No one wanted to jinx it, but the facts are the facts. When Vanity Fair hosts its annual “film toast” just before the Oscars, whichever film it honors tends to bode well at Sunday’s show. (Previous years have honored Everything Everywhere All at Once and Parasite.) For this year’s film toast, Oppenheimer was the honoree … Read more
Danielle BrooksSTEFANIE KEENAN/Getty Images Naturally, Women In Film, the Los Angeles advocacy organization offering resources for women in Hollywood, has a way of bringing out the stars for an event. Last night, kicking off Oscar weekend, the organization invited a number of guests to pack out a swanky steak lounge, and there were plenty of … Read more
Named Miss Dior Avenue, the pop-up offers a transportive experience to a universe akin to a 1960s city street. It boasts a Parfumerie, Cinema, and Flower Shop, all drenched in Miss Dior’s iconic pink. Life here is idyllic. Guests relax at the cafe with a cup of gelato, penning postcards to their loved ones, which … Read more
Kate Hillseth, ZoeÌ Ghertner As the contemporary art world gears up for the forthcoming Frieze Art Fair in Los Angeles, fine art photographer and fashion favorite Zoë Ghertner seized the opportunity to debut a new solo exhibition last Sunday. âI’m here for a little bit, and I then have to be in Europe for the … Read more
Mark Ronson, Solange, Sabato De SarnoPhoto: German Larkin Just after Gucci’s Fall 2024 runway collection, creative director Sabato De Sarno (“I don’t have a theme—ever,” he described of the collection, “my theme is the clothes.”) gathered his fashionable friends for an after-party at Horto—a just-opened, Milanese restaurant. From chef Norbert Niederkofler the 6th-floor restaurant welcomed … Read more
Hours after the Monse fall 2024 debut, co-designers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia hosted an intimate celebration with friends and fashion folk. Their show day and dinner party at The Bazaar by José Andrés happened to coincide with the Chinese Lunar New Year. But, Kim actually chose September 10 so that her two closest friends … Read more
Last night in Soho, Gucci feted the launch of its Ancora spring 2024 collection with a night of music, drinking, and dancing. A dazzling crowd of movie stars, musicians, and artists poured into the newly renovated Wooster Street store. Actor Jessica Chastain, with her famous hair falling to one side, looked like a modern-day Veronica … Read more
Meryl StreepMatteo Prandoni/BFA.com In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Sophie’s Choice, Lanvin reunited the cast (Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Peter MacNicol) for a screening at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Amid the buzz of awards season and anticipation of New York Fashion Week, kudos to Lanvin for drawing such an A-list crowd. … Read more
In Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Arena, the 66th Grammy Awards kicked off with a performance from Dua Lipa (after a quick change out of the long-sleeved silver dress she wore on the red carpet); she serenaded the audience with “Houdini” in a black corseted getup. “I may never look at scaffolding the same,” said host Trevor … Read more
Last night, the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala marked its third year and debut in Los Angeles at Paramount Studios. The celebration commenced with a cocktail hour on the studio’s New York backlot, where attendees enjoyed a setting reminiscent of Brooklyn (home of the pledge’s founder Aurora James), complete with bars set against brownstone facades. As … Read more
