Armory Week's closing weekend was marked by two very different art parties. One was a bawdy art opening in a nightclub, the other an exclusive brunch in a private house. Ryan McGuinness' Friday night opening of Women:The Blacklight Paintings was held in the Le Bain nightclub (the Boom-Boom Room's raunchier counterpart) at the Standard Hotel. The most conspicuous guests were a group of naked women painted in the same neon shades as Mr. McGuinness'... MORE >
Somewhere along the line, beer became as viable an option as wine for something to bring to a dinner party in New York. So be it. Now what? Faux pas await you, ones you'd never find with... MORE >
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In a scene reminiscent of an Edith Wharton novel, the patrons of the Museum of the City of New York descended on the Grand Ballroom in the Plaza Hotel for 25th Annual Director's Council Winter Ball. The evening began with cocktails and Champagne in the frescoed Terrace Room under the crystal chandeliers made by Charles Winston (brother of jeweler Harry). They were dimmed to a wrinkle-erasing glow.... MORE >
Broadway producer, theater operator and former Yankees owner Robert Nederlander never staged Young Frankenstein in his numerous venues, but he has nonetheless decided it's time to put on the ritz at home. He has just purchased a colorful two-bedroom co-op in the Ritz Tower for $2.25 million, city records show. This is a month after he sold his three-bedroom home four blocks north at 510 Park Avenue, where he had lived for decades with... MORE >
On the final night of Fashion Week, New York's sartorial royalty skipped the final few Fall 2011 shows in order to get a peek at Set in Style, the new Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition at the... MORE >
Although Christina Neault's job title is executive producer at IMG, a more accurate description of her job would be the COO of Fashion Week. During those two frantic weeks in September and February she oversees 400 people. It's a colossal job. She is responsible for the order of the shows; a key responsibility as young designers' careers can be made by their proximity to the larger, more established shows. Fashion editors are rushing from show... MORE >
Fashion Week may have ended yesterday, but the final word, as it were, for The Observer was at the Adam Kimmel party at Don Hill's the night before. Hank Williams III, grandson of country legend Hank Sr., stood on a stage with a five-piece band: upright bass, fiddle, banjo, drums, and pedal steel. Everyone wore cowboy hats except for the fiddler who wore a trucker's cap. Mr. Williams' hair was braided into a long... MORE >
Rodarte, created by the Mulleavy sisters Laura and Kate, is one of the most exclusive shows during fashion week. The company is a tightly run ship and they strictly ration the invitations. Even the location of the event is cloaked in secrecy and the address is only sent out to editors and photographers at the very last minute. This year their Fall 2011 show took place at the ultra-trendy Gagosian... MORE >
Rodarte, created by the Mulleavy sisters Laura and Kate, is one of the most exclusive shows during fashion week. The company is a tightly run ship and they strictly ration the invitations. Even the location of the event is cloaked in secrecy and the address is only sent out to editors and photographers at the very last minute. This year their Fall 2011 show took place at the ultra-trendy Gagosian Gallery in... MORE >
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At a showcase for House of Waris at the Museum of Arts & Design in Columbus Circle, The Observer bonded with the designer Waris Ahluwalia over our mutual... MORE >
Last Wednesday, Cipriani Wall Street welcomed into its enormous marbled confines tuxedo-clad celebrities, AIDS activists and fashion cognoscenti for the amfAR Gala, the organization’s Fashion Week kickoff.... MORE >
Four nights of Fashion Week parties left The Observer with plenty of notes, a few hazy recollections and very little energy to tell the... MORE >
From where The Observer was seated at the Betsey Johnson runway show at Lincoln Center yesterday, we could see Ms. Johnson in the wings backstage, flailing her arms and coaching the models before they stomped out on the runway (the models replicated the movements the best they could; it looked a little more frigid, though). This was no small task. Ms. Johnson showed 91 looks, separated into two sections, the "Black Tag" collection, featuring... MORE >
