That's So Dow 14,000
Remember Fall, 2007? The housing market was booming, ballers were buying bottles, and anyone lacking an on call Gulfstream couldn't really be considered anyone. At the same time, the Dow Jones Industrial Index reached 14,000 for the first time. Life was good! Well, those times have come and gone. Unfortunately, some aspects of those heady days are still with us. Allow us to introduce our latest feature, That's So Dow 14,000TM, where we expose ridiculous things that seemed to make sense for a moment, and are now simply ridiculous.
Firmly entrenched as #12 on InStyle's List of New York Hot Spots is DBTH favorite, The Eldridge. You know the drill by now, as the "bartenders are called butlers, security guards are called chaperones and where hospitality consultants accommodate every request." But did you know that ladies are strongly discouraged from wearing flats? This dress policy, over-hyped low quality champagne and over priced cocktails are all So Dow 14,000. Funny enough, the DJA really started to tank when the Eldridge opened in late summer 2008. Coincidence? You tell us.
DBTH
Reader Comments (11)
you guys are idiots, it isn't a list in order of the top 12 nyc hotspots, its just a LIST of nyc hotspots, they aren't in order at all, the article is called "Travel Like A Star" "where to go"
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20168848_20226126_20555370,00.html
your beloved beatrice didn't even make the list, maybe its about time you get off their dick
why do people think that if u put on some tight clothing, and "dance" as if your convulsing on drugs and having a seizure, amidst a hot-boxed room of filterless cigarettes , that that is the pinnacle of NY nightlife downtown..
It's an odd list -- the point seems to be variety rather than exclusivity. Obviously any "best" list would have 1 Oak instead of Tenjune and would have included Beatrice. I guess "idiot" is one of those people that gets his scoop on what's cool from Us Weekly? The Eldridge, as a concept, still has to be the most silly ever, (you can get a pizza delivered there, talk about full service !), and its owners regularly humilitate themselves on middle-market Guest of a Guest, Andre' from Beatrice collaborates on Purple Magazine and rolls with Karl Lagerfeld. You don't have to like the place (I don't) but the scenes and people are not vaguely comparable except that they both serve drinks.
in all honesty, eldridge and beatrice are two different scenes, i've been to both, beatrice is much more hipster and younger-very cool, but in a grunge kind of way, and eldridge is classier, more sophisticated in a way, but has its hipster elements, if you were to compare them i think that's the best way to describe them, they are both small, beatrice being bigger, but eldridge has more of a vibe, being that it is just 1 room, as far as comparing celebrities from what "teabiscuit" wrote, beatrice has its mary kate's, and lindsay lohan's, and eldridge has its donald trump, richard branson, halley berry's, john legends - they attract completely different celebrities, one place has young hipster celebrities, and the other has its elder celebrities, both places has its model filler, to each its own, but to compare the two, they both have different agendas
classier? really? you fucking idiot. kate moss and keira knightly are not going to the fucking loser eldridge. but they are regulars at beatrice. Purple Magazine is not hosting their fashion week party there and no self respecting fashion editor or designer is hanging out at this poser spot. hey idiot why dont you go hang out at some lame bottle service club or move back to scarsdale. keep your feeble thoughts to yourself comparison - you don't know shit about shit.
for all anonymous blogger read article in ny post about model likula cohen. it is very easy to find out your identities and you will be liable for slander
Hey everyone, lets all listen to someone who confuses slander with LIBEL.
hey look out. why don't you fucking try it. i'm sure you'll win your suit considering you can't even form a sentence. go back to bed.
those lists are crap. who cares? they're all driven by publicists anyway. like us weekly or people has any taste.
What's wrong with Scarsdale!? I'm from Scarsdale!
nothing im sorry it is very nice there.