Just A Peek At Ian Schrager

His passionate commitment to the modern lifestyle has been expressed through a series of pioneering concepts: The hotel as home away from home, the hotel as theater, "cheap chic", "lobby socializing", the indoor/outdoor lobby, the urban resort, and the urban spa.

Now and....
Then.

Schrager first became known for creating the New York nightclub Studio 54 with his partner, Steve Rubell.

"Since the 70’s, entrepreneur Ian Schrager, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ian Schrager Company, has achieved international recognition for concepts that have revolutionized both the entertainment and hospitality industries.

His passionate commitment to the modern lifestyle has been expressed through a series of pioneering concepts: The hotel as home away from home, the hotel as theater, "cheap chic", "lobby socializing", the indoor/outdoor lobby, the urban resort, and the urban spa.

His keen instincts for the mood and feel of popular culture were honed during the 70’s and 80’s, when he and his late business partner, Steve Rubell, created Studio 54 and Palladium. Rubell and Schrager soon turned their attention to the hotel business opening Morgans Hotel in 1984, introducing the concept of the "boutique hotel" to the world."

from his web site; http://www.ianschragercompany.com/ian_schrager.html#

The Old Days at Studio 54 with the likes of Halston, Minelli,The Stones, Bianca,and everyone else.
Who of you did go to Studio 54 ??

I remember this lobby.............at studio 54
This sapce is fabulous ...the mirrors are the best !
This bar looks pretty darn lush. His colors are sublime.

"The partners expect these hotels to be not just aesthetically pleasing in their markets but to be environmentally responsible as well.

In addition, Schrager is developing a number of unique and exciting hotel and residential projects in gateway cities around the world that are in various stages of completion."

It Is Friday & Fashionable. It is time to go see FiFi Flowers

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http://www.ianschragercompany.com/ian_schrager.html#

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A Table For Two, And A Bowl Of Milk

Oh, I am sure Miss Monroe had a tattoo on her ass. NOT !!
In a word...ridiculous.
The ONLY THING these two individuals will ever have in common is addiction.
This is Miss Monroe.
This is a Movie Star !
This is a 'sex kitten' in the best sense of it's meaning.
Lyndsey Lohan imitating Marilyn Monroe...what a joke !! No comparison.

It is an insult to those of us who do hold Monroe's memory close to our hearts.

I was particularly touched by her story which I read in my twenties. Maybe Miss Lohan should read her story as well. There are quite a few good examples of what addiction brings to your life.
Look at this face !

Everything that I have ever read about Marilyn Monroe has stated that she was a kind person, a woman who was constantly trying to improve herself.

M.M. was self conscious about her lack of education....so she read, studied and eventually married a 'genius play write.'

She desperately wanted a child ( which I think in itself is very telling) with Arther Miller, but she miscarried. Her broken heart, and her addiction eventually destroyed her marriage too.

Marilyn Monroe's addiction to pills and alcohol killed her, whether it was a death by her own hand or not.

There is some mystery concerning her death.......

But, in the end it was her addiction and unclear thinking which left her vulnerable to many bad situations and bad people.

To see and read more;

http://nymag.com/fashion/08/spring/44247/?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h10

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A Real English Saddle Stool

For Renee.

Some of you already know, and for those of you who do not know....I ride.

Do You Likie ???

I likie !!

The Creater is a Brazilian Designer named Fernando Akasaka.

To go to his site;

http://www.trendhunter.com/link/horse-saddle-stool-brazil-fernando-akasaka-modern-design

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Check Out This Dorm Room !!

"But it is in fact a perfectly authentic expression of the 21-year-old college senior who was voted “preppiest in the class” at Choate Rosemary Hall and has a sincere love for Stubbs & Wootton slipper shoes and melon-colored pants. “I can’t live in a minimalist world,” says Sinsteden, who is majoring in French and art history. “For me, it’s all about eclecticism.”

N.Y.T.

He had decorated his family's home several times by the time he was twelve.

When other 15-year-olds were going to lacrosse camp, Sinsteden worked for David Easton, a neoclassical decorator in the Albert Hadley/Bunny Williams school. After his first year of college, he interned for Moss and still works for her one day a week. “I finish her sentences,” he says. “And she reads my mind.”

“Max has a gift and a great eye, combined with raw energy and enthusiasm,” Moss says.

To read the complete article; http://nymag.com/homedesign/spring2009/56426/

This artcle makes me smile just reading it.

How lucky is Maximilian Sinsteden?

And lucky, lucky that his parents indulged his talents, and were sensitive to them.

Imagine if he had been raised by different people.....

The journey getting here is a fragile thing.

Do you think so too ?

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