The Wedding of the Century

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster for her wedding to Prince William.  Almost a million well-wishers from around the world flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding, 200 thousand congregated in Hyde Park to watch the ceremony on large screen monitors.  It is estimated that over 30 % of the […]

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CITY NEVER SLEEPS

Friday, April 29th, 2011

At first I thought wow the venerable HOTEL CHELSEA is quite tame and woe begone. (above-Rapper Cancun) But then the musty cold and warped stillness and way off timing in the room kicked in and there was an air of oh yeah there is actually enough weirdness here… thank you very much. The best thing […]

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CANTAMESSA JEWELRY CELEBRATES U.S. DEBUT

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Italian jewelry brand Cantamessa celebrated its U.S. debut tonight in NY alongside an exclusive first look at its luxury women’s and men’s collection. Supermodel Irina Shayk, Susan Sarandon, Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer, Music Mogul Damon Dash, Model Carol Alt, Actor Stephen Baldwin, Olympic figure skating Champion Oksana Baiul, Miss Universe 2002 […]

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Michael Thompson’s PORTRAITS

Friday, April 29th, 2011

GQ, DAMIANI EDITORE and JED ROOT Celebrated the Publication of Michael Thompson’s PORTRAIT.  Attending the event at Bar Basque in the Eventi Hotel were Michael Thompson, Zac Posen, Linda Wells, Dr. Lisa Airan, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville of rag & bone, Vince Aletti, Casey Neistat, and stunning Leelee Sobieski.  (pictured above). Leelee who wore […]

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The Bi#@H is BACK!

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Britney Spears is supposed to be irrelevant in 2011.  With all that she has been through and with the advent of Lady Gaga one would think that Britney Spears would be about as passe as Tiffany or Debbie Gibson.  But as Rolling Stone has written in a review of her new CD, Femme Fatale, “Britney […]

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Cochella

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival started 12 years ago, enough time for more than one broad set of tastes to be pushed aside. And during that period, almost inevitably, it has become a festival about itself. The innovations of this year’s edition had less to do with programming and more to do with […]

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Kayne

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Kanye West, closing the festival on Sunday, made a point of informing the audience that this was the most important show he’d played since his mother died in 2007. (He’s performed at Madison Square Garden a few times since then.) Tyler, the Creator, from the hip-hop collective Odd Future, stalking the grounds, hopping fences, getting […]

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American Beauties

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Kate Bosworth in an All-American girl on the second day of the Coachella festival.  Bosworth and her beau Alexander Skarsgard headed back out to the Coachella festival in Indio, California on April 16, 2011. The happy couple made sure to include their pals while walking their way to the next performance. Vanessa Hudgens – Day […]

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Isabel Lucas and Angus Stone-2011 Coachella

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Model Isabel Lucas and musician Angus Stone at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The happy couple were in the perfect hippie attire and seemed to be enjoying the day.

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30th Anniversary Celebration of BOMB Magazine at Capitale

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Much of the Contemporary Art World celebrated the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Bomb Magazine at the Capitale.  Guests included Marina Abramovic, Wallace Shawn, Larry Gagosian, Ellsworth Kelly, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Kim Cattrell, Klaus Biesenback and Derek Blasberg.   (above: Actress Kim Cattrell and performance artist Marina Abramovic Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong, former Art in America Editor Elizabeth […]

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