As American author and orator Fran Lebowitz entered the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Marks Place on Oct. 23, she was followed by public speaker Fran Lebowitz, who had arrived minutes before premiere pundit and social commentator – you guessed it – Fran Lebowitz also walked into the bar.

Time and again, a chorus of “Hi Fran!” rings out at FranCon, an annual celebration of the author’s style, essence and outlook on life. The gathering sees over 150 Frans flood the bar to sip on custom cocktails with Fran-themed names like “Writers Blockade” or the “Lebospritz.” They take puffs of candy cigarettes and dress up in variations of the NYC icon’s signature outfit: blue jeans, a button-up shirt and a blazer.

The con began in 2021, on the ripples of a joke that vlogger, content creator and natur

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