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MEN ON ALEX SHARP LESLIE ODOM JR. THIS PAGE AND OPPOSITE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOAN MARCUS (SHARP); THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAGES (ODOM); KEVIN
THE MOVE ESTRADA/FOX VIA GETTY IMAGES (TVEIT); KIRK MCKOY/LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES (ARDEN); MATTHEW
Age: 27. How you know him: A Age: 35. How you know him: Tony MURPHY (FAIRCHILD)
THEATER. FILM. BALLET. JAZZ. WE SPOKE Tony win—and unanimous raves—for win for Hamilton, Smash on NBC. Rap
WITH FIVE OF BROADWAY’S BUZZIEST his Broadway debut as an autistic teen vs. jazz: “The funny thing about the
in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the hip-hop of Hamilton—channeling my
YOUNG TALENTS ABOUT WHERE THE GREAT Night-time. Grabbing Tony gold: “It’s inner Kendrick Lamar—is that that was
WHITE WAY IS TAKING THEM. surreal. I forget that it’s happened quite the new stuff to me, the unfamiliar. The
a lot. Then I realize… I’m like, Jesus music on my [debut] album is songs
BY OUSSAMA ZAHR Christ.” Best New York pizza: that I grew up with.” Best advice: “I
“Roberta’s—shout out to the Bee Sting!” was truly preparing to quit the business
50 GOTHAM-MAGAZINE.COM What’s next: His first movie, John after a rough patch right before my
Cameron Mitchell’s punk-tastic How to 30th. A great coach in LA said to me,
Talk to Girls at Parties with Nicole ‘Sure you can quit, and I’ll help. But I’d
Kidman, comes out next year. He’s love to see you try first.’ I was
also filming Monumental, in which his confused... but then I got his drift. He
character “goes on the run with his wanted me off my couch.” What’s
crazy, right wing, Vietnam vet grand- next: “Putting finishing touches on my
father, played by Jeremy Irons. That’s second album out this winter!”
going to be pretty f--king cool.”

If you can make it here: These actors are parlaying
Broadway success into distinctive careers. FROM

FAR LEFT: Alex Sharp in The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time; Leslie Odom Jr. in

Hamilton; Aaron Tveit in Grease Live!; Michael
Arden directing Spring Awakening; and Robert

Fairchild in An American in Paris.

AARON TVEIT MICHAEL ARDEN ROBERT FAIRCHILD

Age: 32. How you know him: He’s Age: 33. How you know him: Anger Age: 29. How you know him:
got one of those leading-man faces you Management on FX, Bride Wars, Tony Principal dancer with the New York
start seeing everywhere—Next to nom for directing Spring Awakening City Ballet, Tony nom for An American
Normal on Broadway, Grease Live! on with Deaf West Theatre. Favorite in Paris. Favorite New York spot:
Fox, the Les Misérables film. New York New York restaurant: L’Artusi. Best “Rosa Mexicano at Lincoln Center…
fave: “One spot that I end up at almost advice: “If you’re not terrified of the Anyone who has had their margaritas
every day—this is so lame—is Hu choice you’re making, it’s probably the understands why.” Best advice: “Don’t
Kitchen. I have some food allergy wrong choice.” Favorite Broadway compare yourself to anyone else. Use
situations. It’s paleo, organic, gluten- show: “Currently, Fun Home.” What’s their strengths to inspire you to better
free, and really good.” What’s next: next: Directing Merrily We Roll Along in your weaknesses.” Favorite
Better Off Single, in theaters October 7. LA. Memorable moment: “Meeting Broadway show: Hair. What’s next:
“It’s a romantic comedy from a guy’s so many people with disabilities who Taking An American in Paris to
point of view.” Inspiration: “Hugh were inspired by Spring Awakening and London’s West End. Memorable
Jackman—the way he moves back and watching casting opportunities open up moment: “Getting to dip Leslie Caron
forth between stage and screen. In Les to people with different abilities since
Miz,despite having the most to do, he our production… it makes all the hard .on the stage of the Palace Theater after
was the nicest person on set. I look to work feel worth it.”
that as an example I want to follow.” she saw [the show] for the first time.”

GOTHAM-MAGAZINE.COM 51

SCENE ARBITER

Chefs Club earns the
highest marks in all
areas with (from left)
its fine cuisine, some
of Food & Wine’s most
highly regarded
toques, and an
atmosphere to make
anyone feel welcome.

French
for fomo

when restaurants want to be the next
hottest thing, they enlist paris-born
Edgar VaudEVillE to orchestrate it all.

By tim latterner

The missing Much like the TV and movie hotel Le Bristol Paris, photography by Michael turek (kitchen); Signe birck (chef); katie burton (diSh); caroline MJ dorn (vaudeville)
ingredient: Edgar industry, the New York restau- Vaudeville is currently boost-
Vaudeville is a rant scene is super-saturated ing the NYC restaurant Chefs
master at revitalizing with both content and provid- Club. Under the guidance of
and activating ers: food trucks, gourmet culinary director Didier Elena,
restaurants and delivery, high-end fast-casual this collaborative concept fea-
putting them on the eats—to say nothing of the tures a menu of dishes from
road to success. steady stream of new open- winners of Food & Wine
ings. When restaurants want to magazine’s Best New Chefs
“having guests Coming to your catch the moving train of awards. “Here, for interesting
restaurant is not enough. what’s in vogue and make people, we bring celebrity
themselves the place to be, chefs,” says Vaudeville, and
What Can you do to WoW them?” they call Edgar Vaudeville. they in turn bring their chef
—edgar vaudeville friends. “It’s a club.”
The mastermind behind the
rebranding of New York’s Le Above all else, Vaudeville
Colonial has become a go-to preaches the power of presence.
authority on reimagining restau- “Identities of restaurants are
rants by bringing celebrities, through people, not design,”
artists, and socialites together. he says—an idea supported by
“It’s the PR triangle: beautiful David Rockwell’s fab industrial-
venue, entertainment, interest- chic interiors, which create
ing crowd,” says Vaudeville. seamless open spaces between
“You organize events, bring the diners and chefs. “If you’re
journalists, bring entertainment, not there, your regular won’t
and bring interesting people.” be. Welcome the people, and
don’t hesitate to offer yourself.”
After stints at the see-and-be-
seen Paris hot spot Hôtel .Chefs Club, 275 Mulberry St.,
Costes and the award-winning
212-941-1100; chefsclub.com

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of Conant's soulful Italian cooking. In the morning, the space captures the spirit of a traditional Italian coffeehouse, offering guests
pastries, cappuccinos and shots of espresso to start their day. Impero Caffè's sense of "sprezzatura", or an air of casual elegance,
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SCENE POWER PLAYER “The mission of
Capify is To help
think big!
businesses
DaviD GolDin is Helping to aCross The globe
keep new york unique,
one small-business loan by providing
at a time. simple, quiCk,
and responsible
By Tim LaTTerner aCCess To CapiTal.”

A new Whole Foods or Trader —david goldin
Joe’s may attract home buyers to
a neighborhood, but it’s the local photography by rICK wenner
coffee shops, cupcakeries, and
hole-in-the-wall pizza places that
keep them there.

Enter David Goldin, founder
and CEO of Capify, a small-busi-
ness lender with an entrepreneur-
friendly strategy. “I saw the need
14 years ago that banks simply
weren’t lending to small busi-
nesses,” says Goldin. “Back in
2002 I founded a company called
AmeriMerchant, a way for
businesses to unlock a hidden
aspect they never knew they
had.” With AmeriMerchant,
business owners could approxi-
mate the money they would
make, and based on those
findings, Goldin fronted them
the funds.

“What business owners like is
our merchant cash-advance
product, because it works with
their cash flow,” says Goldin,
who has since consolidated his
operations under the name
Capify. “Depending on the
business, we know there are
busy months and there are
slower months. As sales slow
down, the repayments slow
down. As sales go up, the
payments go up. It works very
well for seasonal businesses.”

So rest assured: When the urge
hits, you can pick up another
homemade blueberry pop tart
and flat white at the artisanal
roasters around the corner.
Thanks to Goldin, they’ll be
around for a while. 475 Park Ave.

.South, 11th Floor, 800-267-

3790; capify.com

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Scene drink

sugar
and spice

Sip, don’t Shoot! the new
batch of tequilaS growS up.

