Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.
What’s making our luxury list this week? A new see-and-be-seen hotel in Tribeca, the ultimate sexy-surfer men’s jewelry line for John Hardy, and Pamela Anderson — bringing back her ’90s outfits in all their Cali-cool glory.
Rooms with a view: The Warren Street Hotel debuts in Tribeca
Kit Kemp likes to joke that her latest hotel, The Warren Street, can be seen from Liberty Tower, thanks to its vibrant blue façade and the large yellow box on the roof that conceals mechanicals. The property, which is part of Firmdale Hotels (founded by Kemp, with her husband, Tim) debuted a couple weeks ago with 57 one-of-a-kind rooms and 12 long-term-stay residences, plus a lobby bar and restaurant. Like its sister properties, The Crosby Street Hotel in Soho and The Whitby in Midtown, The Warren was designed by Kemp in her signature high-low maximalist style and — no surprise — has quickly become a neighborhood hotspot. Rooms from $925 per night at Warren Street Hotel, 86 Warren St.
Knot in fashion: “Untying the Bow” exhibit at FIT
The Museum at the FIT (aka “the most fashionable museum in New York City”) is a free-of-charge, gem of an institution, with a host of fascinating exhibits. This one traces the very on-trend bow, and how it transcended its humble origins to become a sophisticated component of personal style. The story is told in three sections accompanied by captivating examples, including a fully boned corset from 1880, a Lilly Daché turban circa 1937, and a 2007 Comme des Garçons dress with pink padded bows. Catch it now, before it bows out at the end of the month. “Untying the Bow” at The Museum at FIT, 227 W. 27 St.
Blonde ambition: Pamela Anderson’s new fashion collab
Re/done is launching a 25-piece, entirely vegan, capsule collection with Pamela Anderson — inspired by looks the “Baywatch” star rocked in the ’90s. The brand says the line “reclaims an era of Pam’s most memorable looks, this time on her own terms.” With a focus on denim (jeans, shorts, skirts) and tees, the collection was designed using green practices and utilizing eco-conscious methods, including recycled fabrics, low-impact washes and California-grown regenerative cotton. An ad campaign for the line — features the now-56-year-old Anderson, sans makeup and seemingly living her best life. Re/done & Pam collection, from $175 at Re/Done
Haute seat: Estúdio Campana design show at Friedman Benda
“On the Road,” an exhibition of the works of Brazilian design-duo brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana, represents several firsts. It’s the inaugural exhibit recognizing the 40th anniversary of the decidedly avant-garde and disruptive (before that was a word) design studio, whose works are in the permanent collections of a host of museums, including the Centre Pompidou and Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It’s also the first show since the death of Fernando two years ago, meaning it’s the first with Humberto flying solo as principal designer. The curation is well-edited, and showcases Campana’s “unexpected combination of material … and the delightful conceit of the finished forms.” Even those not familiar with the work will undoubtedly appreciate how it stands out from a sea of sameness. “On the Road” exhibit, through April 20 at Friedman Benda, 515 W. 26th St.
Chain male: John Hardy’s new men’s collection
While John Hardy has always offered core men’s styles, the jeweler hasn’t offered a dedicated men’s collection until now. Its debut collection for the guys — designed by Reed Krakoff, who’s been the creative chairman of the brand for the last two years — features necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings in designs that will undoubtedly appeal beyond the label’s typical audience. (The ad campaign features a sand-sprinkled hunk presumably fresh from a surf.) The pieces are all handmade in Bali, giving an overall vibe of understated elegance, with some adornment in the form of lapis, tiger’s eye, black onyx, turquoise, pearls and even diamonds. Men’s collection, fom $295 at John Hardy, 118 Prince St.
