On February 7th, Downtown had the pleasure of attending the Blue Jacket Fashion Show. In its third year, the focus was on upping the awareness for prostate cancer.
Miss J (J. Alexander) (L) and Crissy Barker (R) are seen at The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019, in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Blue Jacket Fashion Show benefited the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), founded by philanthropist and financier Michael Milken. All money raised go towards funding cutting-edge research that will save, extend, and improve the lives of not only prostate cancer patients but other cancer patients as well.
Models walk the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Mario Cantone and Judy Gold attend the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Alex Lundqvist prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Downtown: How did you get involved with the Blue Jacket Show?
AL: You know, my grandfather passed away from prostate cancer, and when I heard about the show and then was asked to be a part of it, it was not even a question – to help out with this, spreading the word for people to go and get tested if that can save a few lives, I’m blessed to be a part of it.
Downtown: Why do you think men hesitate to get tested?
AL: It’s life or death! Just go get tested. If you’re up towards 40 years-old, get checked. There are different ways to get tested, you don’t have to go for the standard traditional testing. So go get tested, it’s the difference between life and death
Downtown: How was it out there hanging with the guys tonight on the runway?
AL: Oh, its such great fun with the guys, so much fun, always a good time, this is my third year and I can’t wait until next year!
Buster Skrine attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Downtown: What did you think about walking in this show?
BS: It was awesome, it was my second time. Just to be with these people, getting awareness out there on social media, just getting the word out about prostate cancer.
Downtown: If you could tell anyone something about prostate cancer, what would it be?
BS: Go get checked.
Nigel Barker, model, tv personality, and photographer
Nigel Barker (center) prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Downtown: What about this show made you want to get involved with Blue Jacket Fashion event?
NB: I love it when the fashion community comes together for an important cause, and prostate cancer is a major killer of men, so it was an honor to put my best foot forward, quite literally!
Downtown: What did you think about this year’s designer brands and models?
NB: Fabulous, from my eye-catching blue suit from Brooks Brothers to a skirt suit in plaid by Thom Browne, the other men and their outfits were as diverse as the population of men affected by Prostate Cancer.
Downtown: What message would you like to share with our readers about prostate cancer prevention?
NB: Men are notoriously bad at going to visit the doctor and often think they can beat the pain or simply don’t want to fuss but trust me, the manly thing to do is GET TESTED.
Downtown: What was is like to be back on the runway?
NB: I only wish we had a proper walk off…Blue Steel in full force for the Blue Jacket Fashion Show!
Marcel Floruss walks the runway at the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Moti Ankari walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Billy Porter attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski (L) and Ryan Eggold prepare backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Kenneth Ferrer prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Simon Doonan walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Ryan Eggold attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Mario Cantone (L) and Dominic Fumusa prepare backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Billy Porter walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Harry Lennix walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Leo Chan walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Sonja Morgan prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Drake Bell walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Sean Michael Frazier walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Edwin Hodge walks the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Luann de Lesseps (L) and Sonja Morgan walk the runway during The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Jeremy Carver prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Desmin Borges attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Young Paris attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Luann de Lesseps prepares backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
Nigel Barker (L) and Drake Bell prepare backstage during the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Blue Jacket)
The team behind the popular West Village, health-focused Cafe Clover has opened Clover Grocery, a design-forward grocery store and private event space that offers fresh products from the kitchen at Cafe Clover along with specialty beverages and a curated selection of wellness-minded products made by top purveyors from around the world. Located a few doors down from Cafe Clover, Clover Grocery — located at 259 Sixth Avenue between Bedford and Downing Street — is the second project from partners David Rabin of The Lambs Club, Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, Jeff Kadish and Cafe Clover executive chef David Standridge.
