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de GRISOGONO Hosts Holiday Cocktail Party

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

International jewelry brand, de GRISOGONO, hosted a Holiday Cocktail Party at the Madison Avenue Boutique on Wednesday, December 9th. On the chilly evening, as it began to drizzle outside, guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres inside the boutique. Fawaz Gruosi,  de GRISOGONO’s founder and creative director, hosted the evening and was seen mingling with guests.

Guests included Fawaz Gruosi, Giovanni Mattera, Michele Herbert, Susanne Johnson, Judy & Peter Price, Dara Sowell, Randi Schatz, Carmen D’Alessio, Lucia Hwong-Gordon, Michele Rella, Sonia Nassery Cole, Jean Shafiroff, Nicole DiCocco, Nancy Pearson, Margo Manhattan, Patricia Watt, Kim Vernon, and Sherry Von Korber-Bernstein. 

The holiday party also showcased the newest designs by the brand. Known for creating innovative pieces with precious stones like black diamonds, emeralds and amethyst, the new collection has gorgeous drop earrings and cocktail rings. Renowned for creating creative contemporary jewelry and watches, de GRISOGONO has a huge celebrity clientele following including Naomi Campbell, Uma Thurman, Kate Moss,  Lenny Kravitz, and Sharon Stone.  Check out sneak peak photos of the collection below. For more information, visit the site.

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Michele Herbert, Michele Rella, Dara Sowell

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Sonia Nassery Cole, Fawaz Gruosi

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Michele Herbert, Fawaz Gruosi

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Fawaz Gruosi

(Photo Credit: Jared Siskin/PatrickMcMullan.com)

 

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Fashion & Beauty

Gucci Presents The Annual LACMA Gala

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

This weekend, Gucci presented the fifth annual LACMA Art+Film Gala. For the past five years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s has hosted the gala to bring to light innovators both in the art and film world who have created influential work. Leonardo DiCaprio and trustee Eva Chow were both co-chair, along with Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s Creative Director as the Gala Host Committee Chair. Not only did Gucci partake in planning the LACMA Art+Film Gala, but the house also dressed an impressive number of actresses and celebrities, including Eva Chow, Dakota Johnson, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The honorees this year were filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu and artist James Turrell.

Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, said:

“In only a few years, LACMA’s Art+Film Gala has established its reputation for honoring artists and filmmakers whose impact can be felt worldwide and that have particular relevance to Los Angeles, and James Turrell and Alejandro G. Iñárritu certainly fit that bill. In the last two decades, Iñárritu has displayed a daring and nimble vision for films including Birdman and Babel; his work has rightly garnered the highest of critical acclaim. I have known James Turrell for many years and am honored to have co-curated his recent retrospective, which started at LACMA and has traveled the world. ”

Check out some of my favorite looks:

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Gucci Spring Summer 2016

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Chloe Sevigny, Gucci Cruise 2016

Brit Marling, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Dakota Johnson, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Saoirse Ronan, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Gia Coppola,Gucci Spring Summer 2016

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Mia Maestro, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Gucci Cruise 2016

here with Jason Statham

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Eva Chow, Gucci Cruise 2016

with Creative Director of Gucci Alessandro Michele

All images Courtesy of Getty/Gucci.

 

Leonardo DiCaprio wore Giorgio Armani (Photo credit: Jason Merritt).

 

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Lifestyle

Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Awards Honors Peter M. Brant

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

On Tuesday, November 10, Montblanc hosted the highly esteemed Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Awards Function. The low key, private ceremony was held at Kappo Masa, on the Upper East Side. In it’s 24th year, the Culture Arts Patronage Award celebrates patrons of art who have committed to supporting talent worldwide and providing an enriching art experience for audiences everywhere. This year’s honoree was none other than Peter M.Brant. Brant is an avid art enthusiast, who began collecting art when he was eighteen years old.

In his acceptance speech, he said:

“It’s a great honor for me to be recognized by people in the arts for something that I really have always loved doing my whole life,” Brant enthused. “I was very encouraged and surprised they chose me, [Montblanc’s] involvement in the arts is exemplary and I hope many other corporations take an active involvement in supporting the arts,” he continued.

In attendance were Cameron Silver, Patrick Demarchelier, Urs Fischer, Gavin Brown, Lawrence Luhrig, and Stellan Holm. Sienna Miller presented Brant with his award, wearing a pale blue ruffled, Saint Laurent dress.

We got the chance to ask Mr. Brant a few quick questions:

What was the first piece in your art collection?

It was a soup can drawing of Andy Warhol’s. It’s still one of my favorites.

How will the prize money for your foundation, The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, be used?

