Mary Quant and her miniskirt continue to reign.
“Newport, Newport” resounded at The Breakers. Matthew Gonder (who performs at the famous Maxim’s in Paris) had reworked Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” as chanteur and emcee for Pierre Cardin’s fashion show in Newport, Rhode Island. This summer, the exclusive event celebrated Cardin’s career: a chic parade of 90 styles that featured his current …
Chumley’s, the beloved bar for creatives and other celebrated imbibers, is returning in mid-October with nods to the talents who, since the 1920s, have toasted at 86 Bedford Street, including: Willa Cather, E.E. Cummings, Theodore Dreiser, William Faulkner, Ring Lardner, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugene O’Neill, John Dos Passos, and John Steinbeck. But Alessandro Borgognone—the …
GRAY MALIN presents BEACHES (Abrams): a parade of bold, enticing coasts, as snapped across six continents. Here, we chat with the photographer known for his refreshing, sunny aerials—a talent who proves as cheery and inspiring as his work: Q: What inspired your book, BEACHES (Abrams)? A: The book is the embodiment of my largest collection, …
Irene Forte breezes through the entrance of Brown’s Hotel in London, one of 11 properties belonging to her father Sir Rocco Forte’s Rocco Forte Hotels. She is chic but demure in presentation, with eyes that resemble the color of the Mediterranean Sea—as inherited from her Italian mother, Aliai Forte. Proceeding to a room that has …
110 east 42nd street has witnessed the bustle of business as Bowery Savings Bank and, then, the swirl of society as Cipriani 42nd Street. But the invitation on the entrance is a constant—“A MUTUAL INSTITUTION CHARTED 1834 TO SERVE THOSE WHO SAVE”—though, perhaps, the meaning of “save” has come to accommodate the spirit of “philanthropy.” …
On January 13, the well-heeled (and well-pawed) gathered at the High Line Hotel to fête the marriage of Amanda Hearst’s Finn (@friendsoffinn) and Toast (@toastmeetsworld). The bride, Toast, who was escorted by Simon Doonan, wore a dress by Marchesa when Cindy Adams pronounced the pups “man and wife.” Proceeds from the event benefited the National …