Miscellaneous V.

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Pretty in Punk: A Peek at the 2013 Met Gala*s Prettiest Ladies

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Museum Mile was bustling with limos last night as fashion’s leading ladies made their way to the Costume Institute’s exclusive opening gala for Punk: Chaos to Couture. While Sarah Jessica Parker wins the award for best punk-inspired look for donning a gilded mohawk designed by British milliner Philip Treacy, the rest of these beauties also looked stunning as they walked the red carpet in their couture ensembles.     

Clockwise from top left: Sienna Miller in Burberry (glamourmagazine.co.uk), Kate Bosworth in Balmain (vogue.com), SJP in a headpiece by Philip Treacy (popsugar.com), Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture (washingtonpost.com), Gwyneth Paltrow in Valentino Couture (glamourmagazine.co.uk), Gisele Bundchen in Anthony Vaccarello (style.com), Emma Watson in Prabal Gurung (glamourmagazine.co.uk), Jessica Alba wearing an edgy ear cuff (redcarpet-fashionawards.com), and Beyonce in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci (style.com).

This is what Cinco de Mayo is all about (at Barrio Chino, NYC).

This is what Cinco de Mayo is all about (at Barrio Chino, NYC).

A farmer’s market breakfast, with goods from the Union Square Greenmarket.

A farmer’s market breakfast, with goods from the Union Square Greenmarket.

Inspiration Board: Fashion Talks

Clockwise from left:

  1. Kate Spade “That’s the Last Straw” tote, $248. (katespade.com)
  2. Solange Azagury-Partridge for goop “Rad” ring in 18K gold, $1,550. (goop.com)
  3. Sophia Webster “Hold Me” clutch, $450. (net-a-porter.com)
  4. Markus Lupfer “My Bad” sequined t-shirt, $196.18. (asos.com)
  5. Quotation Marks scarf printed with E. E. Cummings’s “I Carry Your Heart,” $34. (etsy.com)
  6. Lulu Guinness “One in a Million” purse, $85. (luluguinness.com)
  7. Christian Louboutin “Love” patent-leather ballet flats, $1,595. (net-a-porter.com)
  8. Hugo Guinness for J.Crew cashmere “Darling” sweater, $339.90. (jcrew.com)
  9. ASOS “Bonjour” watch with mustache, $36.58. (asos.com)
  10. “I Live in New York But I Love Boston” solidarity tee, $26.90. (backtobeantown.spreadshirt.com)

Happy shopping! 

Artsy.net Offers a Preview of Works from the Whitney Art Party

On May 1, the Whitney Young Contemporaries will host the Whitney Art Party, an annual gala aimed to raise money for the museum’s educational programs by showcasing and selling works by  up-and-coming artists who are just beginning to see the twinkling lights of stardom. This year, the Whitney has decided to jumpstart the fundraiser by collaborating with Artsy, an art-centric e-commerce site. As of today, Artsy is offering a preview sale of the works that will be exhibited at the party.

Click here to start (or expand) your art collection. 

Click here to take one step closer to hobnobbing with the who’s who of NYC at the Whitney Art Party. 

A flower shop on Madison Avenue, Upper East Side Saturday, April 13, 2013

A flower shop on Madison Avenue, Upper East Side

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Nothing says summer like a new pair of Jack Rogers. This season, the Navajo, a decades-old staple for elegant Upper East Siders like Jackie O., has been given a modern flair with bursts of neon pink, orange, and green. Can you guess which pair I bought for myself today? Visit the Jack Rogers boutique at 1198 Madison Avenue, between 87th and 88th streets, to view the limited edition neon collection and indulge in a pair for yourself. If you can’t get to the store, go to jackrogersusa.com.      

Nothing says summer like a new pair of Jack Rogers. This season, the Navajo, a decades-old staple for elegant Upper East Siders like Jackie O., has been given a modern flair with bursts of neon pink, orange, and green. Can you guess which pair I bought for myself today?

