Everyone always complains about how long Halloweekend goes on (we, personally, hope it never falls on a Saturday again), but as soon as the calendar hit Nov. 1, everyone put away their stage blood and fake fangs and dusted off their favorite scarves and fur-trimmed jackets. The weather in New York is not giving fall — an outerwear-themed party on a 60-degree night is unusual — but we persevered in the name of kicking off what is going to be a long holiday season. The theme of this week was staying inside even if you were outside, with cozy dinner parties, house gatherings, and collection launches that made us feel right at home despite being a few drinks deep and downtown. See where we landed this week and how the party set dressed for the pre-December yuletide merriment below.
A Homey Toast To Aritzia
There is no modern host in New York that can bring together uptown, downtown, and out-of-towners quite like Athena Calderone. She graciously opened her stunning Tribeca home to Aritzia and friends for a night of gift-giving, perfectly realized light bites (she does a gourmet spread so well), and live caricature drawings.
Cabin Fever With Kanuk
It’s getting Canadian up in here. While we anxiously await the second season of Heated Rivalry, we have a fiesty winter to get through, and star of the show and native Canadian Sophie Nélisse played host for Kanuk’s campaign-launch dinner. For one night, Tribeca’s Square Diner was a Quebecois cabin complete with pine trees, taffy, and lots of martinis, with sounds by Francesca Keller and cozy vibes by the outerwear experts at Kanuk.
Raffles, Meet Raf’s
Raffles is like the Rolls Royce of hotels, and its exquisite taste now includes an ecommerce platform, The Little Shop by Raffles. In a brand-name kismet moment, Raf’s played host to Raffles on a particularly balmy New York night where Adut Akech and Carolyn Murphy explored the offerings now available online, including a Ginori 1735 collaboration and sublime pajamas inspired by the original Raffles in Singapore.
