Falling for Shanghai Tang

This past week, I was invited to cover the Shanghai Tang and Solerno movie premier for Fay Ann Lee's Falling for Grace, a Tribeca Film Festival phenomenon! The film, which originally opened under the title of East Broadway, sold out at every showing during the festival and has since toured the world, only to yield a consistent response from critics and the public viewers alike. That response being (of course): Everyone is truly falling for Grace!

Speaking of falling in love...After the event, I found myself falling for Shanghai Tang! The event took place at the Asia Society in the heart of the Upper East Side, and when I tell you that everyone, I mean EVERYONE (or really anyone who's anyone) was wearing Shanghai Tang, I kid you not. The prescreening reception was packed with celebrities (my most exciting moment was meeting WHOOPI GOLDBERG, who not only introduced the film but was also decked out in Shanghai Tang and cute clogs!! Hey, what did I tell you about clogs?!), socialites, politicians, designers and fashionistas all dressed in gorgeous Shanghai Tang numbers. I mean, check out the pictures below and see for yourself! Everyone looked soooo glamourous!! The attendees all sipped on delicious drinks of Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur Bellinis and snacked on dim sum from the Evergreen Cafe. I'm falling hard for this beautiful Chinese luxury brand. And now that I'm absolutely dyyyingggg for a piece from their latest line, it's good thing I received $100 towards the store in my goodie bag!!!

Fay Ann Lee (Actor, Writer, Director, Producer of Falling for Grace)

Gale Harold (Actor, also of Depserate Housewives and Queer as Folk)

Picture courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Fay Ann Lee & David Dinkins (Former NYC Mayor)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

?,? Gale Harold, Fay Ann Lee, Clem Chung, Aileen Young (Cast Members)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Kathleen Turner (Actress of Californication, etc.)

Photo courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Samantha Daniels (Actress of Californication, etc.)

Photo Courtesty of Patrick McMullan

Tracy Stern (Actress of Californication, etc) and Chloe Stern

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMillan

Clem Chung (Actor) and Michelle Botticelli

Kimberly Guilfoyl and Angel Sanchez (Designer)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Whoopi Goldberg

Photography coutesy of Patrick McMullan

Adelina Wong Ettelson (Actress of Californication, etc.), Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Shin(makes cameo in Falling for Grace)

Photograph coutesy of Patrick McMullan

Thuy Diep (Designer) and Guest

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Alex McCord, Sonja Morgan, and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (of The Real Desperate Housewives)

Photograph Courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Mia Morgan (Stylist)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Edward Tricomi and Lauren Ezersky (Although it's not Shanghai Tang, I LOVE her style!)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Natalia K and Desiree Dymond (Models)

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Photograph courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Whoppi Goldberg introducing the film

Q&A with Fay Ann Lee & Cast Members

Shanghai Tang & Solerno Goodie Bags

I wore Handkerchief Sweater by Millau, Bandage Skirt by Pleasure Doing Business, Shoes by Jeffrey Campbell, Scarf by Franco Ferreri, Necklace unknown (gift from friend in London) Bag by Salvatore Ferragamo

For Shanghai Tang click here

To learn more about Fay Ann Lee's Falling for Grace click here and here

For more on Photographer Patrick McMullan click here

The movie is set to hit theaters on March 19th!

I too will be hitting the theater that day to see it again! Who's coming with me?!

xx.

M