The Uruguayan-born chef’s Estela—a Bon Appétit darling when the magazine was readable, and neighbor to celebrity favorite Emilio’s Ballato, on Houston Street—found a vocal audience early on. Ignacio Mattos, who dates the chef and tableware designer Laila Gohar, has since opened Altro Paradiso, a SoHo favorite of Chloë Sevigny’s and Mary-Kate Olsen’s; Flora, the now closed Breuer-building restaurant; Rockefeller Center’s Lodi; and Corner Bar, in Chinatown’s Nine Orchard Hotel.
Best known for being Chloë Sevigny’s stylist—she collaborates with the actress, director, and 90s downtown It Girl on everything, including three custom looks for her wedding earlier this year—Haley Wollens’s gritty but glamorous touch can be found all over the globe, from Mugler campaigns to the model Bella Hadid’s closet.
