W articles from September 2005

W archives from September 2005

W jewelry box.(PROMOTION)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... The W Personal Shopper Shares Her Favorite Picks For All That Sparkles and Shines. Calgaro Calgaro's latest Jewellery Collection presents unique stone cuts for pendants wrapped by almost pure silver fabric. Featured are two pieces...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2005... In "Ball and Chain" (August 2005, page 96), the item "The Elements of Style" should have stated that multimedia artist Xavier Veilhan produced an art installation for Chanel inspired by its 2005 fine jewelry collection, Elements Celestes....

The best in day spas and skin care salons.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... East Coast: Elizabeth Grady Skin Care Salons (800) FACIALS 40 salons in 5 states: CT, MA, NH, NY & NC www.elizabethgrady.com "Business is beautiful[R]"--John P. Walsh, President Word of mouth--that's how we got to be known for...

Perry Ellis 25 anniversary.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... IN CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF PERRY ELLIS, SOME OF TODAY'S MOST COMPELLING MEN SHOWCASE THE FALL/HOLIDAY 2005 COLLECTION. EVOKING THE SPIRIT OF PERRY ELLIS, THEY ENRICH OUR LIVES WITH THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS AND HONOR THIS ICONIC...

Hare and now.(The Month in Fashion)(Roberto Cavalli to redesign Playboy's Bunny costume)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... He sports a perpetual tan, wears his shirts unbuttoned practically to the navel and met his wife while judging a beauty pageant in which she was a contestant. So who better than Roberto Cavalli to redesign Playboy's iconic Bunny costume?...

Checking in.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... Opening hotels appears to be the hobby di giorno among Milan's fashion crowd. Bulgari, Krizia's Mariuccia Mandelli, Diesel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Anna Molinari and Versace already operate properties, and Giorgio Armani finalized his deal with...

Ahead of his time.(The Month in Fashion)(Marc Jacobs launching line of watches )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Marc Jacobs, who famously kept his audience waiting for more than 90 minutes at his fall 2005 show in February, will have no excuse for tardiness from now on. The fashionably late designer is launching a line of watches this fall. Jacobs and...

Ladies first.(The Month in Fashion)(Sean Combs' women's label)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The P. Diddy woman, it turns out, is happy to let her man wear the lion's share of the bling. In June Sean Combs unveiled the first looks from his highly anticipated women's label, and, except for a couple of T-shirts with DADDY'S RICH and...

In memoriam.(News)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
September 1, 2005... Nan Kempner, who died of emphysema on July 3, at the age of 74, was known for doing things her own way--and having a ball in the process. One especially telling example of her singular joie de vivre: In the Seventies, when the maitre d' of an...

Lord have mercy.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... Could another legendary Fifth Avenue department store bite the dust, joining the ghosts of Gimbel's, B. Altman and Orbach's? As Federated Department Stores is about to complete its acquisition of May Co., the industry is abuzz about the future...

Without reservations.(The Month in Fashion)(Perry St.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new restaurant Perry St. features modernist sofas; sleek banquettes; a resin bar; and a black, white and gray color scheme. If you think it sounds like the backdrop of a Calvin Klein ad, you're onto something: The...

Cause celeb.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... Hilary Swank, who won an Oscar for portraying a boxer in Million Dollar Baby, has joined the fight against cancer. In June she became the face of this year's Key to the Cure campaign, Saks Fifth Avenue's annual fundraiser. Combatting...

The cotton club.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Friends Paul Marlow and Matthew Sandager have long shared a passion for great jeans and sneakers, but when it came to shirts, they found themselves unimpressed with the options. The solution? Make their own. The two Williamsburg, Brooklyn,...

Special delivery.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... Those brown-on-brown uniforms are hardly high style, but that doesn't mean UPS is oblivious to fashion. Quite the opposite, in fact. In 2003 the Atlanta-based company sponsored Miguel Adrover's show, which featured a male model on the runway in...

Sunglasses at night.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... Especially in this age of paparazzi madness, stars are accustomed to being photographed while hiding behind dark glasses. So it makes sense that Michael Kors is giving celebs a preview of how their new shades will look on film. To promote the...

