A Match Made In Needlepoint
Jonathan Adler has been a Lacoste lover all his life, so when the label knocked on his door, he jumped at the opportunity. “I was literally like a kid who hears the ice cream truck,” the interiors guru said. Adler grew up wearing Lacoste polos and Levi’s cords in every color and, in a self-described [...]
At Home With Simon Doonan And Jonathan Adler
The fashion party circuit was hopping last night, but I couldn’t linger too long at the B Brian Atwood bash or toast Lacoste’s Felipe Oliveira Baptista—I’d gotten an invitation too good to refuse. Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan (left) opened their home last night to a handful of journalists and a lucky few AmEx Platinum [...]
Olfactory Verve
In a way, it was their sense of smell that brought Christiane Amanpour, Thom Browne, Derek Lam, and WSJ.’s Deborah Needleman together last night. British fragrance house Jo Malone organized an intimate dinner party at Peels for fans of the brand that turned out to be a stimulating potpourri of editors, thread-makers, and interior designers—the [...]
Toasting T
“Second only to Diane von Furstenberg, Sally Singer is my favorite woman in fashion,” Mickey Boardman said last night. “Wherever she is, I’ll be there with bells on.”Last night, “there” was the Spotted Pig, and Boardman was indeed on hand-draped in bling if not in bells. He’d turned up, like Charlie Rose, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan [...]
SCAD’s Night Of The Stars—Give Or Take One Or Two
That volcano in Iceland has been cramping everyone’s style lately, and the Savannah College of Art and Design is no exception. Two of the recipients of last night’s 2010 SCAD Style Étoile Awards, Catherine Deneuve and Sir David Tang, had to cancel their trips. But the show went on. Luckily for Tang, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess [...]
Jonathan Adler’s Credit Crunch
Thought those folding chairs in the Bryant Park tents were uncomfortable? Well, maybe you should try wrangling a spot on one of the plush velvet sofas in the American Express card member-only Skybox. Back for its fourth season, AmEx has recruited design expert and ceramicist extraordinaire Jonathan Adler to give the lounge an overhaul. “I [...]
the candle with a higher power
Don’t know what to get the stoner in your life? We suggest Jonathan Adler’s hash-scented candle, the latest (Fresh and Malin + Goetz have versions out, as well) and best-packaged in a line of illicitly themed home fresheners. Jonathan Adler Hashish candle, $68, available at Jonathan Adler stores in November, (212) 941-8950, www.jonathanadler.com.
—Marina Larroude
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in god’s love they trust
Fashion showed its charitable spirit on Monday night as Gods Love We Deliver brought boldfacers like Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Simon Doonan, and Jonathan Adler to the IAC building for the Second Annual Golden Heart Awards. Over grilled figs, wild mushrooms with black truffles, and short ribs, guests celebrated Harry Slatkin, 7th [...]
in with the new at pucci
Pucci has a new print master: Peter Dundas, formerly of Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Lacroix, and Roberto Cavalli, among other labels, will take over from Matthew Williamson when Williamson’s contract ends next month.
In wedding news, Barneys creative director Simon Doonan tied the knot with longtime partner Jonathan Adler in San Francisco yesterday. Congrats!
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