Setting the Standard

Interview to unveil September issue at massive Fashion Week bash
Monday, August 18, 2008

(NEW YORK) The gut-renovated Interview will officially bow at a massive bash on September 4. What venue could ever be chic enough to fête the brainchild of Fabien Baron, Glenn O'Brien and Peter Brant? André Balazs to the rescue. The famed hotelier will open the floodgates at his new Standard Hotel at 848 Washington Street in the Meatpacking district to unveil the September issue, which features Kate Moss on the cover. "The Standard is working overtime to have the space ready for the party," said a source close to the event. "Hopefully, we won't see construction during the big day." And expectations are high. It's not yet clear whether Moss will appear, but the guest list and special performance will be impressive. The trio's tireless supporters like Zac Posen, Francisco Costa, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Tom Sachs, and Jeff Koons will surely drop in--but what about Martin Margiela, who gives the September Interview his first interview in over a decade?
VALENTINE UHOVSKI