Kanye West wore a Givenchy black leather kilt over a pair of matching leather pants to perform at the Hurricane Sandy Benefit concert held on Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden. Shortly after the music mogul took the stage, Twitter erupted with comments from fans and celebrities about West’s controversial fashion choice. “Ok I admit […]

With 2012 coming to a close, Google has released their annual Zeitgeist report that reveals what New Yorkers have searched for most over the past year. While most of the search terms were rather predictable, such as “NY Times” and “NY Knicks,” a couple new keywords joined the 2012 list including “SoulCycle.” “Hurricane Sandy” surpassed […]

Happy holidays from Daniel Boulud and his, er, hot dog! The acclaimed French chef best known for Daniel, a Michelin 3-star restaurant in NYC, sent out Christmas cards of himself dressed in a formal suit pouring champagne alongside an image of a hot dog propped up by plastic mustard and catchup bottles. But fans of […]

Now that Derek Jeter has sold his penthouse at Trump World Tower and finished a tough baseball season, the Yankee is back on the hunt for a new apartment. The five-time World Series champion previously said he wanted to downsize, and it seems he’s also looking to rent rather than own. Jeter recently checked out […]

After eight years of trying to attract younger consumers with its youth-oriented Rugby label, fashion powerhouse Ralph Lauren has decided to shut down the 14-store chain by February 2013. “Rugby’s goal was to chase the J.Crew prepster customer who isn’t drawn to a logo,” said brand consultant Matt Hogan. “It was an attempt to get […]

Not in the mood to cook Christmas dinner this year? Not to worry — British chef Ben Spalding has got you covered! The London super-chef is cooking one Christmas dinner for a family of four and selling it for $200,000 through luxury e-commerce site veryfirstto.com. So, what’s on the menu? The meal begins with a […]

The Guggenheim Young Collectors Council celebrated 15 years of contemporary art acquisitions for the the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s permanent collection with a dinner and cocktail reception on Dec. 11. Following an intimate dinner in the museum’s James Beard Award–winning restaurant, the Wright, guests enjoyed a cocktail reception in the iconic rotunda. Several of the […]

The celebrity and fashion photography duo, Markus and Indrani, celebrated the international release of their first photography book, ICONS, with a VIP red-carpet cocktail event at Lincoln Center on Dec. 11. Several prominent New Yorkers stopped by to check out the pair’s 30-piece photo exhibition featuring Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West, David Bowie, […]

Fashion icon Oscar de la Renta and New York Times critic Cathy Horyn have finally put their meaty fashion beef aside. The feud began last September when Horyn wrote, “Mr. de la Renta is far more a hot dog than an éminence grise of American fashion,” after seeing the designer’s spring collection. De la Renta responded […]