Inside job.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2005... After a much-gossiped-about search for a new creative director--which is rumored to have included talks with Raf Simons, Peter Som, Tara Subkoff, Isabel Toledo, Veronique Branquinho and Alessandra Facchinetti--Celine has chosen to promote from...

Permanent vacation.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Who hasn't fantasized, while splayed out on a chaise longue, umbrella drink in hand, about leaving the rat race and living the vacation lifestyle full-time? That's the idea behind beauty guru Francois Nars's new fashion line, Motu Tane. The...

Ali Oops.(Flashback)(Muhammad Ali)
September 1, 2005... Equal parts athlete and entertainer, the young Muhammad Ali fascinated everyone with his lightning-fast fists and poet's way with words. Society was no exception. In 1964 Gloria Guinness covered one of his bouts for WWD, W's sister publication,...

Big men on campus.(Fast Forward)(students)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... They might look like a couple of California surfer dudes--one is actually a professional kite-boarder--but if you spend a little time with Vladimir Roitfeld and Stavros Niarchos, you'll see why they stand out among their fellow juniors at USC....

Fall classic.(Letter From the Editors)
September 1, 2005... September Maybe it's some sort of vestige of the annual back-to-school shopping expedition, maybe it's a way to make the impending cold weather of fall somehow palatable, or maybe it's a convenient forgetfulness about how much of one's...

Extreme makeover: Holmes edition.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... The interview with Katie Holmes ("Holmes Sweet Holmes," August) was a distressing glimpse into the brainwashed mind of Tom's Kat. The actress skirts all of writer Rob Haskell's questions, repeating how wonderful Cruise is, as if in a trance....

Trivial pursuit.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... If Lindsay Lohan were starting a T-shirt company or designing a line of jewelry, perhaps I would have understood your choice to feature her on your cover ("Lindsay Lohan," April). Otherwise, I don't think the typical W reader has any interest...

A true gentleman.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Thank you for the wonderful story on the late designer Geoffrey Beene ('A Man Apart," August). I loved his clothes, and I have kept all of the wonderful pieces that I bought from him over the years. Once, when I was purchasing an evening dress...

Dock defender.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Thank you for drawing attention to Bunny Mellon's efforts to stop construction of the "glittering" new yacht club that would replace Nantucket's historic Grey Lady Marine (Uncensored, July). Mrs. Mellon's compelling ad in the local Inquirer and...

A matter of taste.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Getting to Countess Louise Esterhazy's Last Laugh column on your back page is always like ending a satisfying gourmet meal with a stale marshmallow for dessert. The column is embarrassingly out of step with current times. Why not give the page...

Art lesson.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... After reading about the artist Richard Tuttle ("Tuttle Vision," June) I was dumbfounded. What reasonable person would consider rope with nails, hanging wires, and cloth mounted on walls to be art? If so, I have a museum in my garage. I'm...

She's so lovely.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Juergen Teller's photographs of Gisele ("Hothouse Flower," June) are captivating. Time and time again, Gisele exudes such a dynamic presence that one cannot help but to stop and stare in utter amazement. In Teller's fashion spread, she struts...

Brangelina on the brain.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I can't stop looking at the electrifying photos of Brad and Angelina ("Domestic Bliss," July). Many thanks to Steven Klein, Michael Kaplan, Brad Pitt and gorgeous Angelina Jolie for creating so much to take in and enjoy The portfolio is...

Great Scot.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Mohamed Al Fayed is taking a page from Donald Trump and turning part of Balnagown, his 65,000-acre estate in Ross-shire, Scotland, into luxury houses. The Harrods chief plans to add 65 new "traditional Highland" residences, with five bedrooms...

Rem in Rome.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Rome wants to give its citizens the modern-day equivalent of bread and circuses, and to that end, the city has tapped Rem Koolhaas and his partner Ellen van Loon to design a sleek new marketplace. Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan...

