Last Thursday, the Chelsea crowd converged at Gagosian for a double header: a major new work by Takashi Murakami (a four-panel painting entitled "Picture of Fate: I Am But a Fisherman Who Angles In the Darkness of His Mind") and the first solo exhibition of Anselm Reyle, a Berlin artist fast on the rise. Reyle's show, "Monochrome Age," consists of shiny, lacquered monolithic sculptures that the fashionable guests enjoyed viewing (and viewing themselves in).



Takashi Murakami











Anselm Reyle









Photographs by Christos Katsiaouni

Those annoying little taxi TV screens never seem to have anything but gushy restaurant reviews and outdated headlines. But last week (Fashion Week), you might have spotted an intriguing 60-second film featuring ultra-chic girls climbing trees and hiding behind rocks in Central Park, a catchy garage rock tune playing in the background. The video, entitled "Hide and Seek," marks Cynthia Rowley's second time experimenting with taxi videos.

The spot was created by Andy Spade's agency Partners & Spade in conjunction with the young New York-based film collective Red Bucket Films. "We liked the idea of making a small film rather than a [typical] commercial," says Rowley. "We try to fit a full-length feature film into one minute. The little girl actually counts down from 60, starting at the beginning of the film, for the 60 seconds."

Spade also collaborated with Red Bucket on Rowley's film from last season, "A Musical...Chairs," as well as a full-length feature that showed this year at Cannes, "Go Get Some Rosemary." The company is made up of five core members—Alex Kalman (son of designer Tibor and illustrator Maira Kalman), Brett Jutkiewicz, Sam Lisenco, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. "Their sensibility is unique in that they create beautiful images and unexpected, emotional moments the way Godard and a lot of the French New Wave did," says Spade. We expect to be seeing more from them soon.

We kid you not. Fashion’s most scorned hair accessory has been resuscitated by none other than Marc Jacobs, who wrapped pleated, pearl-studded pastel versions around his geisha girls’ top knots for his spring show. American Apparel fans have probably been waiting for this to happen, but Jacobs’s styles were less an ironic 80s send up than a pretty ode to prima ballerinas. -- Jessica Iredale and Beitressa Mandelbaum



Photos: Robert Mitra

Last Thursday, while shoppers and gawkers clogged New York stores for Fashion's Night Out, a select group of the city's fashion and art set gathered at Lehmann Maupin's 26th Street gallery for the opening of Juergen Teller's new exhibition of photographs, Paradis. Photographers Inez and Vinoodh rubbed shoulders with models Lily Cole and Hannelore Knuts, while Elizabeth Peyton, Terry Richardson and Nate Lowman admired Teller's works. And when a low-key Björk and Matthew Barney showed up with their daughter, Isadora, in tow, even this too-cool-for-school crowd seemed a little star-struck. The show, which captures subjects Charlotte Rampling and Raquel Zimmermann in a late-night exploration of the Louvre, runs through October 17.

Juergen Teller

Nate Lowman

Elizabeth Peyton



Photos by Ryan James MacFarland.

Click HERE to see our previous Gallery Go-Round entries.

For us, Fashion's Night Out felt like a college Welcome Week for the shopping set—droves of chicsters congregated in boutiques everywhere, spilling out into the streets. The excitement was contagious, and though we're way too young to remember it, we hear it was like the night the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994.

Downtown, a hip crowd cluttered Howard Street's Opening Ceremony and also took over Bond Street. At Oak, April 77 jeans were custom-studded and bought (BOUGHT! Selling out like crazy!). Across the street at Daryl K revelers sipped caiparinas, and next door, at Belhaus, the Vogue Alumni House was packed as partiers peeped at spring wares from Hester and Duskin.

West 14th Street felt more carnivalesque. To wit, Alexander McQueen had sideshow act It Girl Tallulah Harlech preening in the window while staff at Stella McCartney served veggie pizza on the streets. Moschino's psychic readings by Sabrina were most entertaining: a marriage proposal and two kids is in the near future for one of us! Who knew?!