By Parker Smith

The age of añejo: It’s no secret that spirits exactly makes for a sipping Herradura Selección brands, “people are
As master distillers aficionados have long tequila? “First and foremost Suprema Extra Añejo associating tequila with
begin aging tequila reached for premium it cannot be fiery,” explains ($350) offers soft, Cognac- sophistication and style.”
longer, the rise of whiskeys and Cognacs, but Tad Carducci, bar consul- like flavors of stone fruit Furthering that association,
extra-añejos is placing high-end labels are respond- tant and author of A Lime and hazelnut. And Gran she says, is the the evolution
Mexico’s national spirit ing to rising demand for and a Shaker: Discovering Patrón Piedra ($400), the of Mexican cuisine from
on the top shelf sip-worthy tequilas with Mexican-Inspired Cocktails. luxury brand’s first-ever street fare into more
amongst whiskeys and tipples of astonishing depth “But the tequila has to have extra-añejo, is a silky, sophisticated dining.
Cognacs—and in rocks and flavor. an intensity of flavor, and it rounded sipper with plenty
glasses as straight-no- should offer a long, of caramel and spice. While these selections are
chaser sippers. From artisanal new-crop lingering finish.” delicious on their own, is it
distilleries to world-famous Interest in premium okay to mix a high-end
brands, master distillers Consider, for example, tequilas is on the rise, says tequila into a cocktail? “Of photography by ipopba / getty images
have begun barrel-aging the Dulce Vida Extra Añejo Chantal Martineau, tequila course!” Martineau affirms.
blue agave–based spirit for ($160 for 750 ml), aged for expert and author of How Skip the prickly pear
years, allowing the wood to five years in former Napa the Gringos Stole Tequila: The margaritas, she suggests,
layer rich notes of vanilla Valley red wine barrels, Modern Age of Mexico’s Most and “make a stirred, spirit-
and caramel atop agave’s which impart juicy, round, Traditional Spirit. Thanks in
natural spice. But what fruity notes. Meanwhile, part to celeb-backed .forward cocktail that really

lets the tequila shine.”

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The ArT of SCENE MUSEUM
Benevolence
Humane scale: HOK’s
At Cooper Hewitt, two thought- Mural Pavilion turns
provoking shows explore the concept Harlem Hospital into
of humAnitAriAn design. a reflection of its
neighborhood.
By Suzanne Charlé below: A detail of
a textile produced
PhotograPhy by Paul Warchol (hosPital); © dosa inc.(textile); © luisa cevese riedizioni (bag) As concern for the “Scraps: Fashion, by Dosa. bottom: A
environment and sustain- Textiles, and Creative
ability deepens, Cooper Reuse” (through April 16, basket bag designed
Hewitt is offering two 2017) displays the work of by Riedizioni’s Luisa
exhibitions, says museum three fashion designers
director Caroline who “address textile waste Cevese made from cut
Baumann, that “empower at its source,” says silk selvedge waste
visitors to see themselves as Baumann. Reiko Sudo, of and polyurethane.
designers of ideas, strate- textile design company
gies, and solutions that Nuno, salvages discarded “cooper hewitt
improve our daily lives.” bits of silk cocoons—typi- empowers visitors
cally fed to animals—for to see themselves
For “By the People: use in knit and hand-
Designing a Better woven fabrics. Luisa as designers of
America” (through Cevese, founder of design ideas that improve
February 20, 2017), curator studio Riedizioni, and
Cynthia E. Smith traveled Christina Kim, founder our lives.”
across the country in search of fashion brand Dosa, —caroline baumann
of projects that encourage repurpose fabric remnants
equitable communities. into tabletop products and gotham-magazine.com 57
New York is represented by clothing, respectively. In
design firm HOK’s brilliant doing so, note curators
Mural Pavilion for Harlem Susan Brown and Matilda
Hospital; the six-story-high McQuaid, the three
glass façade “comes alive at designers “elevate the
night,” she says, displaying humble scrap to an
replicas of rediscovered exquisite statement of
murals from the 1930s— sustainable design.” 2 E.
the first major WPA
commissions awarded to .91st St., 212-849-8400;
African-Americans.
cooperhewitt.org

SCENE Art

Sweet Basel (from left):
Highlights from last year’s
fair included artwork from
Alighiero Boetti; the Positions

Sector; and a booth
dedicated to the work of

Michael Craig-Martin.
’Texts for nothing’ Samuel
Beckett, in play, 2010, by Joseph
Kosuth. left: A Pope.L
performance piece. right:
Beautiful Day, 2015, by Paola Pivi

Parties, talks, and film PhotograPhy © art Basel
screenings (right) break up the
gallery-hopping. left: Works
by Alexander Calder and Frank
Stella (from foreground) in
the Galleries sector.

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all the Survey, Edition, Film,
world’s Kabinett, and Public, featuring
outdoor installations and
a fair larger-scale works. In addition
to world-famous galleries like
as Art bAsel miAmi beAch Gagosian, Marian Goodman,
and Michael Werner, ABMB
Turns The corner on 15 will welcome 22 first-time
exhibitors, including 12 from
years, The ab-fab the Americas, six from
Europe, and four from Asia.
global arT fesT is “We have some very exciting
galleries participating in the
bigger, beTTer, and Miami Beach show for the first
time,” says Horowitz, “from
bolder Than ever. Gaga Fine Arts in Mexico and
Leo Xu Projects in China to
By Betsy F. perry Galerie Greta Meert in
Belgium and Galleria d’Arte
Art Basel Miami Beach Maggiore G.A.M in Italy, [as
remains a magnet for the well as] Di Donna and
world’s top art aficionados, Callicoon Fine Arts in New
continuing to grow in signifi- York and Marc Selwyn Fine
cance and popularity as the Art and Various Small Fires in
fair moves into its middle Los Angeles.” Adds Horowitz,
teens. “Every show is marked “I personally always enjoy
by the high quality of galleries getting to know new artists
participating,” says Art Basel presented in Nova and
Director Americas, Noah Positions. Rita Ponce de León
Horowitz. “However, this year and Ishmael Randall Weeks
also affords an opportunity to at Ignacio Liprandi [gallery]
look back at the show’s past 15 and Max Hooper Schneider
years, including Art Basel’s with High Art [gallery] come
tremendous impact on Miami to mind.”
and growth of international
engagement with the art ABMB also offers public
scenes across the Americas.” film screenings, talks, and
tours, but much of the energy
Beginning with by-invita- comes from the hustle and
tion-only VIP events on bustle of visitors wandering in
Wednesday, November and out of galleries or refuel-
30—which bring out major- ing at one of the strategically
league collectors—and placed cafés, where eaves-
opening to the public on dropping on whopper
Thursday, December 1, deals—semi-sotto voce—adds
ABMB will bring together to the excitement. It’s all part
270 galleries from 30 coun- of the hype that attracts the
tries. The fair also anticipates world’s gaze toward ABMB, a
even more visitors than the fair at the forefront of premier
77,000 who attended the high-octane events in the art
five-day fest in 2015, including world, and one held in a city
the usual boldfaced names— that thrives on celebrity.
with bank accounts to November 30 through December
match—such as seasoned art 4, 1901 Convention Center Dr.,
shoppers Leonardo DiCaprio,
Tommy Hilfiger, and Sean .Miami Beach; artbasel.com/
“Diddy” Combs.
miami-beach
As the fair has grown, so
have the distinct sectors,
which currently include
Galleries, Nova, Positions,

