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In my opinion, truly the perfect wardrobe for Spring.

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I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of this “castle”, but after departing the bus, walking up the drive, past the moat (yes, he has a moat), through the gate and turning down a complimentary cape (it wasn’t black), I was staring at what looked like a legitimate fairy tale castle. We followed the flow of people into the backyard where we were greeted with a carousel, heated pool, and a glass of champagne.

After moving onto champagne number two, we walked over to the food area to get a bite to eat before quickly deciding a dinner of champagne and cigarettes was on the menu, ensuring no food got between us and a nice buzz. We clearly made the right choice – as soon as the sun went down we were on the carousel happily swinging around atop our horses, having a blast.

As if we haven’t seen enough of the Real Housewives of New York this summer, a few more appeared, bouncing around merrily on their own carousel horses.

A drink or two, or ten later, and a few more rides on the carousel, we noticed lights and everyone gathering around a stage. Our investigation lead us just in time to catch Sir Ivan performing his song La La Land. The rest of the night was spent carousel-ing, drinking, and dancing by the pool, which by midnight had people swimming in it. Guilty.

After the party the Jitney fleet picked everyone back up for what felt like a much shorter ride back to the city. A good night indeed I say, a good night indeed.

In case you want to watch the video for the song of which the party was thrown for, please indulge below. Don’t tell anyone we didn’t warn you of its oddity.

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The collaboration launch party was held at an amazing store in Tribeca called Patron of the New. It is a really beautiful store and carries many hard to find, avante garde designers… During the party I literally had to restrain myself from filling my arms with clothes and running to the nearest dressing room. Thankfully the drinks were flowing and the crowd was pretty so I was able to keep distracted and not let myself be overcome by the shopping bug.

Want a pair for yourself? Well I hate to disappoint you, but unless you live in New York you’ll have to wait a bit as The Oliver Peoples for Parabellum sunglasses are currently available exclusively at Patron of the New but will be available for purchase on the Oliver Peoples website in September.

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Circa Tabac is one of, if not the very last, remaining places that allow you to legally smoke inside. Cafe by day, lounge by night, here you never need to worry about hiding your cigarette beneath a table or leaning down to discreetly blow smoke out of sight as someone walks by (anyone who has snuck a cigarette inside a club can feel me on this).

As a dedicated smoker, I had lovingly looked back on the days of smoking sections in restaurants and ashtrays in bars. So naturally, the first time a friend took me to Circa Tabac and I discovered that these memories could be relived, I died a little bit and instantly fell in love.

Upon walking in, you feel as though you’ve been transported back to the 20‘s. You almost expect to look over and see a group of flapper girls sitting at a table, chain smoking and drinking. Ashtrays and matches adorn every table and you need not worry if you forgot your smokes – they have a plethora of options for sale.

Located at 32 Watts St in the “South Village” neighborhood
(btwn Thompson St & 6th Ave)

Happy Smoking

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