ABOVE: Coralie Charriol Paul and Dennis Paul with son Maximilien Paul; Anaïs Olympia Paul, born March 25 BELOW: Helen Lee Schifter (LEFT) Georgina Chapman; Central Park; Empire Hotel Rooftop; Da Silvano
New Arrivals
A few little ones who have recently made their grand entrances.
· Ali and Philip Edwards: Veronica Moran Edwards, born April 11
· Alex Kuczynski and Charles Stevenson: Luke Porter Pablo Stevenson, born April 29
· Marisa and Noah Leichtling: Esme Theodora Leichtling, born April 4
· Shirin von Wulffen and Frédéric Fekkai: Cecilia Ulrike Amaria Fekkai, born April 1
WHAT GOES AROUND…
For die-hard fashion fans, the current economic climate has alleviated a nagging problem: what to wear. As witnessed at recent high-profile events throughout the city, Gotham’s fashion-forward swans are making a conservative statement: If you’re buying—not borrowing—eveningwear, wear it again. Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman took that dictum to heart, sporting the same much-coveted Chanel spring 2008 runway cardigan to a Cinema Society and IWC-sponsored screening of My Blueberry Nights in April 2008 as she did this May at a party for Kathy Freston’s book Quantum Wellness. Likewise, Natalie Leeds Leventhal wore her black Marc Jacobs dress twice: last November to a Lenox Hill Neighborhood House cocktail party at the Judith Leiber boutique and in March at the Versace- and Leviev-sponsored Museum of the City of New York Winter ball.
But perhaps no one is more the fashion chameleon than Helen Lee Schifter. The fashion plate arrived at an April Cinema Society and Links of London afterparty at Table 8 for The Mysteries of Pittsburgh clad in a white feathered Prada dress, a L.A.M.B. motorcycle jacket, L.A.M.B. clutch and Balenciaga shoes. She had worn the same cocktail number at a Louis Vuitton bash at Capitale in October 2002 (memorably accessorized with a vintage Romeo Gigli bolero sweater, Louboutin heels and a Vuitton patchwork bag). She says it’s one of her favorites, worn at most once a year. “Last time I wore it, I went to Minetta Tavern for a late supper and left a little trail of feathers in the banquette.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Gunter Kleemann, concierge of the New York Palace Hotel, gives a few of his New York City best bets.
BEST ART GALLERIES
Ana Tzarev: 24 West 57th Street, 212-586-9800; anatzarev.com
Axelle: 535 West 25th Street, 212-226-2262; axelle.com
Dia Art Foundation: Dia at the Hispanic Society of America, Audubon Terrace, Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets, 212-989-5566; diaart.org
Gagosian: 980 Madison Avenue, 212-744-2313; 555 West 24th Street, 212-741-1111; 522 West 21st Street, 212-741-1717; gagosian.com
BEST LIVE-MUSIC VENUES
Central Park: Visit centralparknyc.org
Iridium: 1650 Broadway, 212-582-2121; iridiumjazzclub.com
Jazz at Lincoln Center: 10 Columbus Circle, 212-258-9800; jalc.org
BEST ROOFTOP BARS
Empire Hotel Rooftop Bar & Lounge: 44 West 63rd Street, 212-956-3313
Hudson Terrace: 621 West 46th Street, 212-315-9400
Roof Garden Café at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art: 1000 Fifth Avenue, 212-535-7710
BEST ALFRESCO DINING SPOTS
Da Silvano: 260 Sixth Avenue, 212-982-2343
The Harrison: 355 Greenwich Street, 212-274-9310
Paradou: 8 Little West 12th Street, 212-463-8345
