“What I love about the Middle Eastern customer is that they are joie de vivre, they love to dress up. The customer loves to love, the bigger the better,” said Claire Distenfeld at a cocktail party celebrating the arrival of Dubai-based brand Madiyah Al Sharqi to her Upper East Side boutique Fivestory.
Solid & Striped founder Isaac Ross and Kelly Bensimon celebrate the brand’s collaboration with Hilary Rhoda and Sean Avery. “He’s very specific in his tastes and likes and dislikes and I really like working with people who have opinions,” said Ross of working with the former NFL player.
Leandra Medine at the Fivestory cocktail party.
Aerin Lauder, with Alison Loehnis, hosted a luncheon at her home in Wainscott, which was passed down from her late grandmother Estee. “There’s elements that we’ve added like a kitchen and certain things for a family with two teenage boys,” Lauder said. “Xbox, which I’m sure she didn’t have.”
Dr. Andrew Feldman and Andy Cohen at the Solid & Striped BBQ at The Surf Lodge.
Tabitha Simmons and Claiborne Swanson Frank at the Aerin Lauder and Net-a-Porter luncheon.
Natalya Poniatowski at the Fivestory cocktail party.
Hilary Rhoda and Sean Avery taking a sunset selfie at The Surf Lodge, where they celebrated their his-and-hers collection with Solid & Striped. “It was a great test,” said Rhoda. “But it’s inspiring to see what your significant other is into and how well our tastes mesh. We got lucky in that way, because otherwise if we had completely different ideas it may have been a mess.”
Jessica Joffe, in Diane von Furstenberg, at the Aerin Lauder and Net-a-Porter luncheon.
Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs at the Aerin Lauder and Net-a-Porter luncheon.