, which begins on September 1.  Co-host YSL Beaute encouraged kisses by serving up lipsticks, and things got a bit out of hand with Daman kissing everyone – even Matthew Settle – until Kelly Rutherford grabbed Daman, held him down, and turned the tables by kissing him hard!  Only Taylor Momsen escaped the kissing frenzy – thankfully, since she’s only 15. 

Photos: Caroline Torem Craig