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scene: THe guide

gotham’s inside track to the ultimate dining and entertainment in new york city

DINING Pl., 212-539-1776; del Posto JeAn-GeorGes this 26-seat restaurant. 10
bluehillfarm.com Columbus Circle, 212-823-
ABC KitChen star chef mark ladner has mr. Vongerichten serves up 9800; masanyc.com
Bruno PizzA won raves for his gluten-free haute-modern French fare in
this Jean-georges pastas—including four stars a jewel-box setting. 1 Central the nomAd
Vongerichten restaurant Justin slojkowski and dave from the New York times. Park West, 212-299-3900;
attracts boldface names gulino serve up unusual 85 10th ave., 212-497-8090; jean-georgesrestaurant.com the casual offshoot of daniel
(even the obamas have wood-fired pizzas in an delposto.com humm’s famed eleven
stopped by) and downtown industrial-like space. 204 E. JunGsiK madison Park does seasonal
creatives who come for an 13th St., 212-598-3080; dirty frenCh american with a modern
american menu of locally brunopizzanyc.com chef Jung sik yim helms the twist. 1170 Broadway,
sourced ingredients. 35 E. southwestern gallic cooking first stateside korean 347-472-5660;
18th St., 212-475-5829; BrushstroKe gets a gotham twist. the restaurant to receive two thenomadhotel.com
abchome.com Ludlow, 180 Ludlow St., 212- michelin stars. 2 harrison St.,
stunning, seasonal kaiseki is 254-3000; dirtyfrench.com 212-219-0900; jungsik.kr Per se
AnnisA a tribeca fave thanks to
david Bouley and chefs from eleven mAdison lAfAyette thomas keller takes the
For her modern american Japan’s top culinary school, PArK tasting menu to luxurious
cuisine, chef anita lo crosses the tsuji culinary institute. this spot takes the brass heights at this fine-dining
culinary borders, adding 30 hudson St., 212-791-3771; this world-ranked restaurant out of the brasserie with favorite overlooking
asian and French flavors davidbouley.com is the capital of daniel humm “French by way of the côte columbus circle. 10
with inventive élan. 13 Barrow and will guidara’s glamorous d’azur” cooking. 380 Columbus Circle, 212-823-
St., 212-741-6699; CAfé Boulud culinary empire in nomad. 11 Lafayette St., 212-533-3000; 9335; perseny.com
annisarestaurant.com madison ave., 212-889-0905; lafayetteny.com
a destination restaurant and rAinBow room
AquAvit neighborhood favorite, elevenmadisonpark.com the lAmBs CluB
daniel Boulud’s café features over the years, luminaries
this haute-nordic spot a heady mélange of flavors emPellón CoCinA culinary star geoffrey like elizabeth taylor and cole
earned two michelin stars from foreign shores. 20 E. Zakarian does modern Porter have wined, dined,
last year, making chef emma 76th St., 212-772-2600; this alex stupak space american at its best. 132 W. and danced at the 65th-floor
Bengtsson the second cafeboulud.com focuses on sophisticated 44th St., 212-997-5262; restaurant. 30 Rockefeller
woman in america to receive mexican dishes, with an thelambsclub.com Plaza, 212-632-5000;
the accolade. 65 E. 55th St., CAsA lever extensive menu of tequila and rainbowroom.com
212-307-7311; aquavit.org mezcal. 105 First ave., loCAndA verde
this popular midtown spot 212-780-0999; empellon.com red rooster
Blue hill combines a landmark space andrew carmellini works
(lever house), art from GrAmerCy tAvern classical French technique chef marcus samuelsson
dan Barber’s seasonal übercollector aby rosen, into family-style italian works with cooking styles
tasting menus are sourced and chef mario danieli’s one of the city’s most dishes. 377 greenwich St., that chart harlem’s history
from his farm in upstate exquisite milanese fare. 390 beautiful restaurants, it also 212-925-3797; and his own: southern,
new york. 75 Washington Park ave., 212-888-2700; offers the city’s best service. locandaverdenyc.com ethiopian, swedish,
casalever.com 42 E. 20th St., 212-477-0777; caribbean, mexican. 310
gramercytavern.com mArGAux Lenox ave., 212-792-9001;
redroosterharlem.com
Re-Inn-VentIon hip hotelier sean PHOTOGRAPHY bY DAve KATz
macPherson’s fashionista sAntinA
a West Village institution is chang- magnet has a Paris bistro
ing hands. The Beatrice Inn, a vibe and a stylish coastal italian eats, expertly
landmark for chophouse-style meat mediterranean menu. prepared by the carbone
connoisseurs, is under new owner- marlton hotel, 5 W. Eighth team, are offered in a
ship. Angie Mar, the head chef of St., 212-321-0111; glass-enclosed space. 820
the restaurant, has bought the cozy margauxnyc.com Washington St., 212-254-
Village staple from Vanity Fair edi- 3000; santinanyc.com
tor  graydon  carter. Says  mar, “my mArtA
intention was to redefine how we seAmore’s
think about meat, almost a som- From the team behind
melier’s approach to meat.  the maialino, this buzzy hotel the nolita seafood hotspot
Beatrice has become my home;  i  dining room focuses on from restaurateur michael
hope our guests will feel at home, roman-style, super-thin chernow (cofounder of the
too.” 285 W. 12th St., 212-675-2808; pizzas and rustic italian meatball shop) has quickly
thebeatriceinn.com entrées. martha Washington garnered followers like karlie
hotel, 29 E. 29th St., kloss and leandra medine.
212-651-3800; 390 Broome St., 212-730-
martamanhattan.com 6005; seamores.com

mAsA semillA

acclaimed sushi master masa semilla’s hyper-seasonal,
takayama specializes in very veggie-centric prix-fixe menu
pricey omakase dinners at

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Battle time new on Theatre, 219 W. 48th St.,
bRoAdwAy 212-239-6200; lct.org
Kathleen Battle was one of the Metropolitan
Opera’s marquee names in the 1980s and a Bronx Tale The fronT page
’90s, but that didn’t stop the company
from dismissing her from a production of Robert De Niro and Chazz Jack O’Brien’s production
Donizetti’s Fille du Régiment and canceling Palminteri reunite as director takes the Valentine’s Day
all future offers in 1994, citing her “unpro- and writer, respectively, for approach with a cast
fessional” behavior during rehearsals. now this musical adaptation of chock-full of stars, including
the singer with the angelic voice and blem- Palminteri’s one-man-show- Nathan Lane, John Slattery,
ished track record is making a triumphant turned-Hollywood-film. John Goodman, Jefferson
return with a recital of spirituals in the met’s Previews begin November 3, Mays, Holland Taylor, Sherie
3,800-seat auditorium—an exceedingly Longacre Theatre, 220 W. Rene Scott, and Robert
rare invitation for a solo artist. November 48th St., 212-239-6200; Morse. Broadhurst Theatre,
13 at 4 pm, Lincoln Center, 212-362-6000; abronxtalethemusical.com 235 W. 44th St., 212-239-
metopera.org 6200; thefrontpage
The cherry broadway.com
from Per Se vet José Tomei. 221 West Broadway, 53rd St., 212-708-9400; orchard
Ramírez-Ruiz was one of 212-944-8378; moma.org heiSenBerg
2015’s most buzzed-about whitestreetnyc.com Diane Lane returns to
openings. 160 Havemeyer MuSeuM of arT Broadway for the first time in Mary-Louise Parker and
St., Brooklyn, 718-782-3474; ART and deSign four decades, and the Denis Arndt play an unlikely
semillabk.com stacked cast includes Joel pair in this Simon Stephens
The frick “Crochet Coral Reef: Toxic Grey, John Glover, Tavi play transferring to the
The SpoTTed pig collecTion Seas” explores the Gevinson, and Celia Great White Way after an
reappropriation of trash, Keenan-Bolger. American acclaimed Off Broadway
Star chef April Bloomfield The exhibition “Repentant yarn, and tubing to create Airlines Theatre, 227 W. run. Samuel J. Friedman
mixes up classic Italian, Magdalene” showcases colorful reefs as a response 42nd St., 212-719-1300; Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.,
French, and English cooking 17th-century painter Guido to ocean pollution. Through roundabouttheatre.org 212-239-6200;
at one of NYC’s best-known Cagnacci in all his January 22, 2017, 2 manhattantheatreclub.com
gastropubs. 314 W. 11th St., eccentricity with a look at Columbus Circle, 212-299- dear evan
212-620-0393; his religious paintings. 7777; madmuseum.org hanSen leS liaiSonS
thespottedpig.com October 25, 2016 to January dangereuSeS
22, 2017, 1 E. 70th St., The ruBin MuSeuM Pitch Perfect’s Ben Platt
SuShi of gari 212-288-0700; frick.org reprises his Off Broadway Liev Schreiber and Janet
The second installment of role as an anxiety-stricken McTeer are the very
Manhattanites swoon for The MeT Breuer the Sacred Spaces series teen in Benj Pasek and naughty aristocrats in this
chef Masatoshi Sugio’s explores the acoustic art of Justin Paul’s acclaimed revival of Christopher
tasting menus. 402 E. 78th “Kerry James Marshall: the world’s highest musical. Previews begin Hampton’s play, which was
St., 212-517-5340; Mastry” shows how the artist, monasteries through November 14, Belasco the basis for the Oscar-
sushiofgari.com 35 years into his career, has recorded sounds like flags Theatre, 111 W. 44th St., winning film with Glenn
challenged stereotyped flapping and monks 212-239-6200; Close and John Malkovich.
upland representations of black chanting. Opens November dearevanhansen.com Previews begin October 8,
people in the Western 11, 150 W. 17th St., 212-620- Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th
Perfectly executed pizzas tradition. October 25, 2016 5000; rubinmuseum.org The encounTer St., 212-239-6200;
and robust meat dishes are to January 29, 2017, 945 liaisonsbroadway.com
top of mind at Justin Madison Ave., 212-731-1675; SocieTy of After a slew of five-star
Smillie’s California-cool metmuseum.org illuSTraTorS reviews, this immersive- naTaSha, pierre &
hotspot. 345 Park Avenue MuSeuM theater piece comes to The greaT coMeT
South, 212-686-1006; MoMa Broadway with its creator of 1812
uplandnyc.com “A Retrospective: Ralph and star Simon McBurney.
Photographer Nan Goldin Steadman” looks back at Golden Theatre, 252 W. With his pleasingly light
WhiTe STreeT captures an older, grittier one of the most influential 45th St., 212-239-6200; timbre, Josh Groban has
New York in “The Ballad of alternative cartoonists in theencounterbroadway.com likely found the perfect
With media honchos Dan Sexual Dependency.” American history. Through vehicle for his Broadway
Abrams and Dave Through February 12, 11 W. October 22, 128 E. 63rd St., falSeTToS debut in Dave Malloy’s pop
Zinczenko at the helm, it’s 212-838-2560; opera, which adapts a
no wonder the guest list has societyillustrators.org Christian Borle stars as a sliver of War and Peace.
included everyone from gay man who has come out Previews begin October 18,
President Obama to Marisa to his ex-wife and son in Imperial Theatre, 249 W.
1970s New York in this 45th St., 212-239-6200;
revival of the Tony-winning greatcometbroadway.com
musical. Walter Kerr

