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Stan D’Arde is the perennial voice of The Standard Hotels, having started his martini soaked career with the birth of The Standard, Hollywood. Now, he brings you all the insider intel from The Standard family and beyond. Follow Stan on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all of it!
Lady Fag's PopSouk Takes Over The Standard Biergarten
Downtown superhero Lady Fag + New York's coolest artisans = a bazaarly fun way to spend a Sunday. See you there! More »
Brad Fisher Takes Over Hugo Boss
When we found out that our favorite friend and artist, Brad Fisher, had been commissioned by our favorite Meatpacking neighbor, Hugo Boss, we had a moment of Stan D'elirium! More »
Warby Parker Hits The Road
For the next six months, Warby Parker will be traversing the country visiting nine cities and covering over 4,000 miles in a revamped school bus featuring their latest frames and a classic library that rivals the Smithsonian's. More »
Esteban Cortazar Backseat Banters With Stan D'Arde
The past six days in New York city have been quite a whirlwind for us all with Fashion Week infiltrating every ounce of our... More »
Stan Wants to Solve All Your Problems
Ever since the day I met you so many years ago, you've been [emailing me](mailto:Stan@StandardHotel.com) with your problems, your needs, your wants—your every Stan D'esire. More »
7 Things You Need to Know About New York Fashion Week
The spectacle! The pageantry! The week-long hangover! Here's everything (or almost) you need to know about New York Fashion Week ... More »
Stan Has an Announcement Regarding the Future of Ping Pong
Stan loves an announcement. Actually, what Stan really loves is referring to himself in the third person, but we digress. More »
The Spin/Standard Ping Pong Tournament Hits Miami
There was nothing lazy about this past Sunday ... More »
Full Crate & Mar Rock Hollywood
This past weekend, the masterminds behind Standard Sounds on the West Coast shook up The Standard, Hollywood with a special performance by Full Crate & Mar. More »
Close Encounters of the Soccer Kind
I spent Saturday at Adidas' 11th annual Fanatic Soccer Tournament. Where the hell were you? More »
Come Watch The Standard Futbol Club
This Saturday I'm giving you the opportunity to have no more than 10 balls fly at your face at once when ADIDAS' Fanatic returns for its 11th summer soccer tournament. More »
The Spin/Standard Rooftop Ping Pong Tournament
We’re happy to report that no ping pong balls went over the edge of Le Bain’s roof last night during The Standard / SPiN ping pong rooftop tournament. We’re less happy to... More »
The Readery by Warby Parker For The Standards
Summer is my favorite time of the year. Not only do I get to drink myself silly laying on exotic beaches while wearing as little as legally possible, I also get to bring you the best of what The Standard Hotels have to offer. More »
Girl You Know It's True: My Days and Nights at the Versace Mansion
This morning I awoke to some truly fabulous news in the Wall Street Journal, which sent me on a whirlwind trip down memory lane. Long before I was spending my winters in residence at The... More »
The Boom Boom Room, Istanbul
When my good friends over at Istanbul’74 in Istanbul, Turkey called me up to ask if we wanted to open The Boom Boom Room for one night only during the city’s annual International... More »
StndAIR Flies Again
When I told you last week that Sunset Beach was back for the season, I also mentioned that I would have some more news. More »
Makeshift Makes it Work
We invited a few of our favorite friends over to discuss their shifting thoughts on Design, Fashion, Craft and the Do-It-Yourself arts. More »
The Standard, East Village & Noho Design District
Over here at The Standards, we have always set out to offer you, our loyal friends, the best in design across all of the properties. Personally, I’ve always felt that bad design is like a... More »
Sunset Beach Is Calling
If you don’t live in New York, then I don’t think you truly understand the importance of the arrival of May. If you’ve made it through the harsh winter unscathed,... More »
The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Hits NYC
Mark Twain once said, “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” We put up with a lot of things over here at The Standards, but one example of our... More »
