Saks celebrates Nili Lotan, Antonio Marras arrives in Rome, Mara Hoffman for One & Only
NILI'S NIGHT: Ahead of her 20th anniversary in business, Nili Lotan teamed up with Saks for a dinner party celebration Thursday night. Held at the Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery walk-in on the fourth floor, guests like Jacqueline Jablonski, Colin King, Alex Tieghi-Walker, Beverly Nguyen, DeVonn Francis, Anh Duong, Alexander Roth and Roopal Patel and Saks' Tracy Margolies were treated at a special dinner by former Bon Appétit editor Andy Baraghani. Nili Lotan has been worn by Saks for about a year and a half.
Andy Baraghani SINNA NASSERIThe art gallery is located in TriBeCa, where Lotan has lived since 2006.
Related Galleries"I'm a TriBeCa queen," the designer said at a cocktail party. "I live in TriBeCa, my studio is in TriBeCa, my store is in TriBeCa. In fact, my studio was right next to this gallery before the galleries were here. At one point there was a developer who brought all these galleries here. So I know this street by heart."
She likes the neighborhood's "unpretentious and laid-back" nature, noting that her local haunts include The Odeon , where she is "almost every night".
Adding a personal touch to the night were the personalized plates at each place setting, designed with a motif of Lotan mother had done years before.
"My mother was a textile designer who never pursued her career. In her twenties, she got caught up in a war in Europe and immigrated to Israel, and had very limited opportunities to pursue his talents," Lotan explained. "I wanted to honor him here because it's a milestone in my career and I wanted her here." —LEIGH NORDSTROM
RETURN TO ROME: Antonio Marras has opened his eponymous brand's first store in Rome, giving kicking off the distribution boost promised by the company's new owner, Gruppo Calzedonia.
Located in the luxury shopping street Via dei Condotti, the store marks a return to the Eternal City for the designer, who almost 30 years ago presented her first Alta Moda haute couture creations in Via Margutta, a stone's throw from the sales area.
"It was right and proper to be back here," Marras said of the store, which quietly opened earlier this month and will be officially celebrated with an event on Thursday.
NILI'S NIGHT: Ahead of her 20th anniversary in business, Nili Lotan teamed up with Saks for a dinner party celebration Thursday night. Held at the Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery walk-in on the fourth floor, guests like Jacqueline Jablonski, Colin King, Alex Tieghi-Walker, Beverly Nguyen, DeVonn Francis, Anh Duong, Alexander Roth and Roopal Patel and Saks' Tracy Margolies were treated at a special dinner by former Bon Appétit editor Andy Baraghani. Nili Lotan has been worn by Saks for about a year and a half.
Andy Baraghani SINNA NASSERIThe art gallery is located in TriBeCa, where Lotan has lived since 2006.
Related Galleries"I'm a TriBeCa queen," the designer said at a cocktail party. "I live in TriBeCa, my studio is in TriBeCa, my store is in TriBeCa. In fact, my studio was right next to this gallery before the galleries were here. At one point there was a developer who brought all these galleries here. So I know this street by heart."
She likes the neighborhood's "unpretentious and laid-back" nature, noting that her local haunts include The Odeon , where she is "almost every night".
Adding a personal touch to the night were the personalized plates at each place setting, designed with a motif of Lotan mother had done years before.
"My mother was a textile designer who never pursued her career. In her twenties, she got caught up in a war in Europe and immigrated to Israel, and had very limited opportunities to pursue his talents," Lotan explained. "I wanted to honor him here because it's a milestone in my career and I wanted her here." —LEIGH NORDSTROM
RETURN TO ROME: Antonio Marras has opened his eponymous brand's first store in Rome, giving kicking off the distribution boost promised by the company's new owner, Gruppo Calzedonia.
Located in the luxury shopping street Via dei Condotti, the store marks a return to the Eternal City for the designer, who almost 30 years ago presented her first Alta Moda haute couture creations in Via Margutta, a stone's throw from the sales area.
"It was right and proper to be back here," Marras said of the store, which quietly opened earlier this month and will be officially celebrated with an event on Thursday.
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