Tag: parties
Icons October 2022
Party Animals: The Rothschild Surrealist Ball
The Rake revisits the Surrealist Ball of 1972, hosted by Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild and her husband Guy at the Chateau de Ferrières.
Icons January 2017
'The Fifty Most Beautiful People' at The Factory
This series has seen The Rake reminiscing about YSL’s Opium Launch and the Surrealist Ball, but as we’re not quite ready to wish the party season farewell, we revisit one more of…
Icons December 2016
Beautiful Delirium: the Yves Saint Laurent Opium Launch
As we continue our exploration of some of the most remarkable parties in jet-set history, Ed Cripps muses on what was quite possibly the most rakish fragrance launch ever seen…
Icons December 2016
Through the Looking Glass: The Rothschilds
Baron Guy de Rothschild preached what he called ‘richesse oblige’ — the idea that his money-laden family should live up to their fortune. In his wife, Marie-Hélène (who also happened to…
