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Marine Life
Laird Hamilton traded Kauai for Long Island this weekend, where he teamed up with Chanel for a dinner at the Crow’s Nest in Montauk that drew the likes of Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Rachel Weisz, and Julian Schnabel. The king of big-wave surfing is the new ambassador for the brand’s J12 Marine watch. Designed for deep diving and other sorts of National Geographic-appropriate adventures, the timepiece is just as often spotted on the wrists of those who prefer wet martinis to wet suits, but Hamilton assured us he had put it fully to the test. “They gave it to me for six months and I just banged it up as best I could,” he told us. “After the time was up, I was like, hey, it still works.”
Hanging ten, naturally, was the hot topic of the evening. “I surf,” Rogan Gregory said, “but you know, there wasn’t much out here for the last couple of days. The water has been completely flat.” Bruce Weber, for his part, reported, “I’ve photographed Laird since he was a kid. But actually going surfing? Well, there are limits to how much I get involved.” If Susan Casey is right, amateurs might be better off on the beach, anyway. Her new book The Wave, which was given to every guest, tracks the rise of erratic killer waves. Hamilton, of course, is nothing if not a pro. Eyeing the Chanel logo surfboards on display, he mused, “I could see myself tweaking the design on these a bit.” A Hamilton-for-Chanel collaboration? You never know.
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Designer in Residence
For some reason, the Couture Council of the Museum at FIT has decided to honor a guy by the name of “Karl Lagerfeld” at its annual benefit luncheon next month. Lunch is already sold out, but last night, the group went ahead and formally kicked off ticket sales anyway, as it does every year at its summer party. Couture Council chairs Yaz Hernández, Alexandra Lebenthal, Charlotte Moss, and Liz Peek played host at the French Embassy, as guests including Francisco Costa, Ralph Rucci, and Nicole Miller sipped white Bordeaux and munched on toast point hors d’oeuvres.
“We were at a meeting of the advisory board and someone mentioned, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could get Karl?’ ” recalled Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of the Museum at FIT. (Apparently, this Karl person is rather a big deal in certain circles.) “So we were talking about it, like, as kind of a pie-in-the-sky idea,” she continued, “and finally, I said, you know what? Screw it. Let’s ask! He can only say no…”
So, lo and behold, Lagerfeld will be making an appearance in New York City on September 10, a prospect that has Hernández properly giddy. Hernández helped found the Couture Council five years ago, and naturally she’s over the moon about the way this year’s luncheon has shaped up. “Oh my God, it’s a fantasy,” she said. “People are so busy, it’s hard to put another event on the calendar. But of course, everyone comes out for Karl.”
Whoever he is.
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Fall Buyers’ Guide
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