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The Daily Davis: Almanac Is Foodie Heaven

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gallery-1I love good food (um, who doesn’t?) and have become more and more of a foodie. My latest restaurant obsession is Almanac, the French-inspired restaurant in the west village. The talented head chef and co-owner is Galen Zamarra, who has won a James Beard Award and became chef de cuisine at Bouley Bakery when he […]

The Daily Davis: Save the Rhinos!

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Figue's Rhino PouchWhen I went on safari in South Africa with the truly beyond-chic andBeyond, I saw a black rhino, the Greta Garbo of the bush. Illegal poaching of the beautiful rhino is rampant in Africa and must be stopped. Designer Stephanie von Watzdorf of Figue, the bohemia-luxuria-to-the-max label, collab-ed with andBeyond to create a limited-edition rhino […]

The Daily Davis: Get Realism – Do a Device Cleanse

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Ines Rivero  This is not a day-late April Fool’s gag. The Company of Others – who “lives and thinks ahead of trend, anticipates where audiences are heading, and works with companies to connect their product offerings, behaviors, marketing, internal operations, and culture with that future” – have released a product called Realism. It’s a plastic frame […]

The Daily Davis: RIP Dr. Frederic Brandt, Dermatologist to Madonna, Stephanie Seymour, Oribe and more.

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Dr. Frederic BrandtIt was confirmed this morning that the celebrated cosmetic doctor Dr. Frederic Brandt had hung himself at home in Coconut Grove, Miami at the age of 65. A cheerleader for the ‘more is more’ look of filler and Botox, the famous faces Brandt had worked on included Madonna, Stephanie Seymour, Kelly Ripa, Oribe and the socialite/art […]

The Daily Davis: Happy Ending is an Haute Hipster Clubhouse

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Erin Wasson at Happy EndingWith a restaurant upstairs and a discotheque downstairs, Happy Ending, created by partners Teddy Perweiler, Max Levai and Oliver Stumm, is always buzzing with beautiful people. Last Saturday, after a late dinner with film director Jack Bryan and his producer girlfriend Laura DuBois, I bumped into so many chic and cute faces that my head was spinning. And […]

The Daily Davis: Jeffrey Cares’ Male Model Flesh Parade

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River Vilperi    A shirtless and ripped River Vilperi (the model who once dated Paris Hilton) in bright red shorts, Anna Wintour hanging out with Zachary Quinto, DJ/model May Kwok spinning loud dance music, Joseph Altuzarra and husband Seth Weissman laughing in the front row with Catherine McNeil…Welcome to Jeffrey Fashion Cares‘ 12th annual fashion fundraiser, which donates […]

The Daily Davis: Thorsun’s Chic Beach Vibes

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IMG_2759-463x600I am so ready to relocate to Southampton where I will be most of the season turning out our five Daily Summer issues. I also plan on jetting to – during high season bien-sûr – St. Tropez, Capri, and Sardinia. And as I beach hop, I will be living in Thorsun, the coolest swimwear line on […]

The Daily Davis: Live From ‘The Living’ Premiere Party

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Laura DuBois, John Snyder, director jack Bryan and PDOver the weekend, my pal Jack Bryan, a fellow native New Yorker and Buckley boy, screened his dark, gripping indie-noir The Living. I’ve seen the film a few times (it’s that good) and the theater was packed with fans and friends and fabulous people like his sister, Alexis Bryan Morgan, and her husband, writer, Spencer Morgan. “Since I […]

The Daily Davis: Cole Haan Debuts ‘The American Dream Project’

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Elettra Wiedemann, James MarshallLast night Cole Haan did double duty, celebrating the relaunch of BlackBook magazine and screening its first-ever film production, The American Dream Project. The screening room was wall-to-wall chic: James Marshall, the docu-series’ star and creator, sat with his wife Elettra Wiedemann and her mother Isabella Rossellini. Nearby I saw Andy Cohen, legendary model China Machado, […]

The Daily Davis: Amirah Kassem’s Sweet Sensation

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Photograph by Rafael CanoLast night at the Brooklyn Museum‘s Artists Ball, Amirah Kassem, the It girl/model/founder of Flour Shop, turned her over-the-top baking and confectionary skills into art. Kassem used over 10,000 gumballs (I chewed dozens of the leftovers) into an edible Takashi Murakami-inspired smiley face sunflower wall sculpture. Yummers! It became an instant Instagram smash, with guests […]

The Daily Davis: Bonobos’ Dwight Fenton Reveals All

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Screen shot 2015-04-21 at 3.11.01 PMBonobos presented their Fall ’15 collection at The Ludlow Hotel recently, and the menswear crew sipped beer, listened to jazzy-punk twin brothers The Mattson 2 and checked out the classic-cool collection by Dwight Fenton, VP of design at the brand. I caught up with Dwight after the presentation… What was the inspiration this season? Bonobos’ Fall 15 […]

