October 12, 2009
Current Obsession: W’s Global Glam
We — and most of D.C.’s style crowd, it seems — celebrated the city’s fab new W hotel at a majorly glam official launch party last week. The highlights were many — the Marie Antoinette-ish bewigged musicians, our congratulatory arm squeeze with John Legend following his surprise concert, mini sticks of cotton candy! — but at the top of the list was getting the scoop on W’s new fashion initiative, Global Glam, part of their amazing online shop, W Hotels the Store.
The haute hotelier has teamed up with top designers — Lauren Merkin, Foley + Corinna, Alex and Ani and more — to create exclusive (and highly affordable) accessory and gift items. We’re in love the David Aubrey Emerald Bead earrings (above, just $98) — and, judging by the insanely awesome cuff bracelet on one W exec we drooled over for the good part of a half-hour, there will be even more stylish items rolled out this fall. —Betsy Lowther