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY VENTURELLI/WIREIMAGE (MODELS, JENNER); VICTOR VIRGILE/GAMMA-RAPHO VIA GETTY IMAGES (STATUE, VIVA STYLE
LAGERFELD); SKETCH (COURTESY OF FENDI) OF THE CITY
ROMA!
Fountain of inspiration:
COUTURE KAISER ARL Kendall Jenner (ABOVE
RIGHT) was among the
LAGERFELD MARSHALS THE models who walked on
water during Fendi’s Fall
ITALIAN CAPITAL’S HIGH 2016 couture fashion show,
which was staged on the
FASHION TEMPLE INTO ITS Trevi Fountain in Rome.
HERE: Karl Lagerfeld and
TENTH DECADE. Silvia Venturini Fendi, who
oversee the brand’s
BY KRISTIN YOUNG designs, walk the runway.
LEFT: Lagerfeld’s sketch of
“Fendi is Italian to its core,” the fountain.
says longtime creative director
Karl Lagerfeld. “It’s not only
Italian, it’s Roman.”

The wonderfully prolific
Lagerfeld, who has been at the
helm of Fendi for longer than
many of us have been alive—
since 1965—claims it’s easy to
differentiate the Italian collection
from those of Chanel and his
namesake label, the other two
fashion houses under his
direction. “I don’t have one
personality, I have three,” the
designer muses. “Fendi is my
Italian version, Chanel my
French version, and Lagerfeld is
my own version. I never made
something that looked like
Chanel at Fendi and never made
something that looked like Fendi
at Chanel, because both have a
[separate] identity.”

There is perhaps no greater
tribute to Fendi’s quintessential
romanità than the staging of its
90th anniversary fashion show
upon Rome’s Trevi fountain in
July. Models literally walked on
water—an illusion created by a
clear platform placed over the
newly-restored fountain and
pool—revealing a collection
inspired by illustrations of legends
and fairy tales. “Very romantic,
but modern at the same time,”
says Lagerfeld of the collection,
which comprised whimsical,
flowing dresses, many with

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Style tastemaker

The Fendi Five: The Fendi sisters took Botticelli-esque empire waists; white lace
over the company from their parents, dresses buried in appliquéd flowers; and
Adele and Edoardo, who founded it in lavish fabrications such as lush layers of tulle
1926. right: The brand continues its and velvet—pieces that look like they hail
handbag dominance with the Selleria from an enchanted forest.

Peekaboo bag, exclusive to the Part and parcel of the 90th-anniversary
flagship boutique in Rome. collection, Fendi has released a limited-
edition Selleria Peekaboo handbag, a
“fendi is italian to its core. it’s not only one-of-a-kind accessory made entirely by
italian—it’s roman.” hand in 60 pieces. The bag features punto
baseball, or baseball stitching, a larger-form
—karl lagerfeld stitching technique handed down through
the generations by Roman master saddlers.
Ménage à duo: Fendi has two The Peekaboo bags are exclusively sold at PhotograPhy by Victor VirgiLE/gamma-raPho Via gEtty imagEs (hadid); VEnturELLi/WirEimagE (VEnturini); courtEsy of
creative directors—Karl Lagerfeld for the Palazzo Fendi boutique in Rome. fEndi (sistErs, bag)
ready-to-wear and Silvia Venturini
Fendi, the inventor of the game- And, if you happen to be in the Italian
changing Baguette bag, for men’s capital, head to the Palazzo della Civiltà
and accessories. left: Bella Hadid in Italiana, where you will find “Fendi Roma:
an elaborately embroidered cape. The Artisans of Dreams” (through October
29), an exhibition that celebrates the
maison’s nine decades of craftsmanship and
creativity. For those who can’t make it to
Rome, the short film Fendi: Hands Make
Beauty, available online, highlights the
brand’s evolution, and the coffee-table book
Fendi Roma, a recent release from
Assouline, explores Fendi’s connection with
the Eternal City.

Lagerfeld, now 83, says he’s still brim-
ming with ideas and is given the freedom to
create what he wants at Fendi. So expect
plenty more from Italian Karl in years to
come. It’s not work, he insists. “Work is
when a person wakes up every morning
and goes to do something they don’t like,”
he says. “I have the chance of doing
something I love and doing it [in] the best
conditions... I’m interested in a lot of things,
even more today than before. I like to
change while the world is changing. That’s

.what fashion is all about!” 2598 Madison

Ave., 212-897-2244; fendi.com

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At a Larry Party”

LARRYLawrence Scott Events Ltd.

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STYLE FRAGRANCE

The house that Ralph built (clockwise from left): Ralph Lauren’s new signature line of
fragrances; visitors sample scents; sweet, sensual, and feminine, Amber recalls Lauren’s vision
of the Sahara; the new fragrance-department addition to Lauren’s Madison Avenue flagship.

Eau, How
Fabulous!

Blooms aBound at Ralph lauRen’s
first-ever fragrance salon.

By Samantha yankS

Marking yet another milestone that recall the warmth and the photography by Zach hilty/bFa.com (showroom)
at the house of Ralph Lauren, spice so very emblematic of
the brand has opened its Manhattan. “New York is a
first-ever Ralph Lauren symbol of glamour and
Fragrance Salon at the iconic sophistication. It is where I live
Madison Avenue flagship. To and, most importantly, where I
coincide with the opening, the grew up. It’s always represented
house is releasing 10 specially to me a place of inspiration and
crafted eaux de parfums (50 excitement where endless
ml, $140; 100 ml, $240) that possibilities exist and dreams
capture the spirit and glamour can be realized,” says Lauren.
of Lauren’s iconic “worlds.”
As a new permanent destina-
The exclusive scents channel tion within the shop that also
five destinations that have most houses the brand’s Purple and
influenced Lauren’s personal Black Labels as well as its
and professional life. Ranging ready-to-wear collections, the
from the French Riviera to the fragrance salon offers customers
English countryside, each the chance to receive one-on-
destination is represented one consultations to guide them
through fragrance. Our very on a scent journey through the
own New York City gets an worlds of Ralph Lauren. 888
especially lovely scent, with
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STYLE MUST-HAVE READY, Globetrotters, rejoice: PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MONCLER
Marrying German engineering
68 GOTHAM-MAGAZINE.COM JET SET, with French chic, Rimowa and
GO! Moncler’s latest luggage collab
(HERE AND TOP LEFT; from $1,700)
BID ADIEU TO STANDARD proves worthy of Moncler
swear-bys like Brigitte Bardot
TRAVEL WITH RIMOWA AND (ABOVE) and Jackie O. (LEFT).

