Jacquemus opens up in Soho, Barbie at MAD, more NYC events this week
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? Jacquemus’s first U.S.
store, a Barbie exhibit at MAD, and Marlo Laz opens on Madison Avenue. Jacquemus fans rejoice! The designer has chosen our fair city for his first boutique in the United States.It’s on the corner of Spring and Wooster in an 1818 federal house where previous tenants ran the gamut from Crocs to One King’s Lane.
The 2,900 square-foot two-story boutique was designed by OMA and is filled with significant furniture by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and Jean Royere.But what more may care about is the exclusive merch, namely a hoodie, tee-shirt, baseball cap, and mug, available only in the Soho store or online.
Jacquemus.comMaria Pergay might be one of the most significant yet under-the-radar furniture designers of the 20th century.She designed objects for Hermes, Dior, and Balenciaga before embracing the then-avant-garde material stainless steel and creating pieces that have aged exceedingly well, as is evidenced in a new exhibit at Demisch Danant gallery.
“Precious Strength | Maria Pergay Across the Decades,” features 35 works created both before and after Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant tracked her down (about 20 years ago) and dragged her out of relative obscurity to design once again.They’ve championed Pergay, who died last year, ever since.
This exhibition is as much a homage to her as a testament to their tenacity and devotion.Through November 30, DemischDanant.com“Barbie: A Cultural Icon”, the buzzy exhibit that celebrates the 65th anniversary of the iconic doll, has opened here after welcoming record crowds in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
It does not disappoint.On display: over 250 vintage dolls, the 22 original ensemble outfits, ads and eph...