The Daily Davis: Party Report! Bulgari At The Ballet, Newlywed Dani Stahl In Bali

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Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow GalaThe Youth America Grand Prix performance and dinner glittered with major ballet star wattage and head-spinning Bulgari jewelry. (YAGP is the largest international dance network and student ballet scholarship audition organization.) Teen Vogue‘s Amy Astley, donning Proenza Schouler avec Bulgari, was the gala chair. “I used to dance, but I wasn’t very good,” Amy told me. “I love the […]

The Daily Davis: Meet Cleanse Queen Jamie Graber

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Screen shot 2015-04-23 at 11.34.32 AMSummer is all about skin and a healthy, tasty juice cleanse slims down the bod and gives you that always-in-style glow. I’ve guzzled down a few cleanses but my favorite one is from Gingersnap’s Organic, which has an outpost on West 10th Street. For five days I did the [GO] cleanse which includes juice and real […]

The Daily Davis: Party Report! Mad Men At Boom, DJ Mad Marj, Waris + Johan Do Williamsburg

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Screen shot 2015-04-27 at 2.12.59 PMThis weekend, I caught total Saturday night fever and hit three big parties in one night. First up: Louis Vuitton’s Lesley Thompson‘s private soirée for her husband, who turned the big 5-0 at the Boom Boom Room. “Mad Men” was the theme, and everyone dressed the part (big, beautiful hair for the girls, trim suits and […]

The Daily Davis: Kristopher Haigh Launches 1K Hats

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1KNY_Model_Web_07Handsome Kristopher Haigh likes baseball caps so much that he’s launched 1K, a line of minimal, modern haute-cool hats that are all made in Brooklyn. 1K’s e-commerce site launched yesterday and guys are clicking ‘buy’ as we speak. To get the 411 on K1, I spoke to Kris. Congratulations on 1K! I have wanted to do my […]

The Whitney’s Party Princesses

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MAX MARA Celebrates the opening party of the new Whitney Museum of American Art with a Private DinnerThe brand spanking new Whitney Museum on Gansevoort Street has dominated the social scene for days, topping off art star dinners and private tours with a blowout opening party hosted by Max Mara on Friday night. Renzo Piano‘s $422-million dollar, ship-shaped, tiered building was bustling with New York beauties, including everyone from Sarah Jessica Parker […]

The Daily Davis: Ian Schrager’s New York Edition Opens Early For ‘The Avengers’

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THE CINEMA SOCIETY & AUDI Host the After Party for Marvel's Avengers:If you were lucky (or sneaky) enough to snag an invite to the premiere of Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, hosted by The Cinema Society and Audi, then you also got to be one of the first people to see The New York Edition, Ian Schrager‘s new hotel that opens in a few weeks. […]

The Daily Davis: YSL, Exposed

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The Cinema Society with W Magazine and Louis XIII Cognac host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics' "Saint Laurent"Last night, The Cinema Society, W, and Louis XII Cognac hosted a screening of Saint Laurent, the second film about the life of designer Yves Saint Laurent. The first movie, titled Yves Saint Laurent (directed by Jalil Lespert and starring Pierre Niney as YSL) is a more straight-forward bio-pic than “Saint Laurent,” which documents the designer’s […]

The Daily Davis: The Beautiful People’s Boxing Club

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Opening of OVERTHROW NY BOXING CLUBOn Saturday, Overthrow New York boxing club was packed with pretty people who like to slug, jab, and punch. At Overthrow’s opening, guests like Miguel, Alexandra Richards, Brandee Brown, Ruby Aldridge, Flour Shop’s Amirah Kassem, photographer Jeremy Kost, creative director Ruba Abu-Nimah, model Morgan O’Connor, Kathy Grayson, Heron Preston, May Kwok, Chrissie Miller, and Ashley Smith guzzled […]

The Daily Davis: Chic-o de Mayo At Tijuana Picnic

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TIJUANA PICNIC'S Jon Neidich & Jean-Marc Houmard Host a Cinco de Mayo Dinner & PartyCinco de Mayo was Chic-0 de Mayo chez Tijuana Picnic, the new haute-Mexican eatery from Jean-Marc Houmard (of Indochine) and Jon Neidich (of Acme, The Happiest Hour). Handsome Jean-Marc et Jon hosted an intimate dinner for the city’s red-hot fashion crowd. The food, which is Mexican with a light, healthy Asian touch (think: mako shark […]
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