Each week, Alexa breaks down the hottest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant launches, and celebrity-studded cultural events in NYC. It's our curated guide to the best things to see, shop, taste, and experience in the city.
What's on our Luxury List this week? “The Bear” viral jacket is back, Todd Snyder has opened another store, and Times Square just got even cuter.
There's currently a 20,000-person waiting list for the seemingly harmless wool plaid jacket worn by Jeremy Allen White's character “Carmy” in “The Bear.” NN.07, the company that made said jacket (called The Gale), just opened in SoHo and will have a limited supply for sale in-store on Sept. 7. The store also carries fall/winter merchandise as well as stylish accessories, including jewelry and accessories made by Brooklyn-based silversmiths. Heather WagnerFolie à Plusieurs fragrance, tote bag by Japanese brand Amiyakalva, sunglasses by Garrett Leight, D'Orsay candles and porcelain Lesley ScanlonThe Gale Jacket will be available in stores in limited quantities on September 7th, and will release online on September 9th.
212-994-7595 or ny@nn07.com For more information.
This week marks the opening of Andile Dyalwane's fourth show at Friedman Benda. Dyalwane, for those who don't know, is considered one of South Africa's most prominent ceramic artists, with works in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Through his work he has always tried to honor his Xhosa heritage, and the title of his new show, “Oonomathotholo: Ancestral Whispers,” is derived from the intergenerational whispers of the Xhosa people. It features more than a dozen pottery works, many of them vessels that “carry notes of ancient experiences passed down through time.”
By 2 November Friedmanbenda.com
Serendipity3 recently opened on West 47th Street, 70 years after it began as a restaurant and general store on the Upper East Side. It's attached to the OYO Times Square hotel, and helmed by chef Joe Calderone, whose menu mimics the UES version (frozen hot chocolate for the win!), though it includes a Sunday chicken dinner sundae, an ice cream bar with three new flavors, plus a proper bar serving “over-the-top cocktails.” The interior was designed by Wied Chapman Architects, who channeled Andy Warhol (a one-time regular) through reproductions of the artist's signature pop art depicting Marilyn Monroe, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and more.
TriBeCa's Gallery 56, strategically located at street level of the infamous 56 Leonard (aka “Jenga”) building, recently launched an exhibition in collaboration with London's Sarah Myerscough Gallery. “Shades of Light” showcases works celebrating organic materials and some incredible craftsmanship, including Full Grown's willow chairs grown from a single tree over several years that have been cast in bronze for the first time, handcrafted wood pots by Ernst Gamperl, winner of the first Loewe Prize in 2017, and Eleanor Lachelin's Horse-Chestnut Burr pots (these are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Art and Design, New York and The V&A, London). Of course, there's more, including a sculpture by Anish Kapoor outside.
As of November 6, gallery56.com
Todd Snyder has opened his fifth New York City store, a 2,700-square-foot aerie on Madison Avenue at 86th Street. “We're geared squarely toward the uptown professional — mature men who appreciate sophistication, as well as high-end shoppers who prioritize quality and craftsmanship,” says chief product officer Alejandro Rett. To that end, the store features all the usual offerings as well as in-house made-to-measure services, shoes from Alden, Rubinacci, New Balance and Nike, vintage watches in collaboration with Foundwell and eyewear from Tod's partnership with Moscot. The location also offers same-day courier service and in-house tailors.
