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After four days at Art Basel, I’ve come to the conclusion that being in Miami at this time of year is like having a bad date. you fun stuff.As a magazine editor told me in the backseat of a Bentley, “This is definitely No I have to remind myself that if Leonardo DiCaprio has the stamina for dual roles (shopping at an art fair by day and attending a party full of models by night), I can definitely catch up. it won’t work.
Still, it’s chaotic. Cell service is almost non-existent and all text turns green. Everyone says it’s because too many people use cell phones, but that’s not true at all. How is it done in other cities? Suspicious door girls bar me out to all parties until the publicist assures me that my message will be delivered. is particularly important.Mother Nature, who is already much closer here, seems to be taking her own vengeance.The wind is surprisingly strong, and as you step from one party to another “It’s giving the end time,” I tell my friends.
Of course, I persevered and flew around town this past week, from beach parties at Dom Pérignon to dinners at Uchi for Hellessy. pin up A celebration of the magazine x Swiss Institute in the basement of EDITION. I also attended a James Blake performance at the Bass Museum. Nylon A party at the Goodtime Hotel, and a sad Prada rave at Faena. And that was just the beginning.other party me bravely attended, well, they should be cleaned up and fictionalized my next novel.
I hate being intolerant, but I have to hold Art Basel accountable and be a little stingy with how I rate the party circuit this year. What really struck me is how serious they are about what time the party ends. Strict About that, and that kind of attitude, frankly, is not funny at all. I have had countless strange encounters. That must have happened when my oversized ego landed on Miami Beach for a few days with a surge. Overall, he rates this year’s Art Basel 4 Dirty Martini out of 10. Read on for a detailed breakdown.
No one wants to talk to the press. The propaganda team isn’t even helping.One time I stepped into the bathroom Nylon Throw a party and say, ‘Who wants to be quoted? New York magazine. ” No one volunteers. I’ve noticed that people are kind to me when they hear that I’m a novelist. Spies on the smaller-than-expected Oppenheimer brothers, one of whom is wearing a cable-knit sweater vest with bare arms, and he (not sure which) It’s not a night to talk to the press.” His publicist or Wrangler starts creating barriers between us. I walk up to two handsome boys. One of them is British and has thick eyebrows, so I told him to perform. love island. “Actually I fell love island england Down,” he answers rather coldly. His friend, his TikToker Isaac Ramirez, quickly shooed him away. “We have to be careful what we say,” he warns.
At a healthy dinner, a friend reported that Balmain’s party was “garbage,” so I asked my attendee, Devon Aoki, what to do next. She claims she knows nothing and is actually quite a hermit, adding that her previous experience in Basel has been an over-the-top soundbath (“I am not in Los Angeles, I’m in Miami!” she exclaims.)
The Macallan Dinner will launch a new whiskey range called the M Collection. James Blake arrives wearing what appear to be blue medical gloves, but takes them off to play the piano later in the evening. It is said that it is prohibited. 6 dirty martinis.
From citrus yellowtail to golden Volzhenka caviar tart, snacks pretty much make up for the lack of fun. Dom Perignon has a table-sized millefeuille. When I was told that a glass of whiskey with each course was priced at about $1,000 at Macallan’s All-Vegan Dinner, I nearly choked. 9 dirty martinis (1 point deducted for serving “ice soup”)
Miami doesn’t really have a cohesive dress code, but a liberal color palette feels more acceptable here. pin up Magazine Party feels like a teleport to downtown New York. Miamiperhaps the closest we got was two figure skaters rapping at an edition ice rink in American flag costumes designed by Mexican designer Barragán. Is possible. New Yorkers wear pleated pleases and undercovers.influencer Nylon It’s still straps and cutouts. At Dom Pérignon, the older, wealthier, blonde crowd wear variations of what I call “evening beachwear” (dressy kaftans).they are not out of place white lotus Resort. Miami locals wear real Pitbull/Mr. 305 uniforms in all white. For some reason, everyone has a business card, which seems to be this year’s It accessory. 6 dirty martinis.
Blake’s performance is expertly choreographed, with two dancers from the New York City Ballet taking the stage mid-set. Prada’s party he spreads over two floors, trying to recreate a Berlin rave, but this is Miami and the venue is too big, so it doesn’t work. In the roped off VIP area, I spied on Maya Hawke and Taylor Page and wondered if they enjoyed the sound. Either way, I ditch it for her Faena Theater playing classic Miami EDM and Latin music. 7 dirty martinis.
Everyone is talking about how much chaos the party got into. NYFW effectand somehow too many people are getting in. I was turned away at an event hosted by Audemars Piguet in a cavernous mansion on Hibiscus Island.New York The magazine wouldn’t have been invited tonight. ’ My friends are already inside and want me to run in because it’s crazy to see the guards trying to drag me out. Because (a) I’m not very passionate about attending this event, and (b) I’m learning a lesson about who wants to control the room.
I heard from an investigative reporter that one of Basel’s major PR firms blacklisted him from the event after a negative article. One classic example. There’s a lot of money on the balance, and a kind of sick prudence in the air. Samantha Jones never does. Anyway, with or without them, does anyone notice that I write about it? 2 dirty martini.