Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion awards, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and popular cultural events in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the best things to see, buy, taste and experience around town.
What’s making our luxury list this week? Jacquemus’s first US store, a Barbie showroom at MAD and Marlo Laz opens on Madison Avenue.
Jacquemus fans rejoice! The designer has chosen our fair city for his first boutique in the United States. It’s on the corner of Spring and Wooster in an 1818 Federal house where previous tenants ran the range from Crocs to One King’s Lane. The two-story, 2,900-square-foot boutique was designed by OMA and is filled with important furniture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Jean Royere. But what might be of more interest is the exclusive merchandise, namely a hoodie, shirt, baseball cap and mug, available only in the Soho store or online. Jacquemus.com
Maria Pergay may be one of the most important but under-the-radar furniture designers of the 20th century. She designed objects for Hermes, Dior and Balenciaga before embracing the then-avant-garde material of stainless steel and creating pieces that have aged remarkably well, as evidenced in a new exhibition at the Demisch Danant gallery. “Precious strength | Maria Pergay Over the Decades’ features 35 works created before and after Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant tracked her down (some 20 years ago) and dragged her out of relative obscurity to design once again. Since then they have been protecting Pergay, who died last year. This exhibition is as much a tribute to him as it is a testament to their perseverance and dedication. Through November 30, DemischDanant.com
“Barbie®: A Cultural Icon,” the live exhibit celebrating the iconic doll’s 65th anniversary, has opened here after welcoming record crowds in Phoenix and Las Vegas. It does not disappoint. On display: over 250 vintage dolls, 22 original ensemble outfits, advertisements and ephemera, and interviews with doll designers. There’s even more, including a life-size Barbie Mirror-Pink Corvette that’s clearly made for Instagram moments. “We are tickled ‘pink’ to welcome Barbie to MAD,” said Tim Rodgers, director of the Nanette L. Laitman Museum of Arts and Design. “More than just a toy for persuasion and role-playing, Barbie has responded to and reflected almost every important social advance over the past six decades.” Through March 16, 2025 at MADMuseum.org
Bar Sprezzatura, the sister building to the original in San Francisco’s financial district, has opened on West 48th Street on the upper floors of the Kimpton Hotel Theta. They claim it brings the atmosphere of the Amalfi Coast to the Big Apple, a tall order in the theater district. The optimistic interior helps. One area, for example, is done in shades of pistachio and pink, with plenty of plants and lots of natural light. Like a cocktail menu that includes three spritzes and five negronis. Bar SPRZ, as they like to call it, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. BarSprezzatura.com
That was quick. It’s now been ten years since Jesse Lazowski launched her fine jewelry brand, Marlo Laz. A Bleecker Street flagship debuted four years ago, and now, to the delight of its UES patrons, it’s opened at 965 Madison (between 75th and 76th streets). The interior, as before, was created by Jesse with her mother, interior designer Marcia Lazowski, as a reflection of Jesse’s global interests, travels and collections (including artwork by Sterling Ruby and Jorge Galindo). In addition to its gold charms, lockets and chains, visitors can browse and buy Kashmiri shawls, Murano candles and ceramics from Sevilla, Vallauris and Brazil. MarloLaz.com
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