SEVEN NUMÉRO 113 / MAY 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY / PETER LINDBERGH FASHION EDITOR / IRINA MARIE MODELS / GWEN, LIYA, JAC, BIANCA,
SIRI, CATHERINE, JESSICA
Peter Lindbergh is a rare breed of photographer. His work transcends
the moment and he always delivers something more than what
meets the eye. Should you need a Lindbergh refresher
check out his recent work at 2B MANAGEMENT.
KARL LAGERFELD TO BE HONORED BY THE COUTURE COUNCIL THE MUSEUM AT FIT
“He is just an absolutely outstanding designer, one of the
greatest of the 20th and 21st century."
That's no small gesture when it comes from FIT Museum Director and über fashion intellectual Valerie Steele. Lagerfeld WILL BE HONORED by the Couture Council of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology and will be feted for his outstanding contributions to the industry with the Fashion Visionary award. Congratulations, Karl. You deserve it.
TALES FROM THE WORLD OF FINE DINING
PART ONE / RESTAURANT DANIEL
BY / JENIFER LANG
When Restaurant Daniel first opened eleven years ago on East 65th Street, it was magnificent, and a welcome addition to the New York scene. To create his flagship restaurant, Daniel Boulud chose a designer who had never done a commercial space before, and who was known for creating luxurious residential interiors. The idea was a good one – an attempt to build a dining room that looked as inviting as the apartment of a very rich family. The effect, however, was charming but awkward.
Daniel Boulud’s success rests on his singular attention to detail, and his discipline. He is the most relentless of restaurateurs, and that is why his places are so pristine. So, in a few short years, he completely redesigned Restaurant Daniel, this time using the famous ADAM TIHANY, who is renowned for his commercial interiors, specifically those he has conceived for restaurants.
Last year Restaurant Daniel reopened after the re-design, and the results are worth the decade-long wait. The dining room feels substantial, and creamy, and hospitable. The lighting is particularly good, and everyone looks lovely, and happy. As with all of Tihany’s best designs, the space is a skillful blend of contemporary and classical. Good thing, too, because if you’re spending about $400 for dinner for two people, you (I guess I should say I) want the surroundings to match the food.
PREMIERE / FRIDAY APRIL 30 / 7PM
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
ULTRASUEDE: IN SEARCH OF HALSTON is the most buzzed about fashion doc since Valentino: The Last Emperor. And with a primary cast that reads: Angelica Huston, Liza Minelli, Andre Leon Tally, Diane Von Fustenberg, Billy Joel, and (unsung American fashion hero) Ralph Rucci– how could it not be. The program notes "A glowing, prismatic portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer—Halston—the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory. "
After the screening Director Whitney Sudler-Smith, André Leon Talley, Ralph Rucci, Pat Cleveland (!!) and other haute guests featured in the film will be on hand for a conversation about the legend of Halston, celebrity fashion design, and the city that fostered them both—New York The trailer after the jump.
Stylists, celebrities and fashion divas–should you need something Halston
to wear to the Utrasuede premiere– 212's fashion director will be at Keni Valenti's
grotto of fabulous retro couture this afternoon. EMAIL if you want to stop by.
Keni has the most extensive collection of Halston in New York.
Think signature gowns, beaded gowns, disco dresses, tie die, ultrasuede,
beaded and sequin ensembles, cashmere. You name it, he's got it.
"Syrie Maugham (née Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo, 10 July 1879 - 25 July 1955) was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s and best-known for popularizing rooms decorated entirely in shades of white. Although it cannot be said that Syrie was in the the first generation of interior designers, she did bring more freedom and creativity to the design profession. Elsie de Wolfe was quite formal, correct, and respectful, but Syrie drew from a various mixture of sources ranging from Picasso to baroque antiques. She reinvented classic furniture with crackled paint applications. She used strange colors. And she did the first all-white room."
A CONTEMPORARY GRAND SCALE SOFA NAMED THE "SYRIE MAUGHAM"
LAST WEEK Jody Quon was the buzzed about front runner for Creative Director. This week, W confirms the rumors via WWD. Ms. Quon comes to W from New York magazine, where she was photo director since 2004. Prior to New York, Quon worked in the photo department at The New York Times Magazine for more than a decade.
Tonchi muses “Jody has a background that goes beyond just beauty and fashion — she knows photojournalism, she knows images.. She is open to not just traditional fashion photography." He goes on to state that T is the blueprint for what he's looking to do at W– mainly “moving to a more lifestyle approach to fashion — a lifestyle magazine, and not just a women’s fashion magazine." Thousands of fashion fanatics dreams of a restoration to the glory days of WFashion! – just lost all hope. Lifestyle's the word these days, mes amis!
Also on the Tonchi/W train? Lynn Hirshberg, formerly editor at large of T and the Times’ Sunday Magazine, is making the jump W as Contributing Editor at Large– beginning May 3rd.
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