Live wire.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Brooke Hayward is about to go haywire--again. Hayward, daughter of film producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan, chronicled the glamour and suffering of her privileged family in 1977's Haywire, a minor masterpiece in the genre of...

Arts and leisure.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Home House, the private London club where Madonna was an early member, is giving the star a royal headache. After throwing last year's lavish A-list Kabbalah bash there in honor of Rabbi Michael Berg, Madge has canceled her membership,...

Something borrowed.(UNCENSORED)
September 1, 2005... If celebrities and socialites can borrow clothing and accessories, why can't the rest of us? That's the logic behind Bagborroworsteal.com, a cult Web site launched last year that just got a major injection of money from Adam Dell--brother of...

Liquid gold .(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Hemingway bar at Paris's Hotel Ritz has lately been the hangout of Sofia Coppola and her Paris entourage, but even that flashy set probably can't afford to pony up regularly for the bar's new Ritz Sidecar. At around $475, the riff on the...

Beat dreams: when music and fashion join forces, the result is pure synergy--as the latest collaborations show.(Trend)
September 1, 2005... Much like a T-shirt and jeans or, if you will, a Fender Stratocaster and a Marshall stack, models and rock stars are a classic combination. Even so, Pete Doherty, the notorious musician who formerly fronted British band the Libertines and...

Clothes call.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2005... When Pierre Berge first predicted the imminent death of the couture back in 1986, no one believed him. But time has proven him, if not right, then at least something other than crazy, since haute's once madcap frenzy has waned into an aura of...

Goodbye to all that? A lover of Technicolor Fifties fashion learns to adjust to fall's dark drama.(Fashion Flash)(Column)
September 1, 2005... In the past few years, as ladylike chic arrived and stayed, I've been livin' large. Audience response indicated that I d reached my fashion zenith. Fifties floral shirtdresses, full skirts, cardigans, brooches, pumps, capelets and frothy frocks...

Gwen's L.A.M.B. grows up: superstar Gwen Stefani gets her collection ready for New York's Fashion Week.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2005... The sun's trying to eat me," says Gwen Stefani, dragging her patio chair under a giant umbrella perched in the middle of the courtyard of her Los Angeles house. Even if she wanted to indulge in a little sun worship, though, the pale, platinum...

Great Dane: catwalk siren Helena Christensen steps behind the scenes in her latest venture: retail.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2005... It's the first 90[degrees] heat wave of the summer, and Helena Christensen hasn"t gotten around to installing air-conditioning ',m her recently opened West Village shop, Butik It s like the Third World in here,--jokes the former supermodel,...

Monique, tres chic: Monique Lhuillier touts a youthful elegance from her base in Los Angeles.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2005... In a fashion world that thrives on edge, Monique Lhuillier aspires to that quality not at all. Rather, she prefers to work the young-refinement side of the equation, so much so that she found her entree | through bridal, a professional calling...

Hide or hair: from subtle touches of mink or python to all-over croc and lizard, fall accessories are fully loaded.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... Women often define their personal style using terms like "minimal," "bohemian" or "classic," but one of fall's biggest trends embraces all those categories. From ready-to-wear to accessories, designers are incorporating luminous furs and skins...

Some enchanted evening: make every minute sparkle with one of the season's glamorous new bracelet watches.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... Once upon a time, manners dictated that no proper lady concern herself with something as mundane as the passing hours. But these days, time is of the essence even after dark. Evening watches--long popular in Europe--are finally emerging on some...

A bag called "it": as the pantheon of iconic, must-have handbags grows more crowded, the design game heats up.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... Somewhere in the world, at this very moment, there's a woman obsessing about a Chloe Paddington handbag. While she ponders the bag's thick, pebbly, distressed-looking leather and its heavy brass padlock, her name is probably entered in a...

Pink ladies: rose gold makes a dazzling comeback.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Some of the biggest news in jewelry this season is the return of rose gold. The warm-husband metal, so popular a century ago, is making a serious entree into the fashion mainstream and stands, suddenly, to outshine its more traditional white...

