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Veuve Clicquot is celebrating its 250th anniversary with its first-ever global traveling exhibition, Solaire Culture. Next stop: Los Angeles.

SUNSHINE IS WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF LA’S CULTURE, SO LAUNCHING an international exhibit with the name Solaire Culture (Sun Culture) here in SoCal makes perfect sense. Come October 26, Veuve Clicquot will do just that by presenting its first-ever global traveling exhibition at the 468 North Rodeo Drive building in Beverly Hills. Conceived in collaboration with French curator Camille Morineau and designer Constance Guisset, the three-week exhibit, which runs through November 17, pays tribute to the LVMH-owned champagne house’s past and present by exploring its heritage and the cultural imprint it and its distinctive, sunny yellow label has made from 1772 through its 250th anniversary year. Here is what to expect:

AN HOMAGE TO LA GRANDE DAME DE LA CHAMPAGNE. The sparkling journey begins with

Madame Clicquot herself, who took the reins of the house in 1805 after the passing of her husband. The exhibition presents the life story of this barrier-breaking “la grande dame de la

Champagne” via artistic interpretations entirely led by female artists including Yayoi Kusama,

Inès Longevial, Cece Philips, Rosie McGuinness, Pénélope Bagieu, Olimpia Zagnoli, and

Moyoco Anno. Female empowerment is especially important to the brand, which has — since 1972 — shown its commitment to strong women, even more notably through BOLD by Veuve

Clicquot, an international program with a mission to increase women entrepreneurs’ visibility.

FILM. Virtually travel to Veuve’s vineyard and crayères (chalk cellars) to learn about its terroir.

AN INTERACTIVE LIBRARY. The exhibit is rife with experiential spaces, including an area where visitors can listen to literary extracts while seated on a “solaire system.”

SUN ART. Three female artists close the journey by channeling the sun. Tacita Dean works the light in an analogue film; Sheila Hicks offers a sculpture of threads and yellow fabric; and

Monique Frydman delivers a three-dimensional painting.

THE BOUTIQUE. Take home souvenirs from the Solaire Culture exhibition as well as THE

ICONS, an exclusive collection of the house’s most emblematic objects, redone sustainably.

TOASTS CARMELO ANTHONY WITH THE MACALLAN AT NEW MANHATTAN HAUTE SPOT 9 JONES

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1. Larsa Pippen and Erika Costell 2. Adam Weitsman and The Macallan national brand ambassador Molly Melville 3. Haute Media Group CEO Kamal Hotchandani, Melville, and Carmelo Anthony 4. Anthony 5. Christian Vazquez and Hotchandani 6. The Macallan M 7. The atmosphere at 9 Jones

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7 NEW YORK IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN ACTION. AS NEW YORK FASHION Week brought A-list celebrities in town with exclusive events like the Fendi and Marni runway shows, Haute Living celebrated the momentous week on September 10 alongside The Macallan with 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony. Together, Haute Living and The Macallan hosted an intimate dinner in honor of Anthony — and, to make it more special, the dinner was hosted at Anthony’s new nightlife hotspot, 9 Jones. The brainchild of nightlife moguls like Richard Wheeler, Josh Angel, and Yiannis Vasilas, in collaboration with partners Anthony and Christian Vazquez, 9 Jones is said to be the new ‘it’ supper club. In the heart of the West Village, 9 Jones is an intimate, lavish escape within the city where guests gathered on Saturday night to toast to Anthony. Upon arrival, guests were greeted with bespoke cocktails unique to The Macallan, like the Boulevardier and the Sour, before sitting for a coursed dinner of the new menu. Haute Media Group CEO Kamal Hotchandani welcomed guests and gave his gratitude for having a very special relationship with the latest Haute Wine & Spirits cover star, Anthony, before introducing The Macallan national brand ambassador Molly Melville. Melville then led the guests through a bespoke tasting of The Macallan M. The night was the ultimate toast to Haute Living, The Macallan, Anthony, and New York Fashion Week’s charm. Notable attendees included Larsa Pippen, Erika Costell, Adam Weitsman, Christian Vazquez, and more.

LAUNCHES ITS INAUGURAL DC ISSUE WITH WASHINGTON WIZARDS STAR BRADLEY BEAL

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1. Bradley Beal and wife Kamiah Adams-Beal 2. Beal and Champagne Telmont’s Sherman Blalock 3. Beal poses with his inaugural Haute Living DC cover 4. Jenna Coenen and Corey Kispert 5. Haute Media Group Senior VP April Donelson, Beal, Blalock, and Haute Media Group Editor-in-Chief Laura Schreffler

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SEPTEMBER 16 WAS A BIG EVENING IN THE NATION’S CAPITOL, as Haute Living celebrated the launch of its inaugural Washington, DC cover — and its inaugural cover star, Bradley Beal. The face of the Washington Wizards NBA franchise headed to the rooftop of the Thompson Washington, DC with wife Kamiah Adams-Beal and publicist Jenna Coenen, before heading to a private room, where a dinner of market greens, rigatoni, honey-glazed salmon, fried chicken, and whole roasted cauliflower was served. Attendees at the intimate VIP gathering included Dre and Susan Hopson, Beal’s teammates Kyle Kuzma and Corey Kispert, his brother, Bruce, and sister-in-law, Ivory, prominent DC realtor Jay Caputo, Dr. Viraj Mehta, Sherman Blalock of Champagne Telmont, Haute Media Group Senior Vice President April Donelson, and Editor-in-Chief Laura Schreffler. During the haute event, Beal was presented with a custom-made piece by Miami-based artist (and Zuma Miami’s artist in residence), SeekOne.