MONCLER’S ÜBER-FAB

LUGGAGE COLLAB.

BY LISA FERRANDINO

If Rimowa is synonymous with
invincible hard-case luggage,
and Moncler with impossibly
chic puffer coats, then any
collaboration between the two
is destined for must-have status.

The German-based luggage
company and the French sport
apparel label’s first collabora-
tion came about in 2012, and
the two are teaming up once
again to introduce the
Multiwheel Topas Stealth
collection, combining
Moncler’s sleek high-fashion
style with Rimowa’s high-tech
innovation. The collection
boasts a lightweight gray
aluminum exterior (with
Rimowa’s signature grooves, of
course) in three different sizes,
each with a quilted camouflage
fabric developed by Moncler
specifically for the collection.
Even better, the silenced
Multiwheel gliding system, in
addition to optimal functional-
ity and maneuverability, makes
for quiet traveling across any
terminal or tarmac. And with
accessories like footwear bags
and wash bags—perfect for all
of those personal possessions
and TSA-approved liquids—it’s
the ultimate set of luggage to
get you from Aspen to the
Costa Smeralda and back
again. And we’re off! Moncler,
90 Prince St., 646-350-3620;
moncler.com; Rimowa, 535

.Madison Ave., 212-758-1060;

rimowa.com

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Style accessories

king modern Styling aSSiStance by connor childerS. grooMing by JeSSica ortiZ at the Wall groUP USing aMiKa haircare. Model:
pins marvel MiKe SharitS at Ford ModelS. location: the SUrrey hotel, 20 e. 76th St., 212-288-3700; theSUrrey.coM

it’s the smallest pieces—what’s less comic-book
in a pocket, on a wrist, flicked reader, more
between the fingers—that
make the biggest impression. comic-book hero.
clark kent never
PhotograPhy by Jeff Crawford
Styling by faye Power looked so good.

70  gotham-magazine.com Sweater vest ($475),
shirt ($495), pants ($725),

and tie ($185), Canali.
625 Madison Ave., 212-752-

3131; canali.com. Glasses,
Dolce & Gabbana ($190).
LensCrafters, 425 Lexington

Ave., 212-922-2929;
lenscrafters.com. Stainless-
steel and blue dial timepiece,

Invicta (price on request).
1535 Broadway, 646-852-

6036; invictawatch.com

citizen of

the world

the new jet set

says throw on a

coat and go—and

collect your

treasures along

the way.

Aluminum WWII clock,
Restoration Hardware
($119). 935 Broadway,
212-260-9479; rh.com.
18k gold Napoleon bezel
ring, Jorge Adeler ($7,490).
Bergdorf Goodman, 745
Fifth Ave., 212-753-7300;
jorgeadeler.com. 43mm 18k
rose-gold hand-wound
mechanical movement
timepiece, Chopard ($33,530).
709 Madison Ave., 212-223-
2304; chopard.com. Eyewear,
Ralph Lauren ($299). 867
Madison Ave., 212-606-2100;
ralphlauren.com. Wooden
Perfect Pencil, Graf von
Faber-Castell ($260). Venture
Stationer, 1189 Lexington
Ave., 212-288-7235;
graf-von-faber-castell.com.
Small leather notebook,
Hermès ($180). 691 Madison
Ave., 212-751-3181;
hermes.com. Cement “Etoile“
medina deco tile ($33 per sq.
ft.) and Cement “Cream”
medina solid tile ($32 per sq.
ft.), Exquisite Surfaces.
800-970-9798

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sleek lines, deco
splendor, and

shine: the futurist
future is now.

Clermont automobile objet,
Ralph Lauren ($1,595). 888
Madison Ave., 212-606-2100;
ralphlauren.com. Wood and
leather ink blotter, Hermès

($710). 691 Madison Ave.,
212-751-3181; hermes.com.
Crystal sphere, Restoration

Hardware ($129). 935
Broadway, 212-260-9479;
rh.com. 9cm pocket Castell
Collection pen, Graf von
Faber-Castell ($150). Venture
Stationer, 1189 Lexington Ave.,
212-288-7235; graf-von-faber-
castell.com. Gucci Guilty
Platinum Edition Pour Homme,
Gucci (90ml for $88). Macy’s,
151 W. 34th St., 212-695-

4400; macys.com.
18k white-gold Pierre Arpels

embossed honeycomb
timepiece with sculpted gold
numerals, Van Cleef & Arpels
($38,900). 744 Fifth Ave., 212-
896-9284; vancleefarpels.com.
Sunglasses, Emporio Armani

(price on request). Sunglass
Hut, 605 Fifth Ave., 212-759-

3720; sunglasshut.com.
Money clip, Montblanc
($195). 600 Madison Ave.,
212-223-888; montblanc.com.
Blackhawk 61-inch desk,
Restoration Hardware

($2,395). see above

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STYLE SHOP TALK

“THERE IS A MUCH
MORE EXPERIMENTAL
AND INDIVIDUALISTIC

APPROACH TO
DRESSING DOWNTOWN.”

—TRACY MARGOLIES

DOWNTOWN PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAST SUSPECT FOR SAKS FIFTH AVENUE (MODEL); ROMER PEDRON FOR SAKS FIFTH AVENUE (INTERIORS); LAST SUSPECT (BOOTIE)
DEBUT

LUXURY SHOPPING SOUTH OF 14TH
STREET JUST GOT A BIG, BEAUTIFUL
ANCHOR IN THE FORM OF SA
DOWNTOWN AT BROOKFIELD PLACE.

BY LISA FERRANDINO

Streetwise style Two hundred brands, 100 with below-14th Street “They’re not only unique Avenue, the new Saks also
exclusive styles, nine exclu- bona fides, like Rag & to Saks Downtown but are offers designers not found
(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP sive brands, and countless Bone and Public School, all inspired by our city.” uptown, like street-style
RIGHT): Two glimpses styling options—welcome for a capsule collection Pieces like an embroidered favorite Vetements and
of Saks Downtown hint to Saks Downtown, the exclusive to the downtown varsity jacket from perennial fashion darlings
at how it’s changing newest and chicest place location. “We have a tightly Opening Ceremony, a Rag Balenciaga and Dries Van
lower Manhattan’s to shop in New York. curated edit of designer & Bone bomber jacket, Noten. Margolies says that
fashion landscape; a pieces that we’ve pulled and Rue de Simkhai tees these handpicked designers
pink embroidered “There is a much more together to fit this custom- are just a few of the items to “make it clear that we have
jacket by Opening experimental and individu- er’s aesthetic,” says expect from the new a downtown assortment.”
Ceremony ($525), alistic approach to dressing Margolies of the collabora- location’s 25-piece New Lower Manhattan just got a
from the location’s downtown,” says Saks Fifth tions, which draw on the York capsule collection. whole lot cooler. Brookfield
exclusive capsule Avenue Chief Merchant likes of Jonathan Simkhai
collection; edgy Tracy Margolies, who has and Opening Ceremony. To fully differentiate it .Place, 225 Liberty St.,
tapped über-cool labels from the classicism of Fifth
accessories, like 646-344-6300; saks.com
these Givenchy

booties ($1,695),
cater to the area’s
eclectic clientele.

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style: the guide

Gotham picks New York’s fiNest fashioN, jewelrY, watches, aNd more!

