This week's roundup includes a Las Vegas VR experience, fair-style doughnut sandwiches, a DNA-inspired red carpet, and a summer-theme clothing display in New York.
Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit celebrated its 10th anniversary from April 28 to May 1 with two dozen events, which included the Grand Tasting at Caesars Palace on April 29. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority showed off its new virtual reality experience at the event.
J. Crew designers Frank Muytjens and Somsack Sikahmoung hosted a launch party on Tuesday for the brand's pop-up swim shop in New York, which will run through Sunday. The party—which took place aboard Grand Banks at Hudson River Park's Pier 25—featured an on-theme display of items available at the pop-up.
The clothing brand's logo was featured on the deck of Grand Banks, which is a seasonal oyster bar aboard a historic fishing boat.
The Invictus Games took place Sunday to Thursday at Orlando's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. The international athletic competition for sick and injured armed services personnel gave family members gift packs that included shirts and flag representing their athletes' countries.
Victoria's Secret celebrated the launch of its new bralette collection in April with a live-streamed press event at the brand's Herald Square location in New York. The event featured a backdrop that displayed the products within gilded frames, which were propped up on a hedge wall.
AOL's NewFront presentation took place May 3 at South Street Seaport in New York. The event took the form of a block party and featured interactive activations, including a station where attendees could test out Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's cross-country-chase reality competition series, "The Runner," which debuts on Go90 this summer.
TechCrunch's on-site activation allowed guests to maneuver drones through a netted obstacle course.
Pulled pork topped with slaw and served on glazed doughnuts was one of the many fair-style menu options, provided by Creative Edge Parties, at the outdoor event.
This year's Met Gala, which took place May 2, was sponsored by Apple and had a "Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology" theme. Inspired by a DNA double helix, the "red" carpet in the arrivals tent was patterned and hand-painted sisal, with a red-and-pink double helix extending up the steps and into the museum's Great Hall. The carpet was designed by Raul Avila.
For dinner, guests entered the Temple of Dendur through an arched doorway in a 70- by 20- by 10-foot wall made of 300,000 roses. Because no props could be hung from the ceiling in the room, decor was largely grounded to the floor. To maintain longevity, the roses were conditioned at Avila's Brooklyn studio for three days, then cut on Sunday morning and set in an environment where moisture was closely regulated. The wall was installed later that day.
