The Marc Jacobs SoHo Store Opening Bash

The celebration took place at The Mercer Hotel and at the newly opened Submercer.

Debbie Harry

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ABI BENITEZ

Last Wednesday night, we were invited to a fabulous event at The Mercer Hotel to celebrate the opening of the new Marc Jacobs store in SOHO. The night featured performances by Debbie Harry, Shygirl, and a DJ set by Tremaine Emory and Acyde Odunlami of No Vacancy Inn. The hotel also reopened their private lounge, the Submercer, in the basement.

We enjoyed the performances immensely, especially Debbie Harry's. She sounded and looked great. At one point, we had the opportunity to say hello to two new members of the RHONY cast, Jenna Lyons and Ubah. Jenna asked us to hold her glass while she posed for a photo but was very gracious when I told her she was “a breath of fresh air on the show”, and Ubah was raving about her love for Michael Ovitz’s autobiography (random).

The drinks were free-flowing, including a self-serve champagne bar with seemingly endless bottles to choose from. Recession, what recession?

Please enjoy some of our photos below.

xoxo,

Tom & Abi