RUBYLUX.COM FASHION madison avenue location. 650 over the globe. 402 W.
LUXURY DESIGNS, madison ave., 212-371-5511; Broadway, 212-966-3487;
PAST & PRESENT Acne StudioS bottegaveneta.com dsquared2.com

RubyLUX continues to be shop this swedish creative BrookS BrotherS eileen FiSher
your destination for the collective’s hipster-loved
denim and minimalist ready- design darling Zac posen a pioneer within the
most desirable designs from to-wear. 33 Greene St., 212- lends expertise to classic eco-chic movement, eileen
iconic antiques to stunning 334-8345, 212-633-0002; american sportswear as the fisher began using organic
acnestudios.com brand’s new creative cotton and natural fibers
jewels and luxury home director. 1180 madison ave., over 10 years ago. 1039
decor. RubyLUX has recently Alice + oliviA 212-289-5027; madison ave., 212-879-7799;
brooksbrothers.com eileenfisher.com
joined forces with CINOA, the contemporary crowd
an association of highly can’t get enough of the Brunello ermenegildo
brand’s deft mix of seasonal cucinelli ZegnA
esteemed antique dealers to items and wardrobe staples.
help strengthen our online 755 madison ave., 646-545- leonardo dicaprio and the luxury italian label offers
marketplace and the interior 2895; aliceandolivia.com prince william are fans of men’s clothing, tailored suits,
design trade. Launching this this luxury italian label’s shoes, accessories, and
Fall, our DESIGN Section Anne FontAine streamlined shapes in fragrances. 663 Fifth ave.,
devoted to the design trade mineral shades. 134 Greene 212-421-4488; zegna.com
with personalized concierge this parisian designer is St., 212-334-1010;
services for all your design famous for her essential brunellocucinelli.com gucci
wear-everywhere white shirt.
needs. Shop the global 837 madison ave., 212-988- cAnAli luxury italian clothing and
marketplace of RubyLUX. 8081; annefontaine.com accessories get a twist from
com, where we bring the the choice for leading men recently installed creative
BArneyS new york from the big screen to city director alessandro michele.
world’s best inventory streets, canali specializes in 725 Fifth ave., 212-826-
to your home. the luxury retailer returns to made-to-measure menswear. 2600; gucci.com
its original 1920s home in 625 madison ave., 212-752-
[email protected] chelsea with a 55,000-square- 3131; canali.com hAdleigh’S
www.RubyLUX.com foot, five-floor flagship. 101
Seventh ave.; barneys.com cArolinA herrerA this dallas-based clothier
recently unveiled its
Billy reid elegant silhouettes get pops first-ever New York city
of color in the iconic location. 989 madison ave.,
stock up on southern-cool designer’s jewel box of a 646-964-5211; hadleighs.com
staples at the cfda boutique. 802 madison ave.,
favorite’s west Village 212-744-2076; Jimmy choo
boutique. 94 Charles St., carolinaherrera.com
646-461-6427; billyreid.com choo’s sky-high strappy
dSquAred2 sandals may be the most
BottegA venetA recognizable, but the brand’s
the brand’s fashion-forward handbags and leather goods
as a precursor to the opening styles have appeared are just as coveted. 645 Fifth
of its first New York maison everywhere from madonna’s ave., 212-593-0800;
store, this italian powerhouse music videos to catwalks all jimmychoo.com
just moved into a sprawling

Made By you

Salvatore Ferragamo’s newest feat in men’s foot-
wear, the Tramezza Made To Order program, is italian
craftsmanship at its absolute finest.  this customiza-
tion initiative takes as its starting point three classic
styles from the giglio line—an oxford, monkstrap, and
monkstrap boot—and then allows you to select the
material, color, and buckle of the shoe as well as per-
sonalize the sole with lettering for an impression
that is truly your own. 655 Fifth Ave., 212-759-3822;
ferragamo.com

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Back to Black REINSTEIN |ROSS,
GOLDSMITHS
Louis Vuitton’s signature canvas patterns have a whiff of
old-world luxury about them, recalling a time of neatly Hand-fabricated in the R|R
stacked steamer trunks. But the brand went full-on Manhattan workshops.
black-ops in 2008 with the sleek Damier graphite collec-
tion—rendering the familiar checkerboard pattern in black Their work in custom alloys
and gray—and tastemaking men, including a pre-mountain of high-karat gold and their
hat Pharrell Williams, clamored for the modern, masculine exotic precious gems are world
updating. now the label is doing it again with the ink- renowned. Visit Reinstein|Ross
and-shadow shades of the Monogram Eclipse collection, in one of their two locations –
available in bags (backpacks, hard and soft briefcases, Madison Avenue near the Met
messengers, duffels), shoes (ankle boots, sneakers), and, of Breuer, and in the Meatpacking
course, luggage. 1 E. 57th St., 212-758-8877; louisvuitton.com District near the Whitney
Museum. See the jewelry being
Jitrois brand has received a stylish this in-demand label. 182 made. Shop for contemporary
update. 650 Fifth Ave., Columbus Ave., 212-362-7138; rings, earrings, chains and more.
This French design house is 212-247-9351; landsend.com rag-bone.com Or drop in and talk to them about
celebrated for its expert ordering a custom piece designed
work with luxury leathers. La perLa raLph Lauren and made especially for you.
959 Madison Ave., 917-239-
0933; jitrois.com Founded in 1954 by Italian Since its inception in 1968, the Madison Avenue Store
corset-maker Ada Masotti, La label has put its stamp on and Workshop
John VarVatos Perla now offers everything everything from tuxedos to
from swimwear to perfume. tennis skirts. Women’s and 29 East 73rd Street
The designer’s love of Motor 803 Madison Ave., 212-570- Home Flagship, 888 Madison (at Madison Avenue)
City rock ’n’ roll is apparent in 0050; laperla.com Ave., 212-434-8000; Men’s
his trendy, tailored menswear. Flagship, 867 Madison Ave., 212.772.1901
765 Madison Ave., 212-760- Louis Vuitton 212-606-2100; ralphlauren.com
2414; johnvarvatos.com Downtown Store,
Go for monogrammed leather saKs FiFth aVenue Workshop and Gallery
Kate spade bags and luxury trunks galore. 30 Gansevoort Street
661 Fifth Ave., 212-605-9910; The Fifth Avenue store has
Stop by the VIP Salon to try louisvuitton.com stood as a pillar of New York’s (at Hudson Street)
on the latest collection with a fashion industry since 1924. 212.226.4513
glass of Champagne in hand. michaeL Kors 611 Fifth Ave., 212-753-4000;
789 Madison Ave., 212-988- saksfifthavenue.com ReinsteinRoss.com
0259; katespade.com Every season caters to the @ReinsteinRoss
designer’s glamorous, saLVatore
Kit and ace jet-set-chic clientele. 601 Ferragamo gotham-magazine.com 77
Fifth Ave., 212-582-2444;
Founded by fabric designer michaelkors.com The Italian luxury lifestyle
Shannon Wilson, a former brand is favored by New
head designer for Lululemon, muLberry York socialites and investment
the brand rose to prominence bankers. 655 Fifth Ave.,
with its signature cashmere Since launching in the 1970s, 212-759-3822; ferragamo.com
blend. 255 Elizabeth St., the brand has become
844-548-6223; kitandace.com synonymous with premier smythson
leather handbags and
LaLique luggage. 605 Madison Ave., From Grace Kelly to Sigmund
212-256-0632; mulberry.com Freud, the British brand has
The French master of all been the longtime choice for
things crystal has added Rêve qiViuK quality leather goods. 667
d’Infini, an ultra-feminine Madison Ave., 212-265-4573;
scent, to its fragrance house. The knitwear company smythson.com
609 Madison Ave., 212-355- specializes in clothing made in
6550; lalique.com its namesake material, a tomas maier
superfine fiber from the inner
Lands’ end down of a musk ox. 40 E. 58th Browse casual essentials
St., 212-826-3388; qiviuk.com within a chic 19th-century
Since former Dolce & townhouse in the West Village.
Gabbana President Federica rag & bone 407 Bleecker St., 212-547-
Marchionni took the helm 8383; tomasmaier.com
last year, this catalogue American staples get the
British tailoring treatment at

STYLE THE GUIDE John Turturro in THE CASE FOR COOL
Rag & Bone’s
NEW FLEX Bayes jacket ($795). As if anyone needed more evidence of its casualwear cred, Rag
CUFF BRACELETS & Bone has enlisted nine inimitable men, including The Night
Of’s lovably unlucky lawyer, John Turturro, to don some of its fall
Stop in today & explore pieces for the Men’s Project campaign. The initiative is timed per-
a new collection fectly to the opening of the new men’s store in Tribeca. “Turturro
of statement cuff is the epitome of a New York guy,” says Marcus Wainwright, the
brand’s founder, CEO, and creative director. “He’s just cool, he
bracelets that can be never has to try too hard. We tapped him because he’s a master
worn day into evening. of his craft.” 228 West Broadway, 646-277-8362; rag-bone.com

826 LEXINGTON AVE TORY BURCH generous volumes with her Slavic background and
between 63-64 Street sensual lines. 824 Madison multicultural lifestyle. The
212.832.2092 Chic patterns and relaxed, Ave., 212-439-4220; Shops at the Plaza Hotel,
www.lanciani.com easy silhouettes make Tory degrisogono.com 1 W. 58th St., 212-371-7050;
Burch an enduring favorite of misahara.com
78 GOTHAM-MAGAZINE.COM Manhattan’s glitterati. 797 FOREVERMARK
Madison Ave., 212-510-8371; PAUL MORELLI
toryburch.com Each Forevermark diamond
is beautiful, rare, and This jeweler remained Bergdorf
JEWELRY & responsibly sourced. De Goodman Jewelry Salon’s
WATCHES Beers Diamond Jewellers, best-kept secret until opening
703 Fifth Ave., 212-906- a stand-alone shop in 2014.
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Cape, Alexander
McQueen ($3,175).
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8900; barneys.com. Biker
jacket, Canali ($5,500).
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Shirt, Prada ($870).
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LEG

END

ary
New music!
New film!
Mogul/multihyphenate john legend has
rocked 2016. And now, with his #FreeAmerica
movement taking hold during a hotly debated
election year, he has a lot more to say... 

