{"id":14017,"date":"2011-09-24T20:33:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T00:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=14017"},"modified":"2011-09-24T20:36:34","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T00:36:34","slug":"mandarin-oriental-paris-debuts-with-a-star-studded-gala-opening-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=14017","title":{"rendered":"MANDARIN ORIENTAL, PARIS DEBUTS WITH A STAR STUDDED GALA OPENING PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paris, September 23, 2011<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarinoriental.com\/paris\/\">Mandarin Oriental, Paris<\/a> celebrated its entry into Paris society yesterday with a glamorous gala attended by more than 500 celebrities, dignitaries and society guests.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Maggie-Cheung-Kenzo-Takada1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14017]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14019\" title=\"Kenzo Takada Modedesigner, Maggie Cheung    MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL ER\u00d6FFNUNG IN PARIS am 22.09.2011 \/ Foto: BrauerPhotos (c) G. Schober\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Maggie-Cheung-Kenzo-Takada1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located on rue Saint-Honor\u00e9, one of the most fashionable streets in the world, surrounded by haute couture and only a few steps away from the city\u2019s famous attractions, the red carpet event drew a stellar crowd. Celebrities included: Alain Delon; Liam Neeson; Maggie Cheung; Vanessa Mae; Kenzo Takada; Helene Grimaud; Bruno Frisoni; Pierre Gagnaire; Michelle Hui, Mireille Darc; Patricia Kaas; Frank Leboeuf; Aur\u00e9lie Dupont and Julie Depardieu to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Guests were treated to a delightful evening of entertainment which included a performance from internationally renowned virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae, an amazing display by the award winning Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe of China and a \u201cdance of the fans\u201d invoked by choreographer Blanca Li, whose show was inspired by Mandarin Oriental\u2019s fan symbol.<\/p>\n<p>The menu was designed by celebrity Chef Thierry Marx, the hotel\u2019s resident chef, while music was provided by renowned French sound designer B\u00e9atrice Ardisson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis chic gala was the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of our luxury brand to Paris,\u201d said Edouard Ettedgui, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Chief Executive. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming guests to our newest address, and to establishing the hotel as a benchmark in the city for service excellence, elegance and style,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Michelle-Julian-Hui-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14017]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14020\" title=\"Michelle Reis (Model und Schauspielerin) mit Ehemann Julian Hui   MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL ER\u00d6FFNUNG IN PARIS am 22.09.2011 \/ Foto: BrauerPhotos (c) G. Schober\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Michelle-Julian-Hui-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vanessa_mae.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14017]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14022\" title=\"vanessa_mae\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vanessa_mae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, September 23, 2011 \u2013 Mandarin Oriental, Paris celebrated its entry into Paris society yesterday with a glamorous gala attended by more than 500 celebrities, dignitaries and society guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-up-to-date-news-on-everything-asian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14024,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017\/revisions\/14024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}