Birthday Dance Party Outfit

On Saturday night we attended the 40th Birthday Dance Party of a great friend. I was in a festive mood and wore a Comme des Garçons plaid kilt, Zara Black cotton/nylon button down shirt, Hermès bracelet, Lewis Leathers Black leather Lighting jacket and Common Projects Black boots.

The Comme des Garçons kilt panel overlaps a pair of shorts and fastens with a black leather belt and buckle. To access the left pocket, or even just to pose, pull the kilt up and reveal the shorts. From the rear, they appear to be just a pair of shorts.

Museum of Arts and Design

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On our visit this past Sunday, we witnessed the bold new architecture at Columbus Circle of the Museum of Arts and Design, which opened nearly one year ago. Designed by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture, the controversial renovation of the original 1964 building which housed the Huntington Hartford private art collection, is a light and airy exhibition space dedicated to Arts and Design. Museum website here.

Slash: Paper Under the Knife is a tremendous introduction to the new space. In a talented artist's hands, mundane paper is transformed into astounding works of art. Featured among many other artists: Kara Walker, Olafur Eliasson and Thomas Demand. Through April 4, 2010.

Olafur Eliasson: Your House, 2006
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Fashion's Night Out and Barneys NY September 8, 2011

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Barneys New York, announced that it will be participating in Fashion's Night Out on September 8th by donating 10% of Barneys' Madison Avenue flagship store’s sales and 10% of Barneys.com sales from the entire day and evening to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks and Barneys New York will commemorate this significant date through a donation to this worthy cause. As a New York based retailer with its roots in the city, Barneys New York feels it is essential to focus its Fashion's Night Out efforts this year on marking this historic date. The retailer will offer extended hours for Fashion’s Night out from 10 AM to 10 PM to ensure all customers have the opportunity to shop and raise significant money for the memorial and museum.



Fashions Night Out website here.

Emma Watson in Bottega Veneta at Harry Potter Premiere

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Emma Watson--stunningly mature, sleek and sophisticated--wears Bottega Veneta Fall 2011 at the New York premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”.

Sleep No More by Punch Drunk

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We immersed ourselves in "Sleep No More" this weekend and it was quite the disorienting thrill. After donning our Venetian carnival masks and being instructed to remain silent, we wandered through an incredible array of intricately and eerily decorated 1930s period rooms in a former West Chelsea warehouse (The McKittrick Hotel for this performance). Loosely based on Macbeth through the lens of Hitchcock and Kubrick, one encounters various actors at different stages of the vague narrative, free to follow whom you will. Among the rooms: Apothecary, Taxidermy, Sweet Shop, Children's Room, Hospital, Detective Office, Graveyard, Hotel Front Desk. Let yourself go a little and be entertained in this sophisticated haunted house.

Website here. Final performance September 5.

SuperFluidity by Electronic Shadow

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This interactive installation by artists Naziha Mestaoui and Yacine Aït Kaci at L'Eclaireur, 40 Rue Sévigné, Paris was an amazing sight to behold. Fear not, you don't have to jump on a plane to Paris, you can see it and produce your own 3-D visual effects, on the website here.

Party Outfit: 007 Theme

As promised, our Party Outfits for the James Bond Theme party we attended Saturday night to honor our dear friend's 50th birthday.

I wore a Prada Black sleeveless polo, Ann Demeulemeester Black matte sequin vest, Ann D. Black pants, Ann D. Silver necklace, Julius Black blazer and YSL Black boots.

Eric wore a Tuxedo, Gucci Black shirt, Alexander McQueen Burgundy scarf and Prada Black boots.

Rick Owens Bronze Stools

These exquisite bronze stools, part of "Pavane For A Dead Princess" by Rick Owens at Salon 94, are a precariously tense balance of heavy constructed bases and light organic antler forms. The perfect throne for a Rick-clad queen.

We attended the opening on Saturday evening and had the pleasure of meeting the unassuming artist in a swarm of his adoring fans.

€6,000 per stool, limited edition.

Rick Owens: Pavane For A Dead Princess

Stag Stool, 2009. Plywood and Antlers. Editions of 20 in black and natural
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Rick Owens contemplating the new collection
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Salon 94, home of artist Marilyn Minter, will be hosting the latest exhibition of furniture by Rick Owens this Saturday night. The stag stools from 2009 are from an exhibit in London at Sebastian + Barquet and I bet we will see more of these signature pieces from the Paris-based fashion designer. The show stopper will be the alabaster bed which is "a cross between sleeping beauty's glass coffin and Christ's empty tomb".

Salon 94/Rudy Weissenberg
12 East 94th St
May 8 - June 25
Opening: May 8, 6-8 pm

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The Royal Wedding

Yes, I was one of the faithful viewers at 6:00 am. The stunning gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen made Kate the perfect fairy tale princess. Here's to Prince William and Princess Katherine. May you have a love filled and beautiful life together.

ACRIA UnFramed 2010

B&B Italia Chair customized by Kenny Scharf

UnFramed 2010: The Public Sale

Proceeds to Benefit the
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

WHAT: Unframed 2010 – hosted by Kenny Scharf, Margaret Russell, and Nicole Miller, and presented by ELLE DECOR, B&B Italia, and Manhattan House – is being curated by Neville Wakefield.

WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 6-9pm

WHERE: Manhattan House, 200 East 66^th Street

WHY: For 20 years, Unframed has been considered one of the most exciting and unusual art events in New York City. Leading artists contribute unique series or editions for sale at unbelievably low prices (starting at $100). B&B Italia is installing a customized lifestyle setting alongside the art to add to the evening’s ambiance. Also up for auction this year, a Metropolitan chair from B&B Italia that has been interpreted by famed artist Kenny Scharf. Bidding for the chair is ongoing at artnet.com , with all proceeds going to ACRIA.