By Jill Sieracki Photography by Mike Rosenthal

When singer-songWriter John Legend sits down at struggling to balance their romance with their Hollywood dreams—
his Thanksgiving table this year, he’ll certainly have much to be thank- Stone as an actress and Gosling as a jazz musician. Legend plays
ful for. In the 12 years since the 2004 release of his debut album, Get Keith—leader of the on-screen band The Messengers—who recruits
Lifted, he’s won 10 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar, Gosling’s Sebastian. “I think it is cool that we did a 2016 version of
for Original Song for 2014’s Selma. This year alone, he welcomed the classic Hollywood musical. Even though people don’t do it as
daughter Luna with his wife, model/TV personality Chrissy Teigen; much now, it is clear that people still love musicals as we’ve wit-
served as executive producer on the trailblazing new WGN America nessed with Hamilton and with the live airings of musicals on
series Underground, the story of slaves on the Underground Railroad, network television like Grease and The Wiz. It took someone like
recently renewed for a second season; and helped ignite a major dis- Chazelle, with the level of ambition that he has, and the level of
cussion of our country’s criminal justice system with his #FreeAmerica skills and love for music that he has, to bring another classic musical
campaign, which is particularly poignant during this hotly contested with new content to the big screen.”
election year.
A seasoned performer, Legend worked with an acting coach for
Now, he’s adding a new title to his multihyphenate career with La the role and learned enough guitar to pretend to play on screen
La Land, which marks Legend’s first substantial acting role. “I (Gosling is the man on the piano in The Messengers, a band Legend
hadn’t really acted to that extent before. I’d done small things, but culled together from musicians he has worked with before). Ahead
this was my most significant role as an actor,” says Legend, 37, of his of the film’s December release, Legend has already been named to
character in a “trip the light fantastic” modern-day musical starring Variety’s 2016 list of “10 Actors to Watch,” and La La Land is generat-
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The film, from Whiplash writer/ ing early Oscar buzz, particularly for the film’s score.
director Damien Chazelle, tells the story of star-crossed lovers
Those missing Legend’s piano playing, however, will have much

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to celebrate when his sixth studio album drops at the end of (played by Tika Sumpter) struggles to find her footing as a

the year. The single “Love Me Now” will be the first to reach woman of color in a firm populated with white men. That

the airwaves, and while much of the music is still embargoed same issue runs through several of Legend’s other 2016 exec-

at press time, what is known is that it will introduce a number utive producer projects, including the documentary Southern

of new collaborators, including tracks with Chance the Rites, which was the next chapter in photographer Gillian

Rapper, Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes, and Laub’s New York Times exposé on a segregated prom in

Miguel, all orchestrated with producer Blake Mills, whom Georgia, as well as Underground, which will return to WGN

Legend specifically sought out for the project. “I’m talking America next year. “Our mission is really not much different

about who I am, where I am in my life, what I think about from my music, which is just to spread light and love and

when it comes to the world, but also in my own relationship make the world more interesting and hopefully more beauti-

with my wife and our relationship with our daughter,” says ful, but obviously through a different medium, but one that

Legend. “You’ll hear a bit of all of that in the album.” involves a lot of music as well,” says Legend of his Get Lifted

What the album isn’t, however, is Film Company, which he helms with

recorded in New York—something his manager, Ty Stiklorius, and film

that’s of particular concern to the “When We feel producer Mike Jackson.
musician. “One of my worries about “One of the things that attracts me

New York right now is that [the] music comfortable to certain shows, especially my
business isn’t thriving like it used to,” favorite dramas like Breaking Bad

he says. “The record business has con- demonizing and The Americans and Underground,
tracted to a degree, and it made it a as well, is the idea of someone hav-

little less economically sound to run entire groups, We ing a secret and maybe living a
big studios in New York, and so a lot double life,” says Legend. “What’s

of the big studios that we used to use ought to Worry interesting about Underground is it
are closed, like Sony and Hip Factory shows that it was a bunch of human

and Chung King [Studios]. It’s hard that We might be beings making human decisions.
for a lot of young writers and produc- Now, everyone realizes slavery was

ers to live in New York as well because going doWn a awful, but at the time, it wasn’t clear

it’s such an expensive city; the indus- dangerous path.” to everyone that was the case. What
try is getting priced out. It’s something justifications people used during

we have to think about for the future —john legend that time period, it’s useful for us to
of New York—how to make it more think about that so we don’t get to

inviting for musicians to be here.” that point in another context in the

It’s not a surprising assessment from future. And when you hear some of

Legend, who has never been shy about sharing his perspec- the things Donald Trump talks about with regards to Muslims

tive on the world, whether through his art or his social media and Mexicans, I’m not going to say he would take us to that

feed. In recent months, he has served as executive producer point, but when we feel really comfortable demonizing entire

on the film Southside With You, which chronicled the first date religions and entire ethnic groups, then we ought to worry

of Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson. Inspired by real that we might be going down a dangerous path. He feels a

events, the movie is a composite of many of the future presi- little too comfortable saying some things that are pretty awful

dent and first lady’s early dates into one daylong event. “It about entire groups.”

was a great way to approach the first biopic on them because Current events, reading books such as The New Jim Crow

you’re going to have bigger, more grand films about them by Michelle Alexander, and his own life story have also

later, but this one explores how they fell in love,” says Legend. fanned the flames of Legend’s current activism for

“For people that have been married and been in the public #FreeAmerica, which aims to change this country’s crimi-

eye for that long, to really seem like they genuinely have a nal justice system and encourage rehabilitation over

great time together and make each other better, I think a lot punishment. As part of his efforts, Legend went on a cross-

of people aspire to that in their relationships.” country listening tour, visiting prisons and immigration

While at its core Southside With You is a love story, it also detention centers, and meeting with survivors of crime,

sparks a conversation on race, particularly as Michelle those formerly incarcerated, law enforcement, and

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legislators. “We as a nation have become understand the roots of the problem so you Overcoat ($2,505) and
overly punitive,” says Legend. “If you com- can do something to solve it.” turtleneck ($478), Etro. 720
pare us to most developed countries, we Madison Ave., 212-317-9096;
lock up way, way more people and for lon- Expect it to be an ongoing conversation etro.com. Vest, Giorgio
ger amounts of time, and when you actually Legend leads on his Twitter feed, where he Armani ($1,595). 717 Fifth
look at the human toll of incarceration and says he enjoys having back-and-forth ex- Ave., 212-207-1902;
the pain it causes to the individual and to changes with people and journalists about armani.com
their families, what are we getting out of the issues he’s most involved with. “I take
that? Every dollar we spend on incarcerat- breaks from it sometimes when it’s a little too left: Coat, Prada ($5,760).
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improving their schools, improving health- ment,” he says. “It might be a bit idealistic, prada.com. Shirt, Lanvin
care in their community, improving safety but I actually feel like I can try to convince ($925). 815 Madison Ave.,
in their community in other ways that people of things on Twitter by a well-rea- 646-439-0380; lanvin.com
would prevent crime. All we’re doing is soned argument. I feel like if I understand a
focusing on punishment and destruction subject, or if I’ve thought about it or read an Styling by David Thomas
rather than focusing on building up the interesting article about it, I want [people] to Styling assistance by
community and bringing about healing. know about it, and I want to teach them, and
then I want to hear back from them and have Matteo Pieri
“I’ve seen personally what drugs and a conversation with them.” Hair by Ron Stephens II
depression can do to your family because I Grooming by Melissa Walsh
had that issue with my mother,” Legend con- However, when it comes to his favorite
tinues. “What we end up doing is locking up feed to follow, Legend looks no further than for Dior Homme
a lot of people for their drug issues and their his own home. “[Chrissy is] the best as far as Location: Viceroy L’Ermitage
mental health issues, and what we really I’m concerned because she really makes
should be doing is trying to find ways to help you feel like you want to be her best friend,” Beverly Hills, 9291 Burton
them. You don’t want to get in a situation he says. “She’s funny and clever, and she’s Way, Beverly Hills, CA,
where you’re trying to excuse every bad also political and understands what’s going 310-278-3344; viceroy
action someone does, but at least try to hotelsandresorts.com
.on in the world. I think she’s literally the best

person to follow on Twitter.”

