collection! After the performance, we headed into a tent for a vegetarian dinner and danced the night away! Among the fans were Liz and Jeff Peek, Wendy and Henry Brick, Dailey and Gordon Pattee, Lauri and David Carey, Jamie Niven, Lee Auchincloss, Virginia Coleman and Peter Duchin, Jo Carole Lauder, Julia and David Koch, Sydney and Stanley Shuman, Carol and Earl Mack, Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg, Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Jenny and John Paulson, Beth De Woody, Nina Griscom and Lionel Piraino, Marlene Hess and Jim Zirin, and Coco and Arie Kopelman. Another extraordinary fundraiser was the annual Whitney event, this year honoring writer Calvin Tompkins. For the first time this event was not held at the museum, but downtown on Hudson River Park’s Pier 57, around the corner from where the new Whitney will be located. Art lovers included Esther and
Jean Vanderbilt and Mike Meehan, Bob Hurst, Beth de Woody, Julian Schnabel, and Richard Meier. Catie and Don Marron tossed open the doors of their art-filled aerie to toast the new publication High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky by Joshua David and Robert Hammond. Among the group applauding the authors were Annette and Oscar de la Renta, Barbara Walters, Lally Weymouth, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, Andrea and Marc Glimcher and more. A big group turned up at the Palm Court at the Plaza Hotel to celebrate the book Glamour Icons by Marc Rosen, including his beautiful wife, Arlene Dahl, plus Mario Buatta, CeCe Cord, Jackie Weld, Sharon Sondes, and Ann Downey with her daughter Mona de Sayve. Off for a quick spin to Hong Kong, which is all the way across the world but seems closer than ever thanks to my
leathers and alligator skins. Lucky for me, they had a whole new batch of alligator skins in fabulous colors to choose from. I swooned when I saw the matte turquoise which I could not resist. (They can copy just about any style of shoes or handbag and mail it in two weeks time!) Next, we headed over to Pedder Street to check out three terrific galleries all conveniently located in the same building. The first stop was Gagosian for a new show of Zeng Fanzhi paintings. Then we popped into the Hannart gallery and finally to the Lalanne show at Ben Brown Fine Arts, which was terrific! It is also certainly worth taking a stroll through the “mall” off the Four Seasons Hotel with their large array of shops from Tom Ford to Loro Piano to Tiffany’s! I have to dine at least once every trip at Sir David Tang’s fabulous China Club. It truly is the most glam yet charming spot I can think of. We also had a scrumptious
Above, from left to right: Dailey and Gordon Pattee; Marianna Kaufman and Scott Snyder; Alberto Meija and Lis Waterman.
David Remnick, Marianna and George Kaufman, Muffy and Sherrell Aston, Grace and Chris Meigher, Audrey Gruss, Alberto and Peggy Meija, Scott Synder, Harriet and Ronald Weintraub, Tommy Lee and Anne Tenenbaum, Diane and Tom Tuft, Lis and Richard Waterman,
BlackBerry and iPad. We stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, which is top-notch in every possible way. The food, service, and views are perfection! My first stop was (of course) to Mayer Shoes and Handbags at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at 5 Connaught Road to peek at the beautiful
meal at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon. (It’s a few escalator rides to get there, but worth the journey.) We had another delectable dinner at Alain Ducasse’s Spoon in the InterContinental Hotel with stunning views of the harbor. What a fabulous sparkling town! u NO V E M B E R 2 0 1 1 1 3 7