Back in the big apple. Back to my posh life right? I missed fashion week but was invited to the very glamorous Porsche/Vanity Fair Party at Skylight studios in downtown Manhattan. Luckily for me and my wing-girlfriend we were treated to
pre-recession opulence in a swinging 60's glamour scene. We avoid the red carpet because we are so anti having the paparazzi snap our picture in front of a
logo ed backdrop-she's private because she's in the media and I think low key is the new bold cool move. But accept a glass of champers aka
Veuve Cliquot (which is the real deal pour from the bottle-not like that fashion party I went to where they displayed a magnum
Veuve but poured the fake stuff-the horror!) and start to
zig zag through the exhibit. This is
truly a party/exhibit to pimp out
Porsche. They clearly want to show that their design history is museum worthy. My favorite was the new
Panamera they are enrobed in thousands of hologram stickers
attached as an art piece. (Stickers bring me back to 5
th grade) Staff were the best looking bunch of the lot and the most charming. There were actual waiters whose sole job was to pick up empty glasses but also bring you a new glass of whatever struck your fancy. The icing on the cake were the
delectable doll sized
hors d'oeuvres which were truly works of art. The size of my thumb but
ohh so
scrummy-
fillet mignon with a toothpick dollop of onion creme on mini round toast, smoked salmon 'cake' with tiny layers of cream cheese and green paper thin soft tortilla all in cut into tiny rectangles,
Parmesan hot pudding domes on a cracker with micro
tomato (sounds weird but the butter and cream made them addictive) mini summer rolls (my personal
fav). After speaking with a rep from Porsche about the car I asked about the food and he said during the tasting they had decided the most important factor was that they were one bite not too. Leave it to the brand of a
German car to get the details done with flourish, style and taste. Who were the
taste makers you ask?
Amongst the Porsche clientele-older, white, more
suburban were fashion editors and the occasional celebrity.
Gretchel Mol the actress was there in a cream mini dress that in person added volume around the hip area-why would you want that bigger?, black tights, and black
bootie heels.
Bai Ling was posing in pretzel like contortions in front of one of the cars and a gaping crowd that I was questioning her
celebritydom. I'm sure there were others but we were mostly on the hunt to meet new and interesting people of the masculine nature.
When we left we were given gift bags with the usual plus a book and key touting the
Panamera Car. I'm just wondering about this key that looks like it would open a Porsche does that mean mine is around the corner waiting for me or am I supposed to wear this as a necklace for luck??
You may have remember my posting about the Viceroy in Palm Spring. If you don't and you're just tuning into OFG you can access it HERE. Miami's version also designed by Kelly Wearstler is in downtown area. Uber fabulous but just doesn't have the bursting clientele. Like most condos/hotels in miami, new real estate projects are hurting. But when it catched up this place should be fierce.
a party as paradise? what a new concept
sponsor artby grolsch
cartoon fashionista-shoes in her eyes
moving collage of empire state building post cards
Love I'll follow you to the end of the world
Blogging from the airport! I love technology and my new air.
Another day another club rehab. I have to say that the peeps over at La Pomme on West 26th street which used to be Ultra did a chic job. I was invited with to go to an event planners open house with my event planner friend extraordinaire Nikki. I liked the subtle 60's vibe and circular white overhang. It's a small intimate boite with a great location in relation to my house (I swear my hood is turning). The food was not stellar, music not too loud ( a big plus in my book) but what was extraordinary was the 'entertainment'. Turns out my buddy Aaron who is a regular at my parties handles the production for the very talented and sexy Ami Goodheart of SOTU Productions. Costumes as you can see above are out of this world fab and her performance art is featured Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. I can't say as to what the clientele will be like as to this open house was the usual mixed bag and heavy on those in for the free apps. But I would seriously check this place out while it's still a virgin apple.
