While Barbados appears to attract more mainstream celebrities, St Barts is strictly the destination for the fashionable crowd.
Renowned for its pristine beaches, the 21-square-kilometre island only has 25 hotels, most of which only have 15 rooms or fewer, which adds to the exclusivity of the place.
Jimmy Choo boss Tamara Mellon is a regular at St Barts, having previously visited with former boyfriend, actor Christian Slater.
This year, she brought her seven-year-old daughter Araminta for company, and has been showing off her slender figure in a series of skimpy bikinis this month.
Mellon is joined by designer pal Marc Jacobs and his fiancé Lorenzo Martone, who have been displaying their toned and tattooed bodies in tight swimming trunks.
And according to friend, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, the gay couple may have married on the island over the holidays.
Def Jam Records founder Simmons wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday: ‘Now dressed for Marc Jacobs and his boyfriend’s wedding party… Very happy for Marc Jacobs. Very sweet man who makes so many people happy… he deserves to be happy… Lorenzo seems very nice.’
Also in St Barts is Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova and their four-week-old son Alexander.
Abramovich, who owns a £54million estate on St Barts, is rumoured to be hosting a £3million New Year’s Eve beach party and has paid Prince £500,000 to perform.
Celebrities staying at other islands in the Caribbean, including Barbados, have been reportedly offered private jets to ferry them to St Barts to welcome in 2010.
Other famous guests on St Barts include Cowell’s ex-girlfriend, former model Jacqui St Clair and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, who is holidaying with rumoured new boyfriend Andrew Levitas.
Jetting off to the islands for the New Year’s holiday, Lindsay Lohan has opted to kick off 2010 in sunny St Barth.
Showing off her fit figure, the actress tweeted a sexy personal bikini pic as she cruised around the Caribbean waters ahead of a scheduled appearance at Russell Simmons’ NYE bash.
It was a New Year’s Eve washout in St. Barts, where storms with soaking rains and high tides forced boldface revelers to move their supersized yachts offshore and cancel their parties.
The biggest bash was supposed to be Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s, where more than 250 were expected. But sources said the rain has been so bad that food and supplies for the party couldn’t get there in time. The blowout was to be hosted by art dealer Larry Gagosian for Abramovich’s gallery-owning girlfriend, Dasha Zhukova.
Among those who braved the Caribbean storm were Marc Jacobs and boyfriend Lorenzo Martone, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman.
Back at the party,Gwen Stefani, Pince andBeyonce (while Jay-Z watched and quaffed on a fat cigar) all preformed for a reported £500,000 each and other guests included Usher,Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr,Kanye West, Victoria Silvstedt, Jon Bon Jovi. Suddenly, we’re not that jealous anymore…
Caroline Kennedy, 52, and husband Edwin Arthur Schlossberg, 64, spent their Christmas Eve on a beach in St. Barts with their three children – Rose, 21, Tatiana Celia, 19, and John Bouvier, 16.
