Chic Report
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Chrissy Teigen Celebrates Vince Handbags
Last night, Vince celebrated the launch of their new handbag collection alongside Step Up Women’s Network, ELLE, and Chrissy Teigen. Teigen was surrounded throughout the evening by young and eager fans. Instead of snapping selfies –though there were certainly many taken–many of the girls sought Teigen’s motivational words of wisdom. “Working with young girls is always
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Two Days of Toasting All Things Valentino
Much more than a Couture show: Valentino put together two epic, celeb-filled days worth of festivities to toast their newest Fifth Avenue flagship. It kicked off Wednesday evening at the David Chipperfield-designed storefront, where the architect himself arrived with Valentino’s duo of creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. “I love the shoes and bag sections; I’m
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The Royal Roll Call
By now you’ve likely seen the pic of Kate Middleton geeking out over meeting J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons, but who else in fashion got some one-on-one time with the Royals while they visited New York during their brief visit? Yesterday Harper’s Bazaar EIC and GREAT Ambassador Glenda Bailey, Georgina Chapman (with hubby Harvey Weinstein) and Burberry’s
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James Franco Debuts ‘The Color of Time’
A set of seats labeled simply “FRANCO’ were set aside in The Landmark Sunshine Theatre last night where the man himself, James Franco, debuted his next art house film, The Color of Time along with Montblanc and The Cinema Society. The cast included Franco, of course, in addition to Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain, and Zach Braff,
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Adam Selman And Bob Mackie On Dressing Rihanna And Cher
What happens when the costume designers that rose to fame for their designs for two uber-iconic pop stars (we’re talking about Rihanna and Cher) meet up for dinner? A massive trip down memory lane! The Thick tagged along for a meal of epic proportions with Adam Selman and Bob Mackie, which took place at The Round Table Room in the Algonquin Hotel. As
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Tinker Tailor Teams Up With Fivestory
Well-heeled uptowners mingled at Claire Distenfeld‘s Fivestory boutique last night where the store teamed up with Tinker Tailor. The e-commerce venture, led by Moda Operandi alums Aslaug Magnusdottir and Cleo Davis-Urman, allows users to customize (aka tinker) exclusive women’s luxury apparel and accessories, as well as design (aka tailor) their own bespoke wardrobe pieces. Designs on offer include looks from Rodarte,
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A Miracle On Madison Avenue
Miracle on Madison Avenue returned over the weekend for its 28th year, turning one of New York City’s most famous streets into ‘Charity Central’. This year, an impressive 90 brands and retailers welcomed shoppers and donated 20 percent of sales to The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It marks the third year that Miracle on Madison Avenue has raised
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Derek Lam On His Newest Downtown Digs
Derek Lam has found another set of digs to add to his rapidly growing list of retail locations in NYC and beyond. This time, he’s set up shop at 115 Mercer Street and filled the chic space with his Derek Lam 10 Crosby collection. “For me, it’s about that personal interaction between what I do and
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Dannijo And Mercedes-Benz Take A Roadtrip
Last night, a crew of fashion folks trekked out to, of all places, Westchester for a road trip to remember. Danielle and Jodie Snyder, the sisters behind Dannijo, led a caravan of chauffeured Mercedes S550 sedans to Westchester where an intimate crowd dined at The Inn at Pound Ridge, one of decorated chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s more recent outposts.
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How To Spend 2015 With Nick Bateman!
Social media sensation Nick Bateman truly shut down the internet last month: when we posted our interview with him, it promptly crashed our site for hours. This native Canadian and up-and-coming actor, who has a whopping 1.5 million plus followers on Facebook and a massive Instagram following (a mere 1 million!), has gathered some of
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The Webster’s Laure Heriard Dubreuil On Her Eres Swimsuit Collab
As brutal rainstorms soak the streets of New York this afternoon, why not revisit sunnier times? To wit: This weekend, Laure Heriard Dubreuil hosted an airy lunch atop her go-to Miami boutique, The Webster. Not only is the shop stocked with lust-worthy designs from the likes of Chanel, Adam Lippes, and Saint Laurent—it’s also the
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Nicole Miller’s Art Director, J. Ryan Ulsh, Fêtes His Photography
Nicole Miller’s art director, J. Ryan Ulsh, cohosted an exhibit avec artist Marie Obegi last eve at Krause Gallery on the LES. The one-night-only exhibit, entitled “Portraits,” showcased the work of Ulsh, who moonlights as a shutterbug when he’s not chez Miller, and Obegi, who dabbled in shoe design before delving into the art scene. Missed the show? Check out some of
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Garden Party! With Chef Julie Frans Of South Beach’s Essensia
For a place where bikinis reign supreme and fitting into those evening gowns is very important, Miami isn’t as flush with healthy, chic eateries as one might expect. Then there’s Essensia, located in South Beach’s The Palms hotel. One of the first spots in the area to offer farm-to-table cuisine, they’ve upped the ante with an onsite chef’s
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Exclusive! Who’s Showing At New York Men’s Day In February?
The 12 designers showing at New York Men’s Day next year were announced today by Agentry PR. On February 11, Cadet, Carlos Campos, Chapter, David Hart, Ernest Alexander, Fingers Crossed, GarciaVelez, Gents, Hickey Freeman Sportswear, J.Lindeberg, Lucio Castro, and Timo Weiland will present their Fall 2015 collections simultaneously, with six designers showing in the morning and six designers showing late afternoon. The bi-annual event, which started
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Stefano Tonchi On Kim Kardashian’s Paper Cover
How does W‘s Stefano Tonchi feel about Kim Kardashian’s recent cover for Paper magazine, for which she famously bared her bum? “Everybody says, ‘Oh my God, look at the cover of Paper magazine with Kim Kardashian,’” Tonchi tells Page Six. “I’m like, yeah, I think she is using them. We used her.” One of KK’s
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The Daily Davis: The Surf Lodge’s Basel Beauties
Brazilian bombshell Jayma Cardoso (who’s seven months pregnant with a boy) brought her baby bump and a bunch of beauties to Art Basel, where she launched a Surf Lodge pop-up at The Deauville Beach Resort (where The Beatles sang when they were on The Ed Sullivan Show). “I swear this baby is going to come out
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Cosmo’s Epic New Year’s Eve Plans
What are vous doing to ring in 2015? OK, you’re probably a bit preoccupied currently with cramming all of those holiday shindigs into your iCal, but Cosmopolitan already has their New Year’s Eve all plotted out. To kick off half a century of sexing up the newsstand, the glossy is pairing up with Covergirl on a “takeover” of the Times Square
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Jeremy Scott Throws A Barbie Bash
“Tonight I’m wearing my Barbie dream tuxedo. I wanted to be Barbie’s dream date,” Jeremy Scott said last night, describing the glittery pink tux he was donning. The reason for his sparkly getup? A dinner at The Seagrape, located in the Thompson hotel in Miami to celebrate his first tome, Jeremy, a coffee table book with
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The Daily Davis: Paper and Kim Kardashian #BreakTheInternet at Basel
It was a sea of selfies at Paper magazine, DKNY and Sprout by HP’s invite-only Art Basel dinner for Kim Kardashian and the now infamous #BreakTheInternet bare bottom issue. KK arrived with security guards and a TV crew and every one of the 100 guests at the seated dinner wanted to snap a selfie with
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Photographic Proof Peter Marino Is Owning Art Basel
Our obsession with Peter Marino has no bounds here at The Daily HQ. This week he’s been the belle of the ball at Art Basel with the opening of his very own show and appearances everywhere. Who says leather doesn’t go in South Beach? Last night he continued to charm the world as he snuggled