The lowdown: flat and fabulous, these boots are made for walking.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The vertigo-inducing boots of seasons past are making room for the user-friendly boot du jour--tall, flat and decidedly Sixties. Edie Sedgwick, the queen of Andy Warhol's superstars, incarnated her era's first rule of proportion: the shorter...

Opening ceremony: diamond giant De Beers lands in New York with two megaparties and a beautiful new boutique.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... Someone once said that it's not when you get to the party that counts, but how well you pull off your entrance. De Beers staged one of the grandest and most expensive entrances in recent memory this past June, when it opened its first-ever U.S....

Heart of darkness: accessories designers riff on romance with shades of black and lush floral motifs.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... On the brooding English moors of Wuthering Heights, Catherine and Heathcliff showed that love can have a dark side. That's certainly true this fall, when the most romantic accessories wouldn't be caught dead in a pink heart-shaped box. Bottega...

Flight pattern: this fall designers take inspiration from the friendly--and always stylish--skies.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... In the 70-odd years since Amelia Earhart made her transatlantic debut and Ray-Ban launched its Aviator sunglasses for Air Force use against high-altitude glare, flight gear has expanded from high-function to the height of fashion. For fall,...

The right cuff: stay ahead of the curve with bold gemstone bangles that have a bit of the Midas touch.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... Wonder Woman's cuff bracelets, anchored chicly on each wrist, may be bulletproof, but they don't stand a chance against this season's intricate but tough, jewel-smattered versions. Substantial but not Amazonian, these cuffs manage to make a big...

Stud muffins: punk rocker or Park Avenue princess? A bit of both, as studs and grommets sharpen ladylike looks.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Thanks to the Brits, who pushed punk counterculture into the mainstream in the mid-Seventies, grommeted and studded clothing has long been associated with loud music and mohawks. But this season the look is softening up in the form of luxe...

Collect call: designer Kate Spade is sitting pretty with a luxurious new line and a baby to boot(ie).(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2005... The Kate Spade we've grown to know and love is a maven of no-nonsense style: clean, geometric bags and effortless totes, girl-next-door glasses and fun-but-polite shoes. She's a queen of whimsical American prep, ruling over a kingdom of...

Winged migration: fall offers the butterfly another chance at metamorphosis.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The butterfly may be a harbinger of spring, but designers have adopted it as a mascot of sorts for autumn. These new wrist-dwellers are not the same innocuous creatures that make their fluttering appearance after a gentle rainfall (or on the...

The next step: some of fall's best shoes put Sixties spirit on top of a very high heel.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Shoe designers have taken the shapes and details of Sixties shoes--the buckles, belts and squared-off toes one could expect to find on the elegant feet of C.Z. Guest--and married them to straining, mile-high heels. It's a potent mix, as Dolce &...

Must-haves: the perfect suit, a party frock, a bit of gold-just a few of the pieces every woman needs.(Shopping)(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2005... The Evening Calvin Klein Collection's sequined tulle dress, $6,085, at Calvin Klein, New York and Dallas; 877.286.7373 Skyscraper Heel Christian Louboutin s velvet shoe, $540, at Christian Louboutin, New York The Park Avenue Satchel...

The ideal husbands: like their stylish wives, these better halves have their own fashion obsessions.(Men's Flash)
September 1, 2005... The New York social male is typically the reticent supporting actor to a scene-stealing wife. His chic spouse has to work hard at her game: There's the steady grooming regimen of colorists, spa aestheticians and dermatologists; the diet and...

Breaking away: Rei Kawakubo's fall ready-to-wear collection for Comme des Garcons offers a whimsical take on nuptial traditions.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2005... The wedding most brides dream of is picture-perfect. But for fashion's perennial iconoclast, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, that approach is a little mundane. The designer's fabulous fall show was a frothy, quirky wedding parade full of...

Head over heels: ultraprecious hair jewels are every princess bride's best friend.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2005... Miuccia, Paris, Courtney Love--they've all managed to work a tiara as an everyday accessory. Less adventurous fashion types, however, wouldn't dream of donning so regal an adornment. Except, maybe, on one special day. Whether she imagines a...