Visit the Jack Rogers boutique at 1198 Madison Avenue, between 87th and 88th streets, to view the limited edition neon collection and indulge in a pair for yourself. If you can’t get to the store, go to jackrogersusa.com.      

Bright Lights, Beautiful City

Temperatures reached 80 degrees in New York on Wednesday and to celebrate the warm weather, Alex and I dined al fresco on our building’s rooftop. Birds chirped cheerfully as we sipped Chardonnay, and dined on roasted wild salmon and spring vegetable risotto. As the sun set, the city lights began to twinkle around us, reminding me that nothing beats springtime in New York or cozy dinners with my soul mate. 

                                  Before Dawn in the Meatpacking District, NYC

When my family opened our restaurant in the Meatpacking District in 2000, our neighbors were meatpackers and animal blood stained the cobblestone streets. Over the past decade, most meat warehouses between Gansevoort and west 14th street  have been replaced by lavish clothing stores, highrise hotels, and nightclubs. Every once in a while my dad likes to wake up before dawn to see how the local, persevering meat purveyors are doing. I tagged along on his most recent visit, this time to Weichsel Beef, on Tuesday morning, learning that the Meatpacking District’s butchers are a diehard breed who eat their breakfast at Hector’s Café and Diner.   

Fashion Craving: Kitty Satin Slippers by Charlotte Olympia

Confession: I’m allergic to cats, but I love Charlotte Olympia’s purrty kitten flats. I just might have to go back to Bergdorfs and pick up a pair…

Alber Elbaz’s Invitation for this Year’s Masquerade Ball to Save Venice  Lanvin is one of the sponsors of this April’s annual Save Venice Masquerade Ball at the Pierre Hotel in New York . To celebrate the occasion, Alber Elbaz, the fashion label’s playful designer and master illustrator, has created a whimsical invitation. On the card, fun-loving revelers dressed in black and white and wearing red masks party the night away beneath glistening chandeliers. It is one of the most exquisite invitations I have ever received. For more information on Save Venice, or to purchase tickets to this event, please visit: www.savevenice.org

Alber Elbaz’s Invitation for this Year’s Masquerade Ball to Save Venice 

Lanvin is one of the sponsors of this April’s annual Save Venice Masquerade Ball at the Pierre Hotel in New York . To celebrate the occasion, Alber Elbaz, the fashion label’s playful designer and master illustrator, has created a whimsical invitation. On the card, fun-loving revelers dressed in black and white and wearing red masks party the night away beneath glistening chandeliers. It is one of the most exquisite invitations I have ever received.

For more information on Save Venice, or to purchase tickets to this event, please visit: www.savevenice.org

Homemade cupcakes, a surprise for my sweet husband in honor of his birthday today. For recipe details, please see the back of a Duncan Hines Moist Yellow Cake box …

Homemade cupcakes, a surprise for my sweet husband in honor of his birthday today.

For recipe details, please see the back of a Duncan Hines Moist Yellow Cake box …

It may be their old-fashioned outfits, or the fact that they seem to live in another time, but I love the Swiss Guards. 

It may be their old-fashioned outfits, or the fact that they seem to live in another time, but I love the Swiss Guards. 

      Hello. My name is Val and I’m a Carvaholic. I just got back from an amazing four days of skiing in Jackson Hole. Some highlights of my trip include skiing pure powder while taking in breathtaking views of Wyoming, riding up the gondola with an avalanche dog named Grover Cleveland, aprés ski bloody marys  at the Handle Bar at the Four Seasons, and live music (and margaritas) at the base of the mountain. 

      Hello. My name is Val and I’m a Carvaholic.

I just got back from an amazing four days of skiing in Jackson Hole. Some highlights of my trip include skiing pure powder while taking in breathtaking views of Wyoming, riding up the gondola with an avalanche dog named Grover Cleveland, aprés ski bloody marys  at the Handle Bar at the Four Seasons, and live music (and margaritas) at the base of the mountain. 

Chloe at Fall 2013 Paris Fashion Week, on oliviapalermo.com

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Boy Meets Girl:

http://www.oliviapalermo.com/fall-2013-paris-fashion-week-chloe/