As a prelude to fashion week, Moscow-native luxury designer Marina Ilchenko unveiled for New York her latest couture eveningwear and fine fur collection, Marusya.  Mink to fox, chinchilla and sable, plus crocodile and lizard skins were all on display for New York’s fashion elite who were prepared to pay handsome … read more

Lucky guests were let into the Metropolitan Museum of Art last night for a special screening  of Smash held by NBC, The Cinema Society & Volvo.  After viewing an episode of the new musical TV show about Broadway, guests like Anjelica Huston, Uma Thurman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Lauren Hutton … read more

Last night, Veuve Clicquot celebrated their annual celebration of winter, Clicquot in the Snow, with The Standard, New York for A Midwinter Night’s Skate Party. Guests crowded around the rink to watch Olympic figure skaters Johnny Weir and Sasha Cohen perform to Glee’s mashup of “Rumour Has It” and Adele’s … read more

The Weinstein Company with The Cinema Society & Forevermark held a screening for Madonna’s new movie W.E. at Ziegfeld Theater last night. Taking the stage before the film decked in a lace, sequin and ruffled dress by Marchesa, her Madgesty gave an emotional speech thanking the actors, crew and her … read more

Last Wednesday evening, the Olana Partnership bestowed the Frederic E. Church award to Morrison H. Heckscher, Chairman of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and our favorite do-it-all craftswoman, Martha Stewart, for her commitment to American culture, decorative arts, and landscape design. Chaired by Lucy Waletzky, MD … read more

Cinema Society and BlackBerry Bold held a screening of Steven Soderbergh’s new action-heavy film Haywire on Wednesday night at Sunshine Landmark Cinema. Gina Carano, who used her mixed martial art skills in the film, and Ewan McGregor, who plays her underhanded boss, posed on the carpet before heading in to watch … read more

Ralph Fiennes screened his directorial debut, Coriolanus,  at The Paris Theater last night along with the film’s stars Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain. After viewing the updated version of William Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy, guests including Patti Smith, Susan Sarandon, Liam Neeson, Bob Balaban and Trudie Styler head to Forty Four at … read more

The Metropolitan Museum of Art may be lauded for it’s ornate architecture and extensive collection of landmark pieces in the world of Art History. Let’s not forget however, the expansive collection of American artists that grace the walls of the newly renovated New American Wing Galleries for Painting, Sculpture and … read more