A bridesmaid's tale: nobody knows the troubles she's seen as the bride's right-hand girl.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2005... No, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride" isn't necessarily the worst thing a bridal attendant will ever hear. How about the doom-laden words "Excuse me, but I'm wrinkling tumbling icily from a bride s lips? The fear that a girl could be...

As you like it: today's wedding gifts range from the obvious to the outrageous. Think spirits, spa sessions and lush garden greens.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2005... When it comes to gift giving, anything goes--even in the sacrosanct realm of the wedding celebration, where change often takes a backseat to tradition. Now, fine china is still fine, but so are spa treatments, iPod speakers and building a wine...

A suitable match: Caroline Collis of Browns Bride offers a new take on wedding dresses with straight-from-the-runway styles.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2005... Caroline Collis can't wait for the day when a bride-to-be walks through the door of her shop in London's Mayfair district and pops the question: "Got anything by Rei Kawakubo?" Collis, who runs Browns Bride, a spin-off of the iconic London...

Sweet inspiration: what's stimulating the fragrance industry's top noses these days? Chewing gum, red currants, vanilla beans and cupcakes-for a start.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2005... Frederic Malle, a handsome 41-year-old Frenchman, is the very picture of sophistication. Perpetually clad in custom suits from Savile Row's Anderson and Sheppard and rarely with a hair out of place, the founder of Editions de Parfums Frederic...

New and infused: from soothing, lavender-laced treatments to delicate Parisian parfums, there's magic in the air.(Beauty Flash)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2005... Say Ahhhhh... Yoga... acupressure... the ever elusive "power nap." The problem with these stress-relievers is that it's impossible to find time for them on the most stressful days. A whiff of eucalyptus-scented Temple Spa's Breath of...

Filler up: when it comes to injectable plumpers, more and more women don't know when to say when.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2005... Until very recently it was an unchallenged adage that, after a certain age, a woman had to choose between her face and her fanny Insist on maintaining your twiggy figure after about 40, the logic held, and your face would become sunken,...

Going platinum.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... With its more than 200 shades and no-frills bottles, Essie nail polish is best known as a salon mainstay. But now company founder Essie Weingarten is giving her popular line a dollop of luxe. "I Do" is a limited-edition pale, shimmery silver...

Tool time.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Beauty companies are having a love affair with hardware. On the heels of Neutrogena's at-home microdermabrasion system and Leaf & Rusher's prickly wheeled DermaRoller, Chanel is roiling out a skincare gadget of its own. Its new Microsolutions...

Toy story.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2005... Eleven years ago makeup artist Jeanine Lobell launched Stila, a cosmetics line that shunned the industry norm of shiny metal and plastic materials in favor of delicate floral paper packaging. Lobell, a mother of four, is still steering Stila,...

X-rated scents.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... From Jimmyjane, a new high-end line of sex paraphernalia (think $475 platinum vibrators and $100 suede blindfolds), comes a trio of blend-able fragrances that takes erotic scents far from lickable cinnamon oil. "Sex is 80 percent...

Zap it!(Beauty Buzz)(Zeno cures pimples)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Now when a pimple rears its ugly head, there's a midway option between the dab of Clearasil and the dermatologist-administered shot of cortisone. A new device called Zeno has recently been approved by the FDA for relief of mild to moderate...

Chocolate indulgence.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... Introducing the Sephra Chocolate & Fondue Fountain for your home. Entertain your family and friends with the hottest kitchen appliance this year--a professional quality fondue fountain for your home! Dip delicious fruits and desserts into a...

Rewind the aging process.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... World-renowned, Harvard trained plastic surgeon, biochemist and best selling author, Dr. Michelle Copeland shares her skin care secrets with thousands of men and women worldwide including many celebrities. Now her skin care secrets are...

The woodsman: Hugo Franca creates sculptural furniture from rainforest scraps.(Home Flash)
September 1, 2005... When Hugo Franca looks for a place to sit during an interview at an L.A. furniture showroom, he avoids the most striking chair in the room, a $9,000 chaise of his own design. The piece is rather uncomfortable, he admits: "It's not like you're...

