Inside Kathy Hilton’s Christmas pajama party: caviar bumps, champagne vending machines and a mansion full of Housewives
Caviar bumps. A Moët & Chandon champagne vending machine. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars as far as the eye can see. Welcome to Kathy Hilton’s annual pajama Christmas party.
I somehow scored an invite to the bash at her Bel Air mansion — a golden ticket I’ve quietly manifested since the first photo of Kathy with her daughters, Paris and Nicky, hit social media years ago. Spoiler: The night lived up to every expectation.
Matching pajamas for all, catered bites, a fully stocked bar and multiple floors of Christmas shopping. The guest list was as sparkly as the decor, with Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jennie Garth and Bravo mainstays like Sutton Stracke, Denise Richards and Rachel Zoe all in attendance.
When I caught Kathy herself amid the festivities, I asked the obvious question: Why open your home — and let’s be honest, a small winter wonderland — to friends, friends of friends and the occasional stranger like me?
“Well, we know each other,” she smiled. Technically true — we did have dinner once years ago with her husband and Camille Grammer (that story for another day) — but I’m convinced she was being polite. That’s the thing about her — she makes everyone feel like they belong, which is probably why it took me hours to actually get to chat one-on-one with her as the host of the night.
“I just love it,” she said of the tradition. “There are no strangers, really. Friends, friends of friends. I love decorating, and it makes me feel like I get to share it with everyone.”
And share she did. The decor was as jaw-dropping as the rumors promised — the kind of over-the-top holiday glamour that could make even the Grinch believe in Christmas again.
The arrival: Floors of Christmas magic (and one very famous tree)
The festivities officially kicked off at 6 p.m., and walking into Kathy's house in December is like stepping into a snow globe that just happens to have celebrity guests and passed hors d'oeuvres. The first thing you see when you walk in is the tree — yes, the one that fans associate with the Hiltons every holiday season. It’s even more dazzling in person, towering in the foyer like a department store display crossed with a Hallmark movie dream sequence.
