Donatella Versace debuted her newest Versus Versace collection with a bash for 1,300 guests at New York's 69th Regiment Armory on May 15. Complementing three mini fashion shows and concerts, a pedicab sporting a rotating carousel of rainbow-colored Venus Versace bags made its way throughout the cavernous venue, offering guests the chance to hop on the back for a ride.
Throw pillows mimicked the look of magazine covers.
The event hashtag at the Ford Artists Beauty Suite and Lounge was written—fittingly—in lipstick.
Monster sponsored a ping-pong table at the Lifestyle Retreat Lounge.
The Escape Miami Style Lounge was designed for fashion bloggers covering Miami Swim Week.
The 20-foot lighted fountain, known informally as the "mushroom," provided a cool break from the heat of the day, as well as a place to shower. There was also a Ferris wheel that offered attendees a fun ride and great views.
Riffing on the ultra-wealthy’s near-obsessive fascination with contemporary art, Karl Lagerfeld’s October 1 Chanel show played up both his sense of humor and the brand’s knack for chic satire. The Grand Palais was transformed into a gigantic white-walled gallery, where a total of 75 “artworks” were realized in massive form. That included interlocking Cs made of pearls that were falling off onto the floor, an image of Mademoiselle’s private atelier entrance, a Chanel No.5 Robot, and one of the naughtiest, “Modern Narcissus,” a life-size, 3-D nude (but for a pair of socks) lounging on an elevated Plexiglas platform. Leaving no detail overlooked, some of the props even boasted red dots beside their titles, as if they’d already been sold.