Rebel Restaurateurs: Michael and Naomi Hebberoy, the young prince and princess of the Pacific Northwest food scene, are out to change the way you eat.(Going Out)
September 1, 2005... If The Producers were set in the restaurant world, and Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom wanted to open an eatery that was sum to be a colossal flop, they might try something like Family Supper, the invitation-only dining club that Michael and Naomi...

Starlet fever.
September 1, 2005... The reborn Hollywood Roosevelt hotel is awash with celebrities. Amanda Scheer Demme's Tropicana Bar there has been packing in the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Jake Gyllenhaal and Eva Mendes since May, and it got some competition when the hotel's...

Stroke of genius: tennis star Sesil Karatantcheva brings a big game--and a big personality--to the court.(EYE)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... During Venus Williams's run to the Wimbledon championship in July, the tennis establishment repeatedly pointed out how much more confident she seemed than at the French Open a month earlier, when she was blown off the court by a 15-year-old...

The kid stays in the picture: Brat Pack novelist Bret Easton Ellis has a spooky new novel and a new life in Los Angeles.(EYE)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... I'm not talking to you," am the first words out of Bret Easton Ellis's mouth when he arrives for lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge. Although the novelist moved to Los Angeles from Manhattan in late 2003, he remains--in stark...

Dinner and dancing.(EYE)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Calvin Klein's still-under-renovation Southampton manse was the site of the Parrish Art Museum's benefit in June. "Most people here know this home better than I do," said Klein of his place, which has attracted more than its fair share of...

Western union: New York power couple Alex Kuczynski and Charles Stevenson kick back in their own private Idaho.(EYE)
September 1, 2005... Orgy! Orgy!" exclaims Alex Kuczynski as she raises her glass of Pinot Noir to the 20 or so guests seated around her rough-hewn, banquet-size dining room table. "Whoops--" she says, laughing. "Wrong weekend!" It's the final night of a...

The boy from Brazil: Fernando Meirelles, director of City of God, raises the stakes in a new movie.(EYE)
September 1, 2005... Before he made City of God, his critically lauded film about life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles had something of a midlife crisis. At 45 he was an established director of commercials in Silo Paulo, where...

Bar none: the Lotus boys' new haunt boasts studied cocktails, suede ceilings and no dancing whatsoever.(EYE)
September 1, 2005... Since they quietly opened the doors of their Meatpacking District lounge the Double Seven on West 14th Street in June, one thing haunts owners David Rabin, Will Regan, Mark Baker and Jeffrey Jah night after night: stilettos. "There are a...

Natural beauties: hair was tousled and diamonds nowhere to be seen.(EYE)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Who needs stylists and makeup artists? This band of lovelies managed to look just as fabulous trucking through summer's grungy music festivals as they normally do sashaying down red carpets. Wellington boots were a celeb favorite at England's...

The 19-star hotel: at Madrid's Hotel Puerta America, a collaboration of the world's top architects, design is always within reach.(EYE)
September 1, 2005... Think of it as the ultimate class project. Nineteen of the world's preeminent architects and designers come together to design a hotel on the outskirts of Madrid. Each is given free rein over a floor or public space, and everything from the bar...

An American in Paris: after years of foreign assignments, Philip Gourevitch settles at The Paris Review.(EYE)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... When journalist Philip Gourevitch accepted the position of editor in chief of The Paris Review earlier this year, he and his wife, Larissa MacFarquhar, a fellow writer at The New Yorker, had just had their first child, a daughter, Clio....

Krug's crew: a notably young, not-all-French team calls the famous champagne house home.(EYE)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... Champagne. The very word conjures glamorous soirees a la Jay Gatsby and Jay-Z alike. But a drive through the grim gray gates at Krug--the noble French house that dates back to 1843--yields a contradictory vision. Mark Cornell, the brand's...

Greener pastures.(EYE)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... What's a little rain to the English? A torrential downpour didn't stop 1,100 guests, including perennial partyers Paris Hilton and Brittany Murphy, from heading to London's Hyde Park in late June for the annual Serpentine Gallery bash, this...