18 posts tagged "Le Baron"
Who, What, Where, And When At Art Basel
We’re at that time of year when the party winds blow south—to Art Basel Miami Beach. Two of the week’s busiest spots are starting things off tonight: At The Webster, the Brazilian footwear company Melissa is throwing a dinner in honor of Italian designer and architect Gaetano Pesce; meanwhile, at brand-spanking-new Soho Beach House, Jay Jopling’s big-time gallery, White Cube, will be tippling until 3 a.m.
This time around, erstwhile gallerist Jeffrey Deitch will be at Miami Basel as director of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art. As usual, though, he’s hosting a big backyard party at the Raleigh (whose famous pool is pictured, above) on Wednesday, and this year he’s booked LCD Soundsystem. Other Wednesday night options include cocktails with The Last Magazine at The Webster and a party in a car park designed by Herzog & de Meuron—home of the new boutique The Alchemist, which has partnered with the art-world Web site Art Ruby for its inaugural Basel party.
But the real circus night is shaping up to be Thursday. Naturally, both Schnabel men are involved. Papa is doing a star-studded screening of his latest film, Mistral, in collaboration with Maybach and J/P HRO, Sean Penn’s Haiti charity; son Vito, meanwhile, is hosting a late-night bash at Wall with pals Stavros Niarchos and Alex Dellal. In between, there are fashion-heavy dinners for W and Interview magazines (at Cecconi’s and the Delano’s Solarium, respectively), not to mention one at The Webster hosted by La Mer. Across the bay, Bally is celebrating its pop-up shop and collaboration with Swiss artist Philippe Decrauzat. (While we’re on the subject, two other pop-ups to keep an eye on are the eyewear brand Illesteva’s, at Soho Beach House, and the OHWOW shop at the Standard Spa.) Continue Reading “Who, What, Where, And When At Art Basel” »
Le New Boom Boom Room?
For the second year in a row, the Jalouse Rocks Paris festival is bringing some of the hottest young musical acts (this year: Harlem, I Blame Coco, and We Have Band, among others) to Paris for a three-day concert series. Through Saturday, they’ll play at clubs around the city, including André Saraiva’s Le Baron and Chez Moune, so to kick things off, Saraiva hosted a dinner last night at his Hotel Amour. Harlem’s Curtis O’Mara, Michael Coomer, and Jose Boyer finished off the soirée in garage mode, and a dense crowd of actresses, fashion types, and cognoscenti were there to listen in: DJ Pedro Winter, stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington, Olivier Zahm and Caroline Gaimari, Anouck Lepère, and Josephine de la Baume among them. That’s a crowd to glad-hand if ever there was one, but Saraiva himself spent much of the evening with his latest discovery, a seductive blonde named Ashley, who he had shot that day for a series to be displayed in the windows of Paris’ department store Printemps in July. (That’s Ashley, left, sandwiched between Zahm and Saraiva.) But by then, he’ll be in New York: Saraiva is set to take up residence for a year in a new Chinatown loft. In theory, it’s a transatlantic jaunt to pursue his interests—”I want to do more art,” he told us—but of course, he’s interested in the party circuit, too. “I’ve been working with André Balazs on the Boom Boom Room, and I’m opening a club next door this summer called Le Bain,” a.k.a. “the bath,” named in homage to the legendary Paris nightspot Les Bains Douches. “There’s going to be a pool and a terrace with grass for people to roll around on.” We’re guessing the line starts today.
French Invasion Edition: Lanvin To Vegas, Le Baron To New York, And More…
Lanvin has opened its second American outlet—and the first to sell its menswear—in Las Vegas (pictured). Well, there goes any chance of those casino winnings actually making it home. [WWD]
Groan: Project Runway, the Wii game. Because the television wasn’t barking “Make it work!” enough already. [WWD]
Is Le Baron coming to New York City? According to Eater, a deal is in the works for an NYC outpost of André’s famous Parisian club on the border of Chinatown and the Financial District. Spring ’11 fashion week revelers, starting girding yourselves now. [Eater]
Brian Atwood is leaving Bally after three years with the Swiss house; his Fall 2010 show in Milan will be his last. He’ll concentrate on his namesake label. [FWD]
And Tommy Hilfiger may see a change of hands: Vogue U.K. is reporting that its owner, Apax Partners, is considering selling. All eyes are on Phillips-Van Heusen, seen as the likeliest buyer; the company already licenses Tommy’s shirting and neckwear. Wholesale intrigue! [Vogue U.K.]
Redeemable For Dreams (But Not, Alas, For Drinks)
André Saraiva is now better known as an international nightlife impresario—the man behind Le Baron, Beatrice Inn, and Le Montana—but at the beginning, he was just a graffiti artist with an alter ego (the winking smiley-face tag Mr. A, who’s since gone on to adorn Belvedere bottles and serve as the logo for Saraiva’s Black Block clothing line) and the balls to tag it on every exposed surface in Paris. The graffiti missions are less frequent than they used to be, but at Colette’s gallery space, a new show of the artist’s drawings should remind you of the bygone days. The drawings of imagined currencies from “Bank André” may not be legal tender—except, maybe, for amour et rêves—but we’re betting his admirers will snap them up all the same.
Through February 27 at Colette, 213 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, colette.fr.
Blasblog: Balenciaga Rechristens Le Baron
It’s an interesting question to ponder: What happens to Paris’ fashion week hot spots when, er, it’s not fashion week? Well, as someone explained to me last night, they lose a little panache. According to one Frenchie, last week Le Baron, one of the most frequented stops on the fashion week circuit, was making popcorn for teen mixers. Well, last night, the coolest kids in Paris were packed into the place, including Tatiana Santo Domingo, Richard Nicoll, Leigh Lezark, Cassie Coane, and Harley Viera-Newton. One person was notably absent, at least for the first part of the evening. “Where’s Nicolas?” asked Hidetoshi Nakata, in reference to Nicolas Ghesquière, who was supposed to be hosting the Balenciaga after-party at the temporary hot spot. As coincidence would have it, he showed up just as Lindsay Lohan was leaving. But don’t worry: Something tells me that she (and I) will back here soon.