It's purely a coincidence that we happen to visit Paris during Fashion Week, and even more of a coincidence that we noticed the Westin Hotel was gearing up to host several shows and to show off its own new style.

The hotel is located along Rue de Rivoli, which is also next to the Jardin des Tuileries and Le Carrousel de Louvre, where several major fashion shows are going down.

Aside from hosting a few fashion shows (Balmain over the weekend), The Westin itself is gearing up to unveil its own brand new look tomorrow. We're not really sure what this "new look" entails, but we'll report back to you with what we find.]]> juliana 2008-09-29T12:30:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/22/21830/1491 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/mayfairschiaparelli.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Amongst all the other news from these past few weeks, did you happen to catch that a literal Fashion Emergency was issued for London's Fashion Week? Well, London's struggle to keep its brief time in the style spotlight came to a favorable end a few days ago when representatives from the four fashion capitals - New York, London, Paris and Milan - held a summit at <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+May+Fair/ian/106180">The May Fair Hotel</a></b> in London. <p> Safely ensconced in the glossy 5-star May Fair, an official host hotel of London Fashion Week, the powers that control the agenda of every fashionista discussed conflicting 2009 schedules. Happily, London hoteliers need not stress as the decision was made to only cut JetSetCD 2008-09-22T11:30:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/12/02117/9537

It's the final day of New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park, finally. This weekend the giant white tents sitting squarely in front of the Bryant Park Hotel will come down, taking away all the free booze, swag bags and VIP lounges with them.

W Hotels has been celebrating their tenth season as a huge presence behind the scenes, with a VIP lounge of their own and plenty goodies to tempt all the A-listers into photo ops.  This year the particular focus is on W's three hottest new properties: W Hong Kong, W Doha and W Vieques Island. The lounge even has its own blog!]]> JetSetCD 2008-09-12T15:04:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/9/173829/5995 <![CDATA[<p><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/winona_ryder.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1662975.ece#OTC-RSS&amp;ATTR=Bizarre"><b>Jen and Brad Reunite Over Drinks</b></a>: Supposedly, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt had a mini-reunion over drinks at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Toronto/ian/139614"><b>Park Hyatt</b></a> in Toronto. WTFWAJD? You figure that out. [The Sun UK]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09092008/news/regionalnews/my_suite_at_plaza_is_sour_deal_128168.htm"><b>Plaza Residences Drama</b></a>: Some rich man paid way too much money for an apartment at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>Plaza Hotel</b></a> and they still gave him a crappy place. [NY Post]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/marcs-after-party-madness-1763168?justin=1763168"><b>Greenwich Hotel Hosts Marc Jacobs After-Party</b></a>: Fashion Week is still chugging along here in NYC and juliana 2008-09-09T17:56:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/3/202050/1941 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/milfordfashion.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>It's official. <a href="http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/top-5-places-to-spot-fashion-week-royalty-read-models-models-models/3996/">According to insiders at BlackBook Magazine</a>, the two best hotels to spot "fashion royalty" during New York Fashion Week are...<p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Gramercy%20Park%20Hotel"><b>The Gramery Park Hotel</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/The%20Bowery%20Hotel"><b>The Bowery Hotel</b></a>.<p> <p>Of course you're dying to know why...aren't you?<p> <p>Already well-established celebrity hangs, from Padma Lakshmi to <i>The LoRon</i> (our new name for the Lohan-Ronson couple), to star-spangled soirees for Ashton Kutcher and even Weinstein brawls, these two are perched atop the A-List.<p> <p>According to BlackBook, The Gramercy is: <blockquote><p>"hosting the launch party for <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/The_Rachel_Zoe_Project/season/1/about/index.php">The Rachel Zoe Project</a> on Thursday... the Gramercy is a veritable vending machine of skinny girls air-kissing."</blockquote></p><p>Also you may not want to (or want to) miss this one: <blockquote><p>"<a href="http://www.intermixonline.com/">Intermix</a> annie0007 2008-09-04T09:35:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/