Artists: Michele Abeles, David Armstrong, William Betts, Lizzi Bougatsos, Slater Bradley, Todd Cole, Dan Colen, Jonah Freeman, Piero Golia, Adam Helms, Alisha Kerlin, Scott King, Markus Linnenbrink, Lovett/Codagnone, Nate Lowman, Ari Marcopoulos, Nick Mauss, Ryan McNamara, Josephine Meckseper, Wardell Milan, Rashaad Newsome, Dominic Nurre, Matthew Porter, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Richard Renaldi, Mariah Robertson, David Benjamin Sherry, Erin Shirreff, Janaina Tschape

More: Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the door only. All proceeds from the evening will benefit ACRIA.

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), an independent, not-for-profit community-based AIDS research center that studies new treatments for HIV-related diseases and provides health literacy and treatment education. Since its founding in 1991, ACRIA has helped to make several new AIDS drugs available to people living with AIDS around the world and provided treatment information to countless persons worldwide.

Vik Muniz Special Portrait Commission

I wonder who had the winning bid for the Vik Muniz portrait commission last night at the New Museum Spring Gala? Vik Muniz takes photographs of his portraits, which are first produced in chocolate syrup. The results are fascinating and totally original. Learn more about the contemporary Brazilian artist here.

Vik Muniz, Marilyn (from Pictures of Chocolate), 1999, Cibachrome

Vik Muniz, The Reader, after Fragonard (from Pictures of Chocolate), 2002, Cibachrome

A commissioned portrait that can be a portrait of you or someone you love. Auctioned by Bill Ruprecht, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sotheby's
Materials: Dimensions: Estimated Value: Chocolate or in another medium decided by the artist and the purchaser Chromogenic Print 60" x 45" $150,000 Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co. All proceeds to benefit the New Museum
If you would like to make an absentee bid, please call Kate Montague at 212.868.8450 x205 for instructions. A limited number of seats are still available for New Museum's Spring Gala.
Vik Muniz was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and lives and works in NYC. Muniz works in many materials including chocolate syrup, caviar, diamonds, junk, dust and pigment to name a few. He has exhibited his work in major museums and galleries around the world including solo exhibitions at Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington; P.S. 1. MoMA, Long Island City, NY; Museu de Arte de São Paulo Brazil; Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Kiev, Ukraine; Museum of Contemporary Art, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art,Gateshead, UK.

Bergdorf Goodman Goyard Painting Event

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Now is the time to finally get the Goyard bag of your dreams hand painted with your monogram or perhaps a salute to our great city--NYC. Bergdorf Goodman, Thursday April 15 -Friday, April 16, 11am to 6pm.

Breakfast at Barneys: Altuzarra

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra and Amanda Brooks, who is the newly appointed Women's Fashion Director at Barneys New York. Their casual conversation over breakfast focused on the young designer's Spring 2011 inspirations, which included 1960s fashion and 1970s abstract art. Barneys New York was one of the first buyers of the Altuzarra collection and I applaud their continued support of emerging designers.

Masses of Maison Martin Marigiela

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Now that word is official that Martin Margiela has left his eponymous label, the collectors will surely be out in force. Resurrection's 20 Years of Maison Martin Margiela will feature an unprecedented 300 unworn garments from the Marcia Berger collection. The sale will run from February 13 - March 31, 2010 and will feature 40 unique garments from the one-of-a-kind Artisanal line.

See the astounding collection here.

Villa St. Barths Dinner

Sunset

Ice Cold Rosé

Shrimp Cocktail

Arugula, Cucumber and Goat Cheese Salad

Pizza with Smoked Ham and Arugula

One of the nicest things about renting a villa in St. Barths is the ability to have a quiet evening at home. We had a blast at Maya's and another fantastic night at Esprit de Saline, but we wanted to have dinner in last night. The only problem is that we are not very good cooks. But, I managed to find some goodies and pulled together a very nice meal, thankfully requiring very little cooking.

Happy Birthday Eric

Yesterday was Eric's birthday and we kicked off our celebration at home with a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Champagne and shrimp cocktail. Then, we headed out to Maya's, a time-honored restaurant here on the water. The casual chic mood of St. Barths is captured perfectly in the charming space and fresh seafood. Eric had lobster salad and grilled dorade, while I had sea scallops over spinach salad followed by red snapper in green curry. Yum. Of course we had a bottle of rosé! We were seated next to Patrick Demarchelier's festive table and giggled as Lauren Hutton, Daria Werbowy and Erin Wasson joined them. We had a fantastic night. Happy Birthday Eric.

New Year's Eve Outfit(s)

Jeff Koons Puppy with Fuchsia roses guarding duck quesadillas

Alexander McQueen shirt with jacquard collar

Playing bartender in Dries Van Noten sequined cuffs

I always have trouble deciding what to wear to an event, especially when we are hosting. I took advantage of the fact that we were home and I indulged in a costume change. Here is the table setting for our New Year's Eve cocktail party and my two looks. The first shirt is Alexander McQueen. Later, I changed into a favorite shirt by Dries Van Noten. I did not change my Uniqlo UJ Black skinny jeans, YSL Black Jonny boots, Black Dries Van Noten belt and Hermès Ombre Lizard CDC cuff.

Thanks to our lovely guests for making it a perfect New Year's Eve.