Dinner with Einstein, Partying with Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo’s star is rising further over Berlin: the Italian mega-brand has opened another store, this time on the city’s main luxury shopping strip Kurfurstendamm. For the occasion, James Ferragamo, Joerg and Maria Koch invited 032c’s friends and family to the opening on Thursday evening, and for dinner and dancing at Cafe Einstein. Click through to see what happened on the night, and visit the store at Kurfürstendamm 194.
Peter Currie, Bobby Kolade and Kira Lili.Justinian Kfoury and Niki Pauls.Adriano Sack and Valincy Jean Patelli.Thom Bettridge, Lucas Gansterer, Eva Kelley, Bianca Heuser, Joerg Koch and Peter Currie.
Lee Stuart and Catherine Baba.Yasmina Dexter.Sara Schoenfeld.Joerg Koch and Leonardo Papini.
Miriam-Leah Hess and Alfons Kaiser.Lee StuartMichela Ratti.
Marc Goehring and Etienne Descloux.Natalia Escobar.Marc Goehring and Tjorven Vahldieck
Joerg and Maria Koch and James Ferragamo.Lucas Gansterer.Catherine Baba and Veronika Heilbrunner.
Lucas Gansterer.James Ferragamo and Jeanne Tremsal.Sarah and Sven Schumann and Fran Gavin