Uptown, Versace buzzed like a swarm of bees. And at Barneys, Isabel and Ruben Toledo were signing books (which quickly sold out), while the line to meet Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte stretched from the women's side of the store all the way to the men's department! The energy was incredible, just the thing to get everyone back into full-on shopper-mode. Certainly worked for us! Let's just say our credit cards got as much exercise as our tired legs.

With the theme song of Chariots of Fire ringing in their ears, our accessories team —Brooke Magnaghi, Shiona Turini and Beitressa Mandelbaum—made a mad dash across rainy, windy Manhattan last night, showing love for the economy and their fellow fashion freaks. Miraculously, outfits stayed intact and feet suffered minimal damage. Starting at Solange-Azagury Partridge's boutique on the Upper East Side and ending downtown at Opening Ceremony, here's a round up of the evening's highlights:

From left: Brooke Magnaghi, Shiona Turini, Tory Burch and Beitressa Mandelbaum

Pretzels & Peep Shows
Solange-Azagury Partridge's whimsical designs, showcased behind miniature gold framed displays, mimicked Victorian peep-shows and had our mouths watering, almost as much as the hot dog and pretzel vendor doling out free eats outside the boutique. Proceeds of the sale of her special-edition signature enamel red lip ring went to Project(Red).

Proenza Schouler's Jack McCullough

Maneuvering through the Mobs
We managed to get some face time at the cram-packed Barneys with Proenza Schouler's Jack McCullough, who was at his first of three appearances for the night. We were able to side-step (okay, outmuscle) the mob of fans lined up to purchase wallets signed by the boys, but our fortune ran out  when we started our trek over to the YSL boutique on 57th Street. The crowd swarming around the Calvin Klein boutique (where Francisco Costa was signing t-shirts) was nearly impenetrable.

The Roady

YSL and the Most Coveted Door Prize
The night wouldn't be complete without a visit to our friends over at Yves Saint Laurent. Champagne, music and good conversation was what we needed to refuel for the long night ahead. Of course, we entered the raffle for YSL's newest bag, the Roady. Sadly, our bribe was politely refused and we left empty handed.

Rubbing Shoulders with Stars at Versace
At the palatial Versace boutique on Fifth Ave, the place was filled to the brim with models, celebs and shoppers trying to get a glimpse of the MisShapes, Ciara and one of our fave models, Chanel Iman (who was showing off her new Versace Rev bag). While Ciara admired  Brooke's lace-up Louboutins, we obsessed over the singer's gold Versace jewelry.
 
From left: Ciara, Chanel Iman.

Tory Time
Finally making our way downtown, we got to Tory Burch where we were immediately greeted by Tory herself. Always a crowd pleaser, DJ Cassidy turned the petite boutique into the best dance party in the Meatpacking district. To the beat of Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, we drank Coronas and scarfed brownies. We heard that the jackets Tory made specifically for the evening were practically sold out by the time we got there.

Ice Cream and Out
The mobs at Opening Ceremony made it close to impossible to tackle the line-up, which included trunk shows by Band of Outsiders, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Rodarte and Delfina Delettrez. But the Van Leeuwen ice cream pushcart outside the store was a sweet end to the evening.

Jeffrey Deitch and company kicked off the fall season with two blowout openings just before Labor Day. At the Grand St. location, it was painter Kehinde Wiley's first major exhibition of photographs, "Black Light," featuring more of his signature fashion-conscious young black male heroes. Looking very much the man of night in a blazing pink-and-white checked suit, Wiley signed dozens of autographs and greeted his uber-stylish fans (among them Q-Tip). Meanwhile, at Deitch's Wooster St. location, the center of attention was rising young artist Tauba Auerbach's "Here and Now/And Nowhere," an installation consisting of intricately coded paintings, photographic works, sculpture and a massive musical instrument (a two-person wooden pump organ which she and a friend performed).

Kehinde Wiley signing autographs.

Photos by Christos Katsiaouni.