To honor the life and legacy of the late Edward Koch, several top city officials and media executives will gather on April 3 at the Harmonie Club for a tribute entitled “Memories of an Iconic New Yorker, Leader and Friend.” Hosted by Koch’s sister, Pat Koch Thaler, the event will mark the one-year anniversary of […]

Haute 100 NY Update: Chelsea Clinton is Making Film Debut at Tribeca Film Festival

For years, Prada has served as wearable eye-candy for luxury lovers. But now the Italian label is entering into another equally decadent territory—dessert! The brand recently purchased an 80 percent stake in Angelo Marchesi Srl, the parent company of a 19th-century Milanese eatery Pasticceria Marchesi. Known for its mouthwatering pastries and chocolate treats, the iconic […]

Haute Event: Champions for Children Gala at The Plaza

Auditions are currently underway to star opposite five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald in Broadway’s, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” But this time, producers aren’t in search of stellar singers or accomplished actors. They’re looking for man’s, or rather, women’s best friend. Fourteen small dogs ranging from English cocker spaniels to toy poodles […]

A rare ceramic cup from the Ming Dynasty is hitting the auction block at Sotheby’s next month and is expected to sell for an astounding $39 million. The cup, which dates back to the 15th century, is currently owned by a Swiss collector in his nineties. Originally, he had asked to pull the cup from […]

  Fashion and film are coming together at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Raf Simons, the creative director of Christian Dior, invited a film crew into the company’s atelier for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a couture collection in a new documentary film entitled “Dior and I.” Written and directed by Frédéric Tcheng, the film captures Simons […]

Alec Baldwin made waves when he announced his plans to leave New York—for good—in a New York Magazine article last month. “I just can’t live in New York anymore,” he wrote in the publication. “Everything I hated about L.A. I’m beginning to crave… I want my newest child to have as normal and decent a life […]

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and that’s exactly the mindset behind Kate Spade‘s latest business plan. In an effort to increase retail sales and expand into a variety of lifestyle categories including fragrances, jewelry, watches and sunglasses, Kate Spade is determined to become more like Ralph Lauren. “Ralph Lauren is […]