Special delivery! A drone flying overhead at last night’s Longchamp bash in Soho toted the new limited-edition “Greetings from New York” Le Pliage travel bag to its designer, Jeremy Scott. Jeremy Scott hoists his new limited-edition Le Pliage bag, an homage to NYC. BFA for Longchamp The tastemaker celebrated his 20-year collaboration with the French … Read more
Prince Harry is 41! The Duke of Sussex is back in the US to celebrate his birthday — just days after his fleeting four-day visit to the UK and Ukraine sans wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet. Harry’s return on US soil prompted the duchess to raise her glass in honor … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the scruffy jam band that came to embody a city where people wore flowers in their hair and made love, not war. Dead & Company, featuring original Grateful Dead members Bob … Read more
Her big day speech left ‘em speechless. There’s nearly nothing sweeter than a sweetheart declaring her undying devotion to the groom at a wedding — unless, of course, the lady professing her love isn’t the bride. “I let this crazy woman attend my wedding and she crashed out,” newlywed Dan Freed wrote in the closed-captions … Read more
My first lunch at Michael’s was in 1995. Playboy magazine had flown me in from Moscow where I had snagged an exclusive interview with the late Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who was then running for president of Russia. It felt like everybody who was anybody was in the room, which glowed with its minimalist design, spectacular flower … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? Stores galore: British invasion in Brooklyn and Scandinavians in Soho, … Read more
When French winemaker Gilles Martin moved to New York in 1997 to support his wife, a linguistics professor at Rutgers University, he wasn’t sure exactly what he was going to do. His specialty was in making sparkling wines — he came from prestigious vineyards like the Roederer Estate in Mendocino, Calif., and Delas Frères in … Read more
When the Royal Oak first burst onto the scene 51 years ago at the annual Basel watchmaking fair, it was met with a mixture of awe and disbelief. The new timepiece was not only crafted of steel and fitted with an integrated steel bracelet — a first for a luxury brand — but it featured … Read more
When staff frantically chew their fingernails as they begin the eight-week preparation for the season that kicks off on Memorial Day weekend at Montauk’s Surf Lodge, owner Jayma Cardoso bursts into full-throated, genuine laughter. “I’m like, ‘Guys, it’ll be fine. We closed the deal on the property six weeks before opening,’” the Brazilian native says. … Read more