Mary-Kate Special Date
April 27, 2009
Chanel hosted its annual Tribeca Film Festival dinner at old time downtown haunt Odeon.
Vanessa and Victoria Traina brought their best sellers author mother Danielle Steel, “we love to go out all three together!” said Vanessa. Angela Lindvall was amazed on how the iphone is a fragile phone.
Adrien Brody showed up sans Elsa Pataky, Viola Davis, Matthew Modine, Diane Kruger, Dree Hemingway, Alexis Bledel, Debra Messing, Moby, Bradley Cooper, Poppy Delevingne, Amanda Brooks responded to the invitation.
The couple that made everyone talk was Mary-Kate Olsen and Robert De Niro .
Julia Restoin Roitfeld in a leopard Alaia dress was excited to meet the legendary Taxi Driver actor for the first time.
In keeping with the night’s theme, each guest received a hefty cocktail tome of a different artist’s work.
See the pictures below:
Obsessed With Beyoncé
April 26, 2009
Thursday night, the place to be was at the School of Visual Arts Theater for the Cinema Society. Everyone came to the premiere of “Obsessed” with Beyoncé Knowles. In the movie Beysus’s husband becomes the object of another woman’s affection. Sine her red carpet appearance everyone is talking about her love for Balmain since she is been wearing a Fall Winter 2009 Balmain dress. When asked about the dress she replied: “I love Balmain but I’m also been wearing Elie Saab Fall Winter 2009 for the promotion, these two designers are my favorite with House of Dereon of course”.
Beyonce attends the Letterman Show in Elie Saab
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Shoshanna x Charlotte Ronson
April 24, 2009
Long time BFF, Charlotte Ronson and Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss are collaborating on a bathing suit and beach line called Shoshanna Made With Love Charlotte Ronson.
Now retailing from $60 to $140 at stores including Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and online retailer Shopbop.com.
See the pictures below:
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Jesus Walks for Jeffrey
April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 – Jeffrey Fashion Cares – Espace 635 W. 42nd Street
1st ZOMG moment when attendees heard that Jesus Luz was about hit the runway.
2nd ZOMG moment when attendees logically asked themself: “is her madgesty going to be there???”
3nd ZOMG moment once Jesus walked “he is so hot/beautiful/gracious… is that really him?” phrases were flying from the front row to the standing area.
The festivities benefited charities and non-profit organizations that improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and members of the GLBT community in need.
Marc Jacob’s husband Lorenzo Martone was there too, super cozy and friendly with Jesus, must be a brazilian thing. Brad Koenig also walked for the charity.
More info here: JeffreyFashionCares.org
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Funny Miguel Iglesias
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Prada’s Transformer Project in Seoul
April 23, 2009
Prada unveiled its tetrahedron-shaped Transformer on Wednesday on the grounds of an ancient Korean palace in central Seoul. Prada is spending $10 million on the much-hyped project, a collaborative venture with Rem Koolhaas’ firm, Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
Miuccia Prada and Koolhaas will host a cocktail party tonight to fete the 160-ton steel structure, which can be lifted and rotated in an hour to create a different shape and interior. The Transformer is currently in the form of a hexagon to stage a reprise of the exhibition “Waist Down,Skirts by Miuccia Prada.” It will go on to host an art exhibition, film festival and fashion show, morphing its appearance along the way.
“It is a building which is very much alive” said the project’s chief architect, Alexander Reichert, who works out of the Rotterdam office of Koolhaas’ firm.
Each side of the Transformer has three openings, which connect with a series of air-conditioning vents when the structure is rotated. “It’s like a plug that always lands on the same points’’ Reichert said.
The Transformer is wrapped in a highly elastic polyvinyl chloride membrane that was sprayed on as a liquid. Developed by Cocoon Holland BV, this layer flows over the Transformer’s curves and ripples in the wind, resembling a sail or a tent.
When the “Waist Down” exhibition ends on May 24, the structure will be picked up and rotated to create a rectangle that will show movies from June 26 to July 12 selected by the Mexican film director Alejandro González Iñárritu. Art will then be shown when the structure is rotated again to create a floor plan in the form of a cross. Finally, the Transformer will be picked up once again and rotated to form a circle for a fashion show. All shows are open to the public and free of charge.
Steel plates support the structure, which sits on concrete plates above the palace grounds. Seoul City Council wanted the structure above the ground to avoid damage to the palace grounds. Being a fashion house, Prada, along with Reichert, even made the wooden walkway and temporary buildings around the Transformer — built from old shipping containers — look sleek. The containers were painted green and gray, a color associated with the shades of the palace and of Prada. Inside the Transformer, about 100 skirts are displayed.