Curated and concepted by Cafe Clover partner Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, Clover Grocery brings together the best of health, wellness and design. The grocery will carry a large selection of items made on premises by Chef Standridge in the Cafe Clover kitchen and packaged for purchase at the grocery. This includes a Cafe Clover line of fresh pastas such as quinoa tagliatelle, chickpea spaghetti, and teff pappardelle; sauces such as cumin maple barbecue, green coconut curry and a no-sugar marinara; spreads such as sweet potato guacamole and chickpea pistachio hummus; all natural sweeteners such as date sugar and blackstrap molasses; and other snacks such as Cafe Clover’s popular seed crisps. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and other all-day dining options will be available to enjoy to-go or at the four-seat bar counter that overlooks Sixth Avenue.
Clover Grocery will also offer a health-minded beverage program that offers superfood infused waters and tonics including Cucumber Collagen Beauty Water (light filtered water with cold pressed cucumber juice and collagen peptides), Lavender Yuzu Tonic (fresh yuzu, lavender flowers, and raw wildflower honey), Activated Charcoal Lemonade, and more. La Colombe coffee and Kettl tea will be served with the option of add-ons, including blended matchas such as the Beauty Matcha with coconut oil, lucuma, raw honey, collagen peptides and blended coffees such as Cordyceps Coffee with Four Sigmatic cordyceps, coconut oil, molasses and house-made milk (choice of almond, cashew and split pea) and Golden Coffee with cold pressed turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper and choice of milk.
Product offerings include locally-sourced, seasonal produce, with an opening spring selection including English peas, asparagus, ramps, strawberries and cherries, in addition to the very best locally sourced dairy, grass-fed butter and eggs. Farmer’s market-quality produce comes ready or almost ready to serve with items available pre-cut or pre-cut and roasted, so that home-cooked meals can be prepared without hassle. Clover Grocery stocks products from specialty purveyors including Westwind Orchard (honey and jams), ILĀ (spices), Bushwick Kitchen (sriracha, maple syrup, honey), Casa Bosques (chocolate), and Coops Microcreamery (vegan fudge). Additional grocery items include everything from wild pili nuts and hemp seed crackers to grains such as sprouted quinoa and wheat berries and a variety of cooking oils and fats, such as coconut oil and ghee. A large selection of health supplements features products from cult brands such as Moon Juice, Sun Potion, Four Sigmatic, Anima Mundi, and more.
In addition to food and beverage, Clover Grocery offers a handpicked selection of beauty and style products. The Grocery is the exclusive New York retailer of Bamford organic beauty products and sells custom and collaborative pieces such as Hill House Home linens, Alison Lou jewelry, Prabal Gurung t-shirts, Edie Parker clutches, and more. In lieu of traditional shopping carts, customers will carry items in French market baskets designed by La Ligne. Fresh flowers by Petal By Pedal, available in arrangements and by the stem, line the custom-designed floating marble shelves and feature seasonal New York grown blooms. The offerings are rounded out by a rotating, one-wall shop-in-shop of unique design and homeware items, featuring both new and vintage objects and a library of periodicals including Luncheon, Alla Carta, The Gourmand, World Of Interiors, Apartamento, and Holiday.
Designed by Andre Mellone of Studio Mellone (whose past retail projects include work for Thom Browne and Jason Wu) in collaboration with Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, Clover Grocery’s stylish interiors are partly inspired by the beauty and charm of European patisseries and food halls of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Floor-to-ceiling curved Mahogany shelving lines the perimeter of the clean space, punctuated by thick, rounded grey bardiglio marble counters designed to showcase the shop’s offerings. A central, custom market table by day doubles as a dining table by night, perfectly suited for intimate dinners after the shop closes. A softly-lit lay light ceiling fixture hangs above Douglas Fir floors, bringing the design elements together and warming the space at all hours.
Clover Grocery is open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily. For more information on Clover Grocery, please visit www.clovergrocery.com or call 212-255-5383.
We’ve lived through one of the hardest winters on record…and Spring hasn’t been much better! For every warm and sunny day, we’ve had five more gray and rainy ones.
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