stan d'arde
Stan D’Arde is the perennial voice of The Standard Hotels, having started his martini soaked career with the birth of The Standard, Hollywood. Now, he brings you all the insider intel from The Standard family and beyond. Follow Stan on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all of it!
Fond...Fondle...Fondue
When I was a child, let’s say in the 70s just to be vague, I would come down from upstairs in my family’s weekend home outside of Marrakech and peep my head around the corner to see... More »
My Twitterview With Andrew Kuo
The other day I undertook a feat of investigative reporting that was unprecedented and that rocked the media world in ways not seen since the days of the Nixon administration. On the day... More »
New Year's Eve At The Standard, New York
My gorgeous little friends, how I sit here and reminisce over the past year we’ve spent together. The laughs, the tears and the martinis we’ve shared are all too bittersweet.... More »
Stan's Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season isn’t always our favorite time of the year. We feel that the true meaning of it all has been lost in the mad rush to buy buy buy all the chicest gifts you can find.... More »
Stan D'appy Thanksgiving
My dearest little Stan D’elovelies. I’m off to Montreal for a short spell. While all of you are voraciously stuffing your faces with turkey and such, I will be quietly... More »
Stewie & Brian Check In
One of the highlights of Sunday nights, besides alphabetizing your closet by designer, is watching Family Guy featuring Stewie & Brian Griffin. On last night’s episode, the duo... More »
Shipwrecked Veuve Clicquot Found
This is the kind of story we LOVE to hear about because nothing is better than finding a lost bottle of delicious champagne! It’s like putting on your favorite made-to-measure Gucci... More »
Cool Hunting + Gap = Pop
I’m not even going bore you with an introduction to this one because we love a pop-up shop and we love Cool Hunting, so let’s get straight to the point. The dynamic duo behind... More »
Don't Question Stan, Joel Schumacher!
For my next Q&A in the “Don’t Question Stan” series of titillating interviews, I bring to you the world famous Director, Producer and Screenwriter, Joel Schumacher!... More »
THANKSGIVING AT THE STANDARD(s)
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and besides thanking the universe that you’re friends with moi, I’m sure you have other things for which to be thankful. (I can’t... More »
AT LEAST IT'S NOT BEEFARONI
Stan D’Arlings, we’ve been together now for a very long time, and I think it’s pretty clear that canned food isn’t really our cup of tea. BUT we do love creativity,... More »
Don't Question Stan, Jack Dorsey!
I am SOOOO excited right now for SO many reasons, my Stan D’arlings! The first one is that, from today on, I’m going to be bringing you deeply fascinating interviews with the people... More »
One Frickin Day
A life of fame, luxury, glamour, decadence, excessive style and constant jet setting isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Trust us. WE KNOW!!! It gets tiring,... More »
Wes Lang Is Staring At Empty Pages
We love art. We love staring at things. We love beer. We love tattoos. Okay. We don’t LOVE tattoos. We have one, but it’s hidden, and you probably... More »
Sunday Distraction
I love a little Björk on a Sunday afternoon, but what I love more is a little Björk riding around Manhattan on a flat bed truck. Only from the mind of Stephane Sednaoui. More »
BLOW BY BLOW
There are moments in time when you come across a person that transcends all planes of style, class, etiquette and grace. A star that shines brightly from both the inside and the outside.... More »
DON'T TOUCHÉ ME
We can’t even begin to tell you how much we love Yvonne, Doreen & Casey, the gorgeous trio behind Art Production Fund, the non-profit which produces ambitiously grand public art... More »
I'm back. Don't worry.
Oh, kids! I’m so sorry to have left you the way I did. I didn’t mean to. The past week and a half has been quite the hair raising experience, what with planning... More »