“IT MIGHT BE A BIT IDEALISTIC, BUT I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I CAN TRY TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE OF THINGS ON TWITTER BY A WELL-REASONED ARGUMENT...

I WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.”—john legend

gotham-magazine.com 87

In the not-so-gray area between tailoring and athleisure is where the well-suited dudes hang. Skinny-cut sport/
street hybrids, collage print tops, and graphic jackets have found their footing in this season’s men’s collections.

photography by RODOLFO MARTINEZ styling by FAYE POWER

this page, from left: Shirt
($1,550), trousers ($1,550),
scarf ($585), and derbies
($1,210), Louis Vuitton. 1 E.
57th St., 212-758-8877;
louisvuitton.com. Bomber,
Saint Laurent ($1,990). 3 E.
57th St., 212-290-2970; ysl.com.
Shirt ($885) and trousers
($765), Alexander McQueen.
747 Madison Ave., 212-645-
1797; alexandermcqueen.com.
Sneakers, Gianvito Rossi
($695). Barneys New York, 660
Madison Ave., 212-826-8900;
barneys.com

opposite page: Jacket ($1,650),
shirt ($880), and pants ($1,150),
Gucci. 725 Fifth Ave.,
212-826-2600; gucci.com.
High-tops, Rag & Bone ($195).
425 W. 13th St., 212-249-3331;
rag-bone.com

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this page, from left: Coat
($6,030), shirt ($990), and
trousers ($995), Givenchy by
Ricardo Tisci. 747 Madison Ave.,
212-650-0180; givenchy.com.
Coat, Ermenegildo Zegna
Couture ($1,980). 663 Fifth
Ave., 212-421-4488; zegna.com.
T-shirt, Louis Vuitton ($595).
1 E. 57th St., 212-758-8877;
louisvuitton.com. Pants, Diesel
Black Gold ($325). 625 Madison
Ave., 212-371-5240; diesel.com

opposite page: Sweater, Dior
Homme ($2,800). 133 Greene St.,
212-421-6009; diorhomme.com.
Trousers, Acne Studios (price on
request). 33 Greene St., 212-334-
8345; acnestudios.com. Loafers,
Ermenegildo Zegna Couture
($1,595). 663 Fifth Ave., 212-421-
4488; zegna.com

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this page: Sweater, Jil Sander
($870). 818 Madison Ave.,
212-838-6100; jilsander.com.
Pants, Diesel Black Gold
($325). 625 Madison Ave.,
212-371-5240; diesel.com.
Sneakers, Bally ($650). 628
Madison Ave., 212-751-9082;
bally.com

opposite page, from left: Coat
($1,932), shirt ($378), and pants
($650), Dries Van Noten.
Barneys New York, 660
Madison Ave., 212-826-8900;
barneys.com. Sneakers,
Bally ($650). 628 Madison
Ave., 212-751-9082; bally.com.
Coat ($1,395), T-shirt (price on
request), and pants (price on
request), Christopher Kane.
christopherkane.com. Sneakers,
Gianvito Rossi ($695). Barneys
New York, 660 Madison Ave.,
212-826-8900; barneys.com

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this page, from left: Coat
($795), anorak ($695), and
trousers ($395), Z Zegna. 663
Fifth Ave., 212-421-4488;
zegna.com. Jacket ($1,195) and
trousers ($995), Rag & Bone.
425 W. 13th St., 212-249-3331;
rag-bone.com

opposite page: Shirt, Sacai
($800). Dover Street Market,
160 Lexington Ave., 646-837-
7750; sacai.jp

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Malik Alain at Major Models,
Peter Argue at New York Models,
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SPACE
SURREAL ESTATE & DESIGN

LES IS Going coastal! Café Medi’s Mediterranean-
MORE inspired menu includes branzino with leeks,
Castelvetrano olives, and baby Tuscan kale.
THE HOTEL ON RIVINGTON’S LEFT AND BELOW: A 90-seat sky-lit dining
room—not to mention an eight-seat crudo
NEW HOT SPOT, CAFÉ MEDI, bar and 20-seat outdoor café—transports
diners to the seaside.
TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE
“I AM LOOKING FORWARD
BREEZY-COOL VILLAGES OF TO DELIGHTING DINERS
WITH A UNIQUE TWIST ON
ITALY, SPAIN, AND FRANCE. MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE.”
—VINCENT CHIRICO
BY SAMANTHA YANKS
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF RIVINGTON HOSPITALITY GROUP
Just like the Meatpacking District
before it, the Lower East Side is
continuing to evolve from its gritty
New York roots. High-end hotels and
restaurants constantly pop up, from
SoHo House on Ludlow Street to
Hotel Indigo, and now all eyes are on
another of the trailblazers, Hotel on
Rivington, with its newly opened
Café Medi.

Corey Lane and Robert Buchelli,
the hospitality and nightlife duo
behind Café Medi as well as
Gansevoort Market, know from
neighborhood transformation. But
it’s chef Vincent Chirico the diners
are coming for. Having spent time at
Jean-Georges, Aquavit, and Daniel,
he peppers the menu with a ton of
experience and an appreciation for
the neighborhood. “I am looking
forward to the eclectic energy of the
LES and delighting diners with a
unique twist on Mediterranean
cuisine,” notes Chirico.

The in-demand toque has
assembled an eclectic Mediterranean
menu, including roasted king oyster
mushrooms with white polenta and
soft egg. The restaurant’s tiled, sky-lit
dining room, created by the world-
renowned designers at Barcelona’s
Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio, contin-
ues the experience of the menu with
a classically coastal vibe. Add in
Allen Katz’s beverage program, all
muddled fruits, herbal sprigs, and
micro-greens, and the scene at lunch

.and dinner is smashing. 107

Rivington St.; cafemedinyc.com

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SPACE Now opeN

Put on a showroom!
L’Objet redefines ordinary

household objects with
touches that will make
them into the next family
heirlooms. The offerings at
the Bleecker Street boutique
(right) range from Alchimie
black dinnerware (below)
to hand-etched “crocodile”
nested tables ($2,500 for
set of 2; bottom right).
inset: Owner Elad Yifrach.

“My coMMitMent is
to show designs that
aren’t exposed all
over.”—elad yifrach

L’objet of When Elad Yifrach of an old neighbor- skilled artisans from finished in gold and
Affection envisioned L’Objet, he hood with a modern around the world to platinum, among other
pictured a boutique vibe,” says Yifrach, craft distinctive, exceptional items.
ELAD YIFRACH’S new offering an expertly who points out that the one-of-a-kind products:
InterIorS boutIque IS a curated collection of area is a perfect fit for “My commitment to Yifrach is all about
high-end home décor. the store’s refined our client is to show originality. “You don’t
gem, ShowcaSIng His latest location, on casual-living products. designs that aren’t want to walk into
a carefully curated Bleecker Street, goes “The vision for our first exposed all over.” That someone’s home and
collectIon of luSt-worthy above and beyond to NYC boutique is to commitment has see a piece that you
provide customers with keep it fresh with resulted in a selection just purchased,” he
décor pIeceS. the highest level of globally sourced and of hand-gilded Fortuny says. “We hope to
quality and elegance in unique functional Rabat carafes crafted in help you discover
BY TIM LATTERNER uniquely crafted pieces objects.” He’s also Venice, nickel-plated what you really need
ANd TIffANY fRAsIER made of precious adding home fragrance two-tier serving trays and what will make
metals and jewels. and apothecary with gold bamboo the room special.”
collections into the mix. accents, and textured 370 Bleecker St.,
“The West Village is Byzanteum plates
the best representation Yifrach sought out .212-659-0316;

l-objet.com

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