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M Missoni to Launch More Collections
April 22, 2009
Missoni’s sister line, M Missoni, is expanding its product offer with accessories this summer and a new denim collection for spring 2010.
Over the past two seasons, more woven pieces have been introduced to a collection that draws from the Italian house’s knitwear heritage. The playful fall lineup has an Eighties feel, with oversized intarsia sweaters, cozy fur vests and geometric prints on tops and dresses.
A more comprehensive collection will help support the company’s retail strategy, with plans to roll out directly owned and franchised stores worldwide, said Luca Vianello, general director of Valentino Fashion Group, M Missoni’s licensee.
“The brand has a strong identity and there are many opportunities to develop new collections, such as a denim one,” said Vianello.
See more pictures of the M Missoni Collection below:
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Louis Vuitton Donates for Earth Day
April 22, 2009
Today is Earth Day, and to mark the occasion, Louis Vuitton decided to donate 15 percent of all sales from its U.S. Web site that day to The Climate Project, the non-profit organization founded by Al Gore.
The one-day initiative continues the leather goods house’s commitment to the environment and the organization, it first partnered with The Climate Project in 2007, when it started making donations on behalf of some of the personalities in Vuitton’s Core Values advertising campaign.
The campaign has featured the likes of Catherine Deneuve, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, Sean Connery, Keith Richards and Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola.
“Over the past few years Louis Vuitton has voluntarily made efforts to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment,” Daniel Lalonde, president and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton North America said. “In addition we are proud to be able to support The Climate Project.”
So it’s time to get your graffiti today!
Maison Margiela Launches Home Line
April 22, 2009
Maison Martin Margiela on Tuesday showcased its new furniture prototypes and home objects at the international furniture and design exhibition Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Wallpaper, bookshelves, lamps and carpets were some of the new items on display in the showroom, which reproduced the company’s interior design workshop in Paris.
The project is still a work-in-progress and will likely range from the design of objects and furniture in a self-produced collection or in the development of one-off partnerships, according to Pungetti. The company will also do commissions for individuals or public interior design and architecture.
Black-and-white trompe l’oeil wallpaper and wool rugs reproducing ceilings, floors, doors or mirrors in Margiela’s Paris headquarters will be put into production and carried in the brand’s stores or showrooms next year.
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Jimmy Choo Sample Sale
April 22, 2009
JIMMY CHOO is having a sample sale! Make sure to be there early, can’t wait to see the bags selections!
What: Jimmy Choo Sample Sale
Why: Shoes starting from $75 and bags starting from $150
When: April 30, 2009 (Thursday) @ 1pm-7pm
Where: The Metropolitan Pavilion, 18th Street (btwn 6th & 7th Aves), 4th floor, NYC
NYC Shopping Spree Interrupted by Falling Car
April 20, 2009
Whilst shopping for the latest spring pieces from our favourite Greenwich village boutique, Owl Labs, we were startled by a large boom that took place across the street.
Stepping out of the shop with the Owl Lab ladies, we saw some folks running in and out of the building across the street and decided to investigate. We headed up to the 5th Floor and noticed a crowd of folks circling and gawking through a narrow back-office window.
Parking garage window where car fell out from
Apparently, a car from the adjacent Park Garage on University and 13th Street, crashed through a window and fallen 2 stories down onto the adjacent building’s 3rd floor rooftop. The mangled Mercedes SUV was totaled beyond repair but miraculously the driver appeared to have survived, with nary a scratch. Dazed and confused, the unscathed driver laid resting 15 meters in front of the car, with another Park Garage attendant keeping him company until ambulances arrived.
Driver seems to be fine, but the car, not so much.
Within a few minutes, the building’s fire alarm went off and folks were asked to evacuate. Heading down the stairs, we could smell gasoline so we knew our little adventure was over.
While we felt bad for the driver, the only thing we could help thinking was:
“OMG, when the owner finds out about this…..”
and
“Does that rule about garages not being responsible for any damage to vehicles still apply here?”.
We eventually hung out with the crowd of street gawkers who were trying to understand how the car managed to crash through the window. We kinda felt guilty shopping at Owl given the circumstances, but it was a rainy day today in NYC anyway. We’ll be back later this week, though, to pick up some killer Owl accessories (hopefully without any more falling cars).
