Why we still love the Audacious Mrs. V.

NOTABLE ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS: Glenda Bailey, Harper’s Bazaar Editor-In-Chief, hosted a stylish champagne reception at Bergdorf Goodman for Alexander Vreeland,( Diana Vreeland’s grandson) who signed his new book,”DIANA VREELAND:THE MODERN WOMAN” devoted to his famous and memorable grandmother.

Text & Photos by Rose Hartman

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Linda Fargo, Alexander Vreeland, Glenda Bailey, BG president Joshua Schulman
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Alexander Vreeland
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Shannon Gallant
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Bojan Kostic
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Glenda Bailey, Lisa Immordino-Vreeland
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Cathleen Klemm & BJ Nichols

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New York’s Noteworthy Art Openings

AUTUMN IN NY: Art Openings

Text and Photos by Rose Hartman

Run, do not walk to the Fashion Institute of Technology to visit their latest exhibit, “Fashion Underground; the World of Susanne Bartsch”; Dubbed the queen of the night, Bartsch gained fame as the creator of spectacular parties beginning in the early eighties On view are her one-of-a-kind, extravagant outfits and accessories designed by the likes of Gautier, McQueen and the Blonds,, and displayed in the museum’s ceiling-high gallery. Club-kid style and its ringleader’s wardrobe are on view until Dec. 5, 2015.

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Susanne Bartsch with Stephen Jones
Bartsch’s wardrobe
Bartsch’s wardrobe
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David & Phlippe Blond & Jean Shafiroff;
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Bartsch & Ru Paul
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Valerie Steele, FIT’s curator
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Pat Cleveland
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Calvin Klein
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Dianne Brill

BOOK LAUNCH:
Mao and Roger Padilla signed their latest biography on edgy fashion photographer Chris Von Wangenheim at Marc Jacob’s west village boutique before heading over to the Tunnel to celebrate.

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Marc Jacobs
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Karen Bjorson
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Guest at The Tunnel