Construction Chic
(NEW YORK) No construction project has ever been so chic. Entering the yet to be completed standard hotel Thursday night for Interview's September issue launch party meant encounters with exposed wire, cement, electrical tape and enough exotic dancers to make it all seem secondary. Bartenders wore hard hats, even Glenn O'Brien toted around his own construction hat with a sticker reading "Supreme" on it. Guests took an elevator to the 17th floor for cocktails and revelry. With a Nobu sushi bar on one side of the room and a band rapping Barack Obama propaganda on the other, the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, the Olsen twins, Lauren Hutton and a slew of models found a spot somewhere in between. Fabien Baron arrived with his daughter, who glowed with pride.
"Fabien and Glenn have been my friends for 20 years, and I haven't seen the issue yet, but if I know them it must be good," said Hutton, in the Maggie Norris creation she modeled earlier that night at the EcoChic Fashion Show. "Now this is the standard!" Famed art dealer Tony Shafrazi was happy to celebrate. "I think Andy would have been proud. The fact that [Interview] still goes on with such energy and relevance is amazing," he said. Jessica Stam was overwhelmed by the packed space and lack of air conditioning. "I can't think in here," she said. Lara Stone wont be walking many shows this season. "You'll see me at the end of the week, but tomorrow I am headed to Memphis for a W shoot." Gossip Girls star Taylor Momsen came straight from the set. "I will be rocking a much edgier look this season," she said. "Unfortunately, we are shooting all week so I might not make it to as many shows this season."
Guests only made it upstairs to the action after trekking through the unfinished hotel quarters. "All I want to know is, why are we lined up in the kitchen?" asked Lily Donaldson as she waited in line for the elevator with only a half hour left to the party. The experience was raw, much like Baron and O'Brien's first issue, but with enough charm and creativity to last decades.
NOLA WEINSTEIN AND VALENTINE UHOVSKI
