Cristalier Diamonds and the Pink Panther
Columbia Pictures rolled out the pink carpet for 900 guests to celebrate the premiere of The Pink Panther in an over-the-top French Glam style, and Cristalier Crystals were there, in all their Pink Brilliance! Inside the venue's massive hall, The Pink Panther's stars, including Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, and Jean Reno, found a world of French excess. Soaring floral arrangements mixed with pulsating music, feathers galore, and pink-hued walls to create an ambiance identical to that in the film. The central focus point of Cipriani's main hall this night was a mirrored circular bar that featured an elevated, 30-foot marble fountain in its center, made by Keith Greco of Greco Decor (a wonderfully brilliant client of Cristalier.com). |
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| Pink velvet banquettes with gold fringe lined the hall's interior room, and the 20 cocktail tables were outfitted in gold two-tone silk linens. Collage's white rose and feather table centerpieces were placed in glass cylinders filled with pink water and oversized Pink Panther diamonds (from Cristalier.com), which mimicked the diamonds that Clouseau hunts for throughout the film. "Our party was able to capture the essence of The Pink Panther—all pink, all diamonds, and flawless," said Mary Powell, director of special events at Columbia Pictures, who with Allison Bossert, vice president of special events at Columbia, hired Benarroch to produce the event. And the venue's marble floors were covered up with—surprise—pink carpeting. Just beyond the bar were two eight-foot-tall white ultrasuede ottomans and a white tile dance floor, where partygoers grooved to French disco tunes and hip-hop spun by DJ Cassidy (a favorite of Knowles and her boyfriend, Jay-Z, who was a no-show). At 10:15 PM, an acrobat called the Acroback Mirror Man arrived on the dance floor, removed his black cloak, and was lifted 50 feet in the air, where he performed five minutes of acrobatic, dancelike moves, literally resembling a human disco ball, among 15 multicolored, 20-foot-tall ostrich feather chandeliers bedecked in crystal beads (Cristalier.com). Original article written by Tatum Thompson |
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