Daily Front Row

2010 June 22

Boom Boom Bui

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Charlotte Sarkozy in Barbara Bui with the designer
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(NEW YORK) “I think seeing sunlight at the Boom Boom Room is a first for most of us here,” smiled Charlotte Sarkozy at the reception she hosted for her good friend Barbara Bui at The Standard last night. True, the cocktail was a pretty early affair, but the hostess also had Solstice rays on her side. And the last time she had an affair for Bui in Gotham, she held it in her own kitchen. “This might be a tiny bit easier,” she added as she passed around champagne, brie and fries to guests like Alexandra Richards, Andre, and Joanna Coles.

Bui was just excited to enjoy a few days on this side of the pond. “It’s always so nice to be here among friends and then have this spectacular view to top it all off,” said the designer. “I need a little break, because in France, there is this big rush to get everything done by the holidays in August. All my assistants take off, and since I can’t be alone in the studio, I guess I’ll take off with them!”
VALENTINE UHOVSKI