Thursday evening, I attended the Cipriani Wall Street Fashion Series featuring designer Duncan Quinn. Alex Merkin, who relayed the designer’s regrets for not being able to present the collection personally, introduced the menswear collection. Mr. Quinn is currently in Miami in preparation for the opening of his forthcoming Limited Editions pop-up shop in Miami's design district… featuring its own indoor croquet pitch.

The London-born, New York based designer and “recovering lawyer” found inspiration for his featured designs in film and classic works of art; including all things Alfred Hitchcock, The Thomas Crown Affair, James Bond, Eastern Promises and the Mona Lisa.

I found the color palette for the line to be both regal and playful, with heavy plums, burgundy and charcoal tempered by lavender and rose accents in ties, handkerchiefs and dress shirts. There is an intellectual sharpness and meticulous attention to detail in the cufflinks, leather duffels, and umbrellas.

After the show, I caught up with Mr. Merkin, donning Duncan Quinn garb head to toe. The Director of the upcoming film Across the Hall, indulged my questions about the December 4th New York release. He told me that the film, featuring Danny Pino, Brittany Murphy and Mike Vogel, is a thriller about a standoff between a young man, his fiancée and his best friend, who occupy hotel rooms across the hall from one another. I gathered it’s a little dark and scandalous, a delicious combination.

Later into the night, I had a lively chat over drinks with Simon van Kempen and stylist Derek Warburton, who lamented over Editor Britten Heft’s absence. It seems they just missed each other at an earlier charity event. Designer Peyman Umay joined us for a spell, offering style expertise and exchanging opinions of the evening’s presentation.

I left Cipriani picturing how dapper and tailored my man would look in a “bespoke Duncan Quinn suit” while defending clients in the courtroom and for all our upcoming Holiday festivities… I think Christmas may have to come early this year.

Most of us know Zach Hyman as a photographer for Patrick McMullan, but as Mr. McMullan so eloquently joked, "Who knew Zach was such a nudist?".

Hyman's exhibit, Decent Exposures, opened Thursday evening at the Chair and the Maiden Gallery, to a fantastic reception. The collection featured 14 large format photos of nude models in unexpected places, the subway, a carnival, Wall Street, Times Square, and even in a church. Giving himself 30 seconds for day shots and needing about 2 1/2 minutes exposure for night and darker shots, there is an implicit shock value (Double entendre: exposure... Anyone?). Yet, New York being New York, I can't help but think most people didn't even notice the models.

While we do get a sense of an explicit unveiling, Hyman is truly able to capture the beauty of the human form. Utilizing the given time and environment constraints of available light, the pieces take on a simplicity that is captivating. For example, in the carnival photograph, the bright colors of the game booth, prizes, and sunny light, it almost seems perfectly natural that there would be a blond haired nude model just chillin'. Likewise, the enclave that is Wall Street, why wouldn't there be a girl riding that darn bull bareback with the light hitting the silhouette of her body just so?

Regardless, Hyman is surely making headlines, including Huffington Post, Newsday, Post Chronicle, The Inquisitr, and CBS News, to name a few.

Conclusion: Zach Hyman- I take my hat off to you sir... and my shirt... and my knickers...

FYI: Look out for a story about the exhibit on Entertainment Tonight Insider.

To view the SBS Event Picts, please click HERE

*Photo 1 by Zach Hyman: Jocelyn Saldana

*Photo 2 by Dylan Armajani: Jimmy Knehans, Zach Hyman, and Justin Tranter