Best of the Brunch

ART-DIRECTING OVER-THE-TOP PARTIES FOR clients ranging from rapper Sean Combs to Chanel is all in a day’s work for the event designer, and his new online holiday shop. “The most important thing, especially this year, is to have fun and not make things too formal,” he says. “Mix your punch bowls and trays and julep cups. Each piece has a story behind it, and the more Bloody Marys you drink, the more interesting the stories.”