Recession and rotten weather be damned! A-list New Yorkers who got out before the blizzard are soaking up the sun in St. Barts. Spotted on the island are Martha Stewart, Julian Schnabel, Russell Simmons, Macy Gray — who gave an open-air concert at the port of Gustavia — fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa, Sean “Diddy” Combs (who held court at a yacht party and late-night at The Strand lounge with a large entourage), Jimmy Buffett, Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, Ronald Perelman, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, and socials Tamara Mellon, Andrew Saffir, Daniel Benedict and Olivia Palermo dining together at hot spot Maya’s. The talk on the beaches is who will make the cut for Roman Abramovich‘s New Year’s Eve party. Time will tell.