MADISON SOIREE

Let’s not mince words. Sandwiched between
Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue, the two most sumptuous residential streets in the Americas, Madison Avenue from the Upper 50s to the 90s is the see-and-be-seen shopping artery for the most elegant consumers in the world. The great museums, the great art galleries, the great designers, and the great hairdressers have addresses on or near this street. By day, the sidewalks are filled with natives and tourists alike, sometimes strolling at a faster pace than the taxis, buses, and limos that ramble up the street. By night, Madison Avenue calms down. Life slows down. The local denizens emerge from their gracious side-street townhouses, on their way to dinner parties. They’re dressed in Narciso Rodriguez. They’re loaded with jewels. The air is pervaded with elegance.