Every week, Alexa is curating the hottest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts, and celebrity-studded cultural events in NYC. This is our curated guide to the best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.
What’s on our luxury list this week? Andrew Scott on stage, Axel Arigato opened his first US store and the Brooklyn Heights Showhouse presented major interiors.
Andrew Scott – our favorite (fill in the blank) hot pastor, lonely writer, serial killer – will reprise his acclaimed performance in “Vanya,” a “radical new adaptation” of Chekhov’s masterwork, “Uncle Vanya.” This adaptation, an Olivier Award-winning production he co-produced, will have its US premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theater in the West Village in March. In a statement, Scott said, “I love this masterpiece of a drama. I love these heartbreaking, hilarious, sexy characters. I love my colleagues with whom I created this show. I like New York. So, I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring “Vanya” to the audience at the Lortel Theatre. Then you’ll see!” Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, but super fans take note: tickets are available now. vanyaonstage.com
Axel Arigato – often mistaken for a Japanese brand, which is actually based in Sweden – has opened its first US store in our fair city. The 1,130 space on the corner of Lafayette and Prince was designed by Halleroed (who also designed Totem’s new Madison Avenue shop) with a decidedly Scandinavian minimalist aesthetic. The brand, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has all the expected footwear and ready-to-wear styles available in the said shop, as well as a limited edition capsule collection created especially for its debut in NYC. Accelerigato.com
The latest edition of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse is now open at 182 Clinton Street. This, the fourth edition, is set in a late Greek Revival townhouse on “Doctors Row,” where 16 interior designers worked their magic to inspire the rest of us, and benefit a charity in the process. Fun fact about this house: Past residents include Bill and Lois Wilson, who founded Alcoholics Anonymous there in 1934. Proceeds from the showhouse support the Brooklyn Heights Association; It is open till 3 November. brooklyndesignershowhouse.com
Only a few weeks are left to see “Bombshell,” an exhibition of photographs by Ethan James Green at Kapp Kapp (86 Walker Street, 4th Floor). Green is known for her black-and-white portraits depicting the lives of her New York friends, including actress Hari Nef, artist Connie Fleming, Interview magazine fashion director Dara Allen, artist and actress Martín Gutierrez, and fashion editor Gabriela Carifa. Are. Johnson. This latest body of work “subverts the idea of the stereotypical ‘bomb’, exploring and reinterpreting the concept by inviting its models to style and present themselves in ways that draw on femininity, glamour, and sex appeal.” Reflects his personal viewpoint.” If you can’t get to the gallery in time, consider the limited edition book, published by Baron Books, with art direction by Ben Kelleway, creative director of Arena Home Plus and POP Magazine. kappakappa.com
Salomon, the brand born in the French Alps 75 years ago whose mission is “to help people find the best version of themselves through a deep connection with nature,” opened in a pop-up at 169 Spring Street in Soho Is. It will be open until January, and is considered “testing” as they are considering a major situation here. For now, fans of the brand can shop their sportstyle offerings IRL, which include the ACS, Speedcross 3, XT-6, and ultra-buzzy Snowclog. salomon.com
