From free makeovers and custom spray-tans to catwalk-themed cocktails, NYC hotels are rolling out the red carpet for Fashion Week. But you don’t have to be a model (or even a registered guest!) to partake. Here’s our inside guide.
READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP?
Triumph Hotels — a group of seven boutique stays around NYC (including the Cosmopolitan and the Iroquois New York) — are partnering with on-demand beauty service PRIV to offer free makeup applications and manicures, with each property hosting one day of FW. The Gregory Hotel is also offering complimentary hair styling, makeup and manis on their mezzanine during FW, courtesy of the Caravan Stylist Studio.
Feb. 10-18, first-come, first-served at triumphhotels.com; Feb. 11-13 and Feb. 15-17 at The Gregory Hotel, 42 W. 35th St.; thegregoryhotelnewyork.com
IT GIRL GLOW
Get runway ready with a customized spray-tan from James Harknett, the so-called “Tom Ford of tanning.” Harknett, who’s bronzed the bods of Harry Styles and Geri Halliwell, is flying in from London to the W New York Downtown just in time for FW prep ($65/tan or $55 for hotel guests).
W New York Downtown, 8 Albany St.; Feb, 2-6 by appointment, newyorkdowntownwinterglow.eventbrite.com
MODELS + BOTTLES
Celebrate strutting season like a pro — with plenty of bubbly! At the Gansevoort Park Avenue rooftop, ask for the secret FW drink: “Thanks, It’s Vintage” ($15), made with muddled strawberries, mint and Champagne. At The James New York, rooftop lounge Jimmy will pour “The Catwalk 2016” ($12), a gin cocktail topped with — you guessed it — bubbles. The Gregory will serve couture cocktails from designers Nicole Miller and Nanette Lepore at their Liquor Cabinet bar, while the Roxy Hotel (previously the Tribeca Grand) is whipping up “The Rendezvous” ($16) and the brand new LeGrande cocktail lounge at the Time New York hotel has concocted “Strut,” with rum, pineapple and lemongrass.
Gansevoort Park Avenue rooftop, 420 Park Ave. South; JIMMY at The James New York, 27 Grand St.; Liquor Cabinet at The Gregory Hotel, 42 W. 35th St.; The Roxy Hotel, 2 Avenue of the Americas; LeGrande at The Time New York, 224 W. 49th St.
EAT LIKE A FASHION KING
Get the royal sartorial treatment at the Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York, which has launched afternoon tea service in their Grand Salon just in time for FW. You can even color-block your tea — everything on the King Louis XV menu (from $60) is rosy red, from the “Mélange Rouge” Raspberry Éclairs to the Ruinart Champagne Brut Rosé. Just be sure to partake after your fittings.
Baccarat Hotel & Residences, 28 W. 53rd St.