On Monday night, pink-haired designer Chris Benz took over fashion week, starting off with an incredibly luxurious showing of his A/W 12 collection. Glamour like that doesn’t come easy. ...
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When Fashion Week comes to New York City, we at The Standards love to give you a glimpse into our world. Last season, we popped into Olivier Zahm and Lisa Armstrong’s rooms at The...
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There are few young designers who are able to meld an air of elegance with a strong sense of simple modernity, but Christian Cota is a prime example. After his showing this past week on the...
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There are few designers that are as dear to me as Yigal Azrouël is. He is one of the most genuine and kindest designers working today, and aside from his personal attributes that I hold...
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I was sitting front row at the Costello Tagliapietra show the other day, and I couldn’t help but marvel in the genius that these two men create. Gorgeous gowns that hug the body and...
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In my second installment of Stan’s Daily Designer, I hit up Peter Som for a little Q&A in celebration of his show this morning. And if I may digress, HE hit ME up two nights before...
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With all the fashion mayhem in city this week, we over at the Standards thought we’d deliver a little piece of it right onto your plate. That’s why I, Stan D’Arde, have reached...
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This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York celebrates Fashion Week with New York beloved In Flagranti. The Transatlantic duo formed by Alex Gloor and Sasa Crnobmja has been a key figure of New York...
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One of our favorite things of all time… Boris’s Empanadas at The Lido Restaurant and Bayside Grill. Boris has become a much valued part of The Standard family, not only as a...
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This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York presents two wonder boys of the House scene, the antipodean Beni from Sydney and Bit Funk from Brooklyn. While Beni tours America to promote his first album...
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This Friday, Le Bain is joining forces with Bespoke to present Waifs & Strays, probably the hottest House duo from Bristol. Think deep house with some intelligent dubstep and garage influence...
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This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York goes psychedelic with the Brooklyn duo CCC, Free Magic from Discovery and a live show by Night Plane, the new artist to watch from Wolf+Lamb. What is...
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Vahram Muratyan is a Paris based graphic designer who on an extended stay in New York was feeling a bit homesick and started to think about the similarities and differences, the pros and the...
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This Sunday at Le Bain, Nouveau York joins forces with Kaviar Disco Club to welcome the futuristic beats of Club Cheval. Believe the hype: the collective is the latest inspired mutation of the...
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You might say Buff Monster is not a run of the mill street artist - it’s not every day you run into a guy so passionate about pink whose work prominently features puffy ice cream cones....
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This Friday, The Wurst gang is back at Le Bain with the emblematic Beg to Differ and Dave Robertson, aka D’Ruse. Dave has been part of Soho808, one of the most exciting project emerging...
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Full Name: Ben Levine
Exact Title: Guest Services Manager at The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
Sun Sign: Aquarius / Pisces
First off, tell us a bit about your background, and what you do at The...
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Christ on a Cracker, we won! Every year The A.I.A. (The American Institute of Architects) honors a handful of projects around the United States and you won’t believe who they picked...
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This Saturday at Le Bain, Eli Escobar takes control of Night People while the rest of the crew is out of town. A New York native who lives ‘for the night and the music’, Eli is just...
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This Friday at Le Bain, Let’s Play House presents the legendary American producer Todd Edwards. Todd has been a key producer in the dance music scene since the early 90’s with a...
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This year again, Le Bain celebrates New Year’s Eve with New York iconic label DFA records. Holy Ghost!, Justin Miller, Jacques Renault and Tim Sweeney will share the decks and elevate us to...
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