It will be used for future programming. It will probably be go into to one of our next shows, like the upcoming Steven Shearer show, the artist from Vancouver.

Do you have your eye on any new and up and coming artists?

I’m always looking for pieces. That’s what I do.

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Forevermark Launches ‘The One’ Campaign

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

With the holiday season just a few short weeks away, Forevermark launched their new ad campaign, “The One”, just in time for the holidays.

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On Thursday, October 28th, Forevermark held a private screening at the Stephan Weiss Studio to debut the “It’s a Long Journey to Become The One” feature film. The film was directed by Rob Chiu and will debut nationwide on Monday, November 2nd. The romantic commercial was shot in Gran Canaria and Barcelona. In addition to the new film, the company is also launching it’s well known slogan, “A Diamond Is Forever.”

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Guests included Allison Williams, Nadine Leopold, designer Samantha Black, Rebecca Dayan, Nikki James, Alyssa Umphress, Lola Langusta, among others. When asked about the new campaign, Williams stated,  “I love that Forevermark pays so much attention to detail. They know a thing or two about finding ‘The One’!”

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Charles Stanley, President of Forevermark US stated,

“When developing a concept for the new campaign, we wanted it to match the epic nature of ‘A Diamond Is Forever. The One’ is a metaphor for both the journey of a Forevermark diamond and mankind’s quest for true love, as told through a man’s journey to find his loved one. Less than 1% of the world’s diamonds are worthy of the Forevermark inscription; this film is the human representation of Forevermark’s rigorous selection process and our passionate pursuit of the world’s most beautiful and rare diamonds.”

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View the campaign’s short film here.

 

 

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Fashion & Beauty

Thalia Sodi Celebrates Holiday 2015 Collection

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

Triple threat, Thalia Sodi (singer, actress, and designer), celebrated the launch of her Holiday 2015 Collection with Macy’s. The launch party was held at the Hotel Americano on Tuesday, October 27th. The collection includes apparel, shoes, and jewelry. Majority of the items are under $100, with the highest price being $139.50.

The collection has great separates that are festive for the holidays but can still be worn throughout the year. One of my favorite dresses is the Longsleeve Gather Skirt Surplice Dress. The dress hugs curves perfectly and shows just a hint of skin with a high, mid thigh slit and a sweetheart neckline. It comes in fun prints like a mixed animal print and retails for $89.50. I’ve also been searching for the perfect fur vest. The collection has an ivory Collarless Faux Fur Vest that also retails for $89.50. For holiday party looks, the vest looks great paired with an evening cocktail dress. For a more casual look, the vest can easily dress up jeans and a blouse, perfect with the tall Alma Black Boots that retail for $139.50.

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To get Thalia’s look:

 Animal Print Faux-Wrap Dress, $89.50 | Chain Wrapped Bracelet, $29.50 | Jet Speckled Ring Set, $24.50 | Ohlivia Booties, $99.50

Check out the entire collection here.

 

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Photo Credit: Michael Simon, StarTraks Photo

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Film

Film Review: ‘Our Brand is Crisis’

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

Sandra Bullock is queen. After stellar performances in films like Gravity (2013), The Blind Side (2009), and The Proposal (2009), her new film, Our Brand is Crisis shows Bullock deliver another great performance. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film is based off of the 2006 documentary, also of the same name.

Our Brand is Crisis follows political strategist Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) as she travels to Bolivia to turn around Castillo’s (Joaquim de Almeida) struggling presidential campaign. In the midst of presenting an otherwise, cold and distant Castillo as likeable and relatable, Jane competes with her arch-nemesis Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thorton), the political adviser for the opposing candidate Rivera (Loius Arcella).

While the film has a great cast (Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thorton, Anthony Mackie), the movie falls short in providing a memorable story. It’s quite frankly a long 107 minutes. The film is rated R and is listed as a comedy and drama, yet fails to provide consistently and has sporadic comedic moments. At the end of the film when Castillo becomes President and ends up doing exactly what he promised he wouldn’t do when he was campaigning, Jane realizes a little too late that while she won the battle against Pat, she ended up causing unrest and turmoil in Bolivia. After a confrontation with Pepe, a central character who is developed quite strongly through the film, she realizes that not only was she duped, but she also ended up unintentionally duping Pepe and his brothers. Octavio Gómez Berríos, who plays Pepe, delivers a great performance. Pepe is an innocent figure in the film, a campaign volunteer who truly believes Castillo can make Bolivia great again, even after a botched first presidency. He’s easy to relate to, with the audience recalling moments of their own betrayals.

Bottom Line: Sandra Bullock’s performance gives the film life. Our Brand is Crisis comes out October 30th.

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