Noah's Ark

Last night my friend Brendon re-launched his menswear line, Noah, with a VIP evening sail for friends and family.
Edina and I skipped out of work at 5PM, dressed in nautical nats natch, and headed to Vessey and the West Side Highway to board.

We arrived at Shear Water; an 80-foot sailboat built in 1928 and was greeted by the crew who helped us aboard.
We of course were the first to arrive, this being a party for hipsters, but everyone trickled in shortly thereafter and drinks began to flow.

The winning outfit went to Brendon's new wife, who was sporting a white drop waisted trench dress that was to die for. She was wearing Brandon's first piece of womenswear! He made it Wednesday night. Of course her glowing Norwegian hair and skin were the perfect accessories. John from Ernest Sewn gave a swarthy effort in the sailing theme with cut off jeans and neckerchief. The rest of the bunch was dressed for a night on Ludlow Street, black skinny jeans, flouncy tops and huge sunglasses. Quite a motley, albeit, fun crowd!

We motored out to the Statue of Liberty and there we hoisted the sails and took off. I haven't been sailing in the harbor for quite some time and it is always a glorious experience to see the city as it should be seen, from the water. Everyone knows my favorite (well, one of them) quote from Vreeland, "Water is God's tranquilizer!"

We got sauced on Stormy Weather's, met new friends, waved at cruise ships and took in the sights of Ellis Island (and too many people asked what that old building was- oh hipsters!)

I could of been out on the sea for hours but we sailed back into port around 7 and headed to Nom de Guerre in Soho to view the collection with the rest of the press people. The collection is well tailored, masculine and classic. Bravo Brendon!

My favorite part was his hangtags, which read:
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
It’s always ourselves we find in the sea.

If one is interested in hiring Shear Water please check out www.shearwatersailing.com