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!
Casey Neistat Takes Nike's Money & Runs
If you take away just one lesson in life, please make sure that lesson is taken from Casey Neistat. Our good friend and filmmaker was commissioned by Nike to make a film about their new... More »
Don't Question Stan, T.C. Conroy!
When Stan has a problem, I usually run to a friend or to Mama D’Arde or to the Top of The Standard for a martini. Recently I was introduced to the one of the most fascinating woman... More »
A Stan D'ay In The Life...
If you want to know what my life is like on the d'aily, just watch this video through til the end. More »
Chef Dan Silverman's Favorite Cookbooks
Every great chef looks to the great chefs who came before them for inspiration. Techniques upon which to build, styles from which to expand and extraordinarily tantalized palettes are all points... More »
Standard Talks: Online & Financial Deception
You don’t have to be Bernie Madoff to know that not everything going on in the world of finance is totally in tune with the rules of governance. There is a shady underbelly in the online... More »
Stan Explains Leap Year...Sort Of
Leap year is a confusing day for a lot of people. Why is there an extra day in February every four years? How old are people born on leap day? Why would Santa need to wear shorts if we... More »
Hamachi at The Standard Grill
When you live in a world, like I do, where every day is filled with culinary delights beyond your wildest imagination, you start to lose a grip on the simpler things in life. What? Not every... More »
Jake Shears Takes Over ZigZag At Le Bain
Thursday nights at Le Bain have been EVERYTHING since nightlife king Erich Conrad brought the genius that is ZigZag to the 18th floor of The Standard, New York. Throngs of the most beautiful... More »
Punch. Drunk. Love.
Nothing makes me happier than a stiff drink, and nothing makes me happiest than five stiff drinks back to back! That’s why the other day, if you heard howls of laughter coming from The... More »
Tonsil Hockey...Setting The Record Straight...AGAIN
It seems like all I’m doing this week is setting the record straight with people’s misconceptions of their perceived realities. First it was Urban Daddy yesterday, and now it... More »
Urban Daddy Dearest...
I love when people talk about us over here at The Standards. Or maybe I just love when people talk about moi? I’m not sure. I’m a Leo, so any kind of attention gets me going, but... More »
The Standard Grill's Dinner with Oscar
If you’re anything like me, you’re already planning your trip out to Los Angeles this weekend for the pinnacle of awards season, The 84th Academy Awards. (Don’t forget to... More »
Dita Von Teese...Up, Dirty, One Olive
You and I have been friends for quite some time now, and if you know anything about me, you know my affinity for a martini. Check out my new logo if you don’t believe me! My mantra... More »
The One Night Standards Now Own Milk Studios
Last night, the internet almost suffered a technical meltdown due to the frenzy of the world clamoring to keep up with real time news from TONSIL HOCKEY, our end of fashion week throw down... More »
Crying Over Spilled MILK (studios)...
As some of you already know, tonight, The Standard, New York is facing off with MILK Studios on the rink at the hotel in a fierce bout of TONSIL HOCKEY. I know what you’re thinking, but... More »
Stan D'aily Designer Interview: Johan Lindeberg
At the tail end of fashion week (listen to NYC breathe a collective sigh of relief), our favorite Swedish designer, Johan Lindeberg, allowed me to run my fingers through his beard and ask him... More »
Stan's D'aily Designer Interview: Chris Benz
On Monday night, pink-haired designer Chris Benz took over fashion week, starting off with an incredibly luxurious showing of his A/W 12 collection. Glamour like that doesn’t come easy. ... More »
Suitcase Confessions: Rose McGowan
When Fashion Week comes to New York City, we at The Standards love to give you a glimpse into our world. Last season, we popped into Olivier Zahm and Lisa Armstrong’s rooms at The... More »
Stan's D'aily Designer Interview: Christian Cota
There are few young designers who are able to meld an air of elegance with a strong sense of simple modernity, but Christian Cota is a prime example. After his showing this past week on the... More »
Purple Magazine Party On Top
There are a lot of things that you know are just a given during fashion week. The chaos. The models. The parties. The fatigue! But the one thing that keeps coming back and that you never... More »
