
Standard issue: haute hostesses at QT Bar
February 8th, 2010 admin
Topics: eating & drinking, fashion, features, new york, qt bar, standard ny, toni jones, united-states

It’s time to re-assess the wardrobe when the waitresses at the bar I’m in are wearing better outfits than me. OK, these weren’t just any old waitresses. In fact, I don’t think we’re even allowed to call them waitresses, they’re way too cool for that. These were glowing, silk-sheathed ‘hostesses’ serving Manhattan ’s best martinis from the QT bar at the very hip Standard NY hotel . 18 floors below on the streets of the Meatpacking district, it was a toe-numbing minus seven (hence me eschewing the peep-toes and cocktail dress for boots and knits), but you wouldn’t have guessed that from the delicate drop-waisted gowns and honeyed skin on display. The dresses were designed in…
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