Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion awards, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and popular cultural events in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the best things to see, buy, taste and experience around town.
What’s making our luxury list this week? Boucheron makes its Manhattan debut, goop launches a furniture collection, and an Alvin Ailey exhibit opens at the Whitney.
It may seem hard to believe, but Boucheron did not have a free boutique in the United States until earlier this month. It’s now firmly established on Madison Avenue near 65th Street, which means New Yorkers can finally properly immerse themselves in the world of this old jeweler, whom we have to thank for creating the question mark necklace. The 3,900 square meter space (next to Versace) is inspired by the Art Deco period, starting with the glass and metal facade in the shape of an emerald and the architecture, custom furniture and accessories that belong to that era. . Gems inside include vintage pieces like a brooch that Elizabeth Taylor wore to the 1976 Oscars and reproductions of pieces originally made for Cornelius Vanderbilt. Boucheron.com
“Life Dances On: Robert Frank in Dialogue” is a new exhibition at MoMA covering six decades of the famed photographer and filmmaker’s life. Peruse 250 items on display, including photographs, films, books and other archival materials once belonging to the Swiss-born artist known for his unique perspective on American life, collected during an extensive road trip across the States United. Many of them are appearing publicly for the first time. “The tremendous impact of Frank’s book The Americans meant he was often remembered as a lone photographer on a road trip, a Swiss artist taking pictures of an America he traversed as a stranger. And yet, in the six decades that followed, Frank continually blazed new trails in his work, often in direct artistic conversation with others, and these contributions demand greater attention,” noted Lucy Gallun, curator in the department of The exhibition is open until January 11, 2025. MoMA.org
A second collection from goop for CB2 dropped yesterday, with 25 pieces spanning furniture and accessories, lighting and textiles. Didn’t know there was a first? It debuted in 2018, and many of those pieces are still available (one of the sofas is listed as a “bestseller”). The new collection was inspired by “modern Parisian apartments and mid-century modernist furniture.” They’re quick to point out details that might be overlooked, from the contrasting color on a sofa to the marble legs on a club chair. Gwyneth Paltrow, Founder and CEO of goop, described the range as “…heirloom pieces to treasure… We drew on complex materiality – plaster, shear, lacquer – for a collection that’s as elegant and grown-up as it is daring.” CB2.com
The 39th floor of the Virgin Hotel in NoMad is now home to the Riff Raff Club, a new lounge that “pays homage to the buzzing cocktail bars, neighborhood watering holes and drinking destinations of New York City’s past York”. It is run by Charles Joly who, for the uninitiated, is a global bartending champion and James Beard Award winner who has spent two decades in the business, most notably at Aviary, a world-renowned cocktail bar that is part of the Alinea group in Chicago. Riff Raff will offer a variety of expected classics (Martini, Old Fashioned, Manhattan) as well as new inventions with supposedly elaborate presentations (like “La Vida en Rosa”, with Tequila Port Finished, Watermelon, Guava, Rosé Champagne , edible flowers). There’s also a surprise: a “liquid library” of vintages dating back nearly a century, including Old Fitzgerald Bonded Bourbon from the original Stitzel-Weller Distillery, 1947 Cognac Napoléon and 1960s and 1970s expressions of Green Chartreuse. RIffRaffNYC.com
“Edges of Ailey” opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art earlier this week. It is the first large-scale museum exhibition dedicated to the visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) and is presented in two parts. The first is an exhibition featuring works by over 80 artists, plus a wealth of items from the Ailey archives, from performance footage to drawings and ephemera. The second is an ambitious program of over 90 live performances and dance classes, presented in the Museum’s third-floor theater. The AILEY organization will be at the museum for one week each month, with performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, as well as workshops and educational programs. When they are not in residence, visitors can enjoy a variety of dance performances and new commissions from leading choreographers and their collaborators. Through Feb. 9, Whitney.org.
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