Already well-established celebrity hangs, from Padma Lakshmi to The LoRon (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.
According to BlackBook, The Gramercy is:
"hosting the launch party for The Rachel Zoe Project on Thursday... the Gramercy is a veritable vending machine of skinny girls air-kissing."
Also you may not want to (or want to) miss this one:
"Intermix is celebrating 15 years of fashion at the Bowery Hotel on Saturday. Expect Olsens."
New York's Fashion Week means the intersection of divas, threads, and posing. So what better convergence than Vogue and Dreamgirls?
FashionWeek Daily reports that the magazine's resident big man on campus, Andre Leon Talley, is throwing a New York Fashion Week soiree for big voice, Oscar winner, former American Idol, and Democratic Convention anthem-singing celeb Jennifer Hudson, next Tuesday, September 9.
And he's picked no better place to clink those champagne glasses than inside the Penthouse suite at the recently face-lifted The Morgan Hotel, just a leafy amble from the Conde Nast building and across Bryant Park (although it's for sure guests will arrive in stretches and sedans).
Attendees will get a glimmer of the hotel's big changes -- according to the website, the grand reopening officially launches on September 16th.
Over the summer we gave you a few sneak peeks at the Jane Hotel, the newest project from hotelier Sean MacPherson and now those micro-rooms are open for guests. And just in time for Fashion Week too.
But remember, these micro-rooms have communal bathrooms at the end of the hallway so if you plan on hitting up some fabulous fashion week parties, you will be sharing your primping space.
Room rates are listed as $129 on the website but if you keep clicking through to make a reservation the promised $99 room rate comes up.
"Lucky You," Manhattanites. During September 5-10 you may just find your cab fare paid if your taxi has these words emblazoned on the side.
Cole Haan, an American brand known for their quality leather shoes and bags, celebrates their 80th Anniversary on September 5, coinciding with Fashion Week in New York.
Since this also marks a period where tastemakers and the fashion elite rely on car services and hotel rooms as headquarters, Cole Haan has a strategy to influence by sending subliminal messages through random bump-ups.
What is this? Luxury hotel construction pissing off the neighbors? Why, it can't be!
Yet that's the word on the street from the New York Daily News. For New York's Fashion Week, Andre Balazs' unfinished Standard Hotel is hosting Interview magazine's redesign party and the overtime construction has the neighbors wishing workers would check out early.
Can't say we blame them! First the sounds of 7 a.m.-to-7 p.m. construction and then being subjected to the smell of model vomit? We'd be pretty teed off too.
Lord knows there is nothing remotely reasonable about Fashion Week--unattainable beauty, unattainable clothes, unattainable party invites for anyone who is not Anna Wintour or Nina Garcia--but New Yorkology has the scoop on the latest Fashion Week packages from the W Hotel New York on Lexington, and the pricing is--dare we say it?--reasonable.
A rate of $899 almost looks like a bargain when you consider what it gets you: a night in a suite; two cocktails at the hotel's Living Room; two seats to a fashion show; passes to the backstage lounge with two VIP backstage tours; Bliss's Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask; and a late 3 p.m.-check out.
Of course, once you consider the amount of money you'll have to spend on clothing just to fit in with those fashion editrixes, any semblance of a good deal gets tossed away like last season's neon trend.
Andre Balazs has always been about fashion and art. Where there is Andre Balazs the man (whose ex-wife runs a modeling agency) and Andre Balazs the hotels, there follows models and modelizers. Also, Art Basel parties and Spiegelworld. Now you can add fashion shows to the mix too.
WWD has the scoop on Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's cruise line last week at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach.
With a lifeguard perched above the Raleigh pool, and double-C logo life preservers and beach balls scattered throughout, the Chanel cruise extravaganza kicked off on Thursday night.
Those expecting Miami Vice pastels or even a touch of Golden Girls were in for a surprise though. Karl Lagerfeld set the mood with an all-black start, from a sleek tuxedo to a slouchy blouse-and-pant combination that was more Paris and New York than some of the world's sunnier locales.
A smattering of fashionistas including actress Diane Krueger and former tennis star Anna Kournikova along with Anna Wintour were on hand to take in the show.
Could the Raleigh be the site of more fashion shows? Possibly. Krueger said, "Everyone associates Miami with the Raleigh's kind of glamour." Let's just hope those models don't eat it on the runway. The wet look is totally out this season.
Fancy a breezy spring bike ride around Chelsea? Hop one of the Schwinn Cruisers for rent at The Maritime Hotel, but be sure to dress your best as photoblogger populaire The Sartorialist might be lurking `round the corner.
Last week one such lucky(?) guest found himself posing for the entire blogosphere on one of the rented rides just outside the Maritime entrance at 363 West 16th Street. He should be happy that the silver beach cruiser is so photogenic, because it has the je ne sais quoi needed to push his look into the rare realm of international-chic.
If you find yourself hankering for some of The Sartorialist's treatment, a sure bet is to hang around outside of the Mercer or Gramercy Park Hotel during Fashion Week. Practice assuming an unaffected air for hours straight, and you might just get your 15 seconds of blog stardom until you're archived. At least you'll have finally worn those spats again from last Halloween.
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"Lucky You," Manhattanites. During September 5-10 you may just find your cab fare paid if your taxi has these words emblazoned on the side.
