By Bennett Marcus
Posted 05/13/11 at 05:30 PM
Of all the people at Monday’s National Magazine Awards, Bethenny Frankel owned up to having the biggest periodical habit. “I like Food & Wine. I read Vanity Fair, New York, Hollywood Reporter, Time Out, Gotham,” she said. “And I read the weeklies when I’m in them. It’s hard to keep up because there’s so much information.” When does the reality star have time to consume all these? “I only read magazines when I’m getting a manicure and a pedicure. That’s it. Every couple of weeks, I’ll stack ’em up and bring them there and do it that way.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz reads Time for perspective, loves Esquire—and Good Housekeeping. “Because they do all the lists, and when they approve something in Good Housekeeping, we look at it for our show. So it educates me editorially,” he explained.
Chef Rocco DiSpirito said he proudly places upscale magazines on his coffee table and pretends to read them while actually following his favorite titles in a more modern way. “I follow a lot of magazines on Twitter, like Fitness and Men’s Health,” he said. “Isn’t that how we get our information?”
Katie Couric hosted the gala, and VF’s Graydon Carter, Glamour’s Cindi Leive, InStyle’s Ariel Foxman, and Self’s Lucy Danziger cheered on their colleagues. Author Tom Wolfe, in his trademark white suit, received the creative excellence award. On Wednesday, Loomstate celebrated Earth Day with a bash at Good Units featuring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’s Nick Zinner leading a musical performance for 41 strings. For the eco-friendly fashion label, which is known for sustainable business practices, celebrating the environment makes sense. But why now, we asked deisgner Rogan Gregory, since Earth Day was actually back on April 22?
By Bettina Zilkha
Posted 05/10/11 at 03:00 PM
Fashion met philanthropy once again this year at A POSH Affair. The event, held at the Plaza, was the kickoff for the annual POSH sale that features new, vintage, and gently worn clothing and accessories by top designers, with benefits going to Lighthouse International, an organization dedicated to helping the blind.
The honorees this year were POSH co-founder Kim Baker Campbell, Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins, and Bergdorf Goodman SVP, women's fashion director Linda Fargo. The dress was "posh attire," and the room was filled with style, elegance and originality—the fashion world was out in full force.
Collins, recipient of the POSH Fashion Visionary Award, looked superb in a fuchsia silk Carolina Herrera dress and jaw-dropping emerald and diamond earrings. "It means a lot to me to get this award because I'm among my friends. A friend of mine [Herrera] is giving me the award, I've got my family here, and it's an acknowledgment of doing something that I do naturally, so I take it for granted—and therefore I'm glad that other people don't," she said with a smile.
Fargo, stunning in a red Naeem Khan fringe-and-lace confection, was honored to receive the POSH Lifestyle Visionary Award. "If I had to stand up for one single cause, it would be for vision and eyes. If I had to rate all the senses, eyes would be at the top. I will do anything I can to help other people see," she said.
"I think [Lighthouse International] is such an astonishing organization and it's thrilling to be part of it," said event co-host Hamish Bowles. "We all like to shop for a cause and this is a great way to do it."
"The cause is all about a vision for the future," agreed benefit committee member Somers Farkas, wearing a long black Paola Quadretti that showed off her figure to perfection.
By Bettina Zilkha
Posted 05/09/11 at 03:00 PM
Peter Brant held his annual exhibition and barbecue at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Conn., an irresistible invitation on a beautiful and sunny Saturday. The approach to the parking area at White Birch Farm didn't disappoint: An enormous Jeff Koons topiary puppy, in full bloom, greeted us as we drove in.
Josh Smith: The American Dream was the featured show, and supporters from the art world came to pay homage to both Brant and the artist. Standing among Smith's enormous, colorful works, I asked Brant which was his favorite. "The fish," he replied. "I watched him paint it, and it's brilliantly painted."
Maurizio Cattelan, the Italian artist known for his satirical sculptures, also liked the show. I told him how much I love his Good Versus Evil chessboard depicting pop culture icons as pawns. "I was reconsidering my chessboard and I think it's one of my major works, so we think alike," said the dapper artist.
Julian, Lola and Vito Schnabel, Christopher Walken, Bob Colacello, Alberto Mugrabi, Cora Sheibani-Bischofberger, Naomi Campbell and Vladislav Doronin, and Diana Widmaier-Picasso also toured the exhibition before indulging in platters of baby lamb cooked asado-style by an Argentinean roasting master.
By Bettina Zilkha
Posted 05/09/11 at 01:10 PM
Molly Sims, Stefani Greenfield, and Desiree Gruber are three names that are synonymous with style, so it is to be expected that these gorgeous and accomplished women would create something stunning together. Grayce by Molly Sims, their costume jewelry line, is "simple, graceful, feminine. There's nothing hard about it," said Greenfield. "Molly loves layering, vintage looks, and a hint of shine."
Gwyneth Paltrow, Emmy Rossum, Camilla Belle, and Kate Walsh are all fans of Grayce, which Greenfield is proud to say is entirely made in the USA.
"It's all based on what my mom taught me, to always be grateful and graceful," said Sims. "I grew up with her antiques and her vintage, and all the collections from her flea markets, estate sales, her yard sales. It's all that come to life. It's high-end costume jewelry that's fashionable, but I want it to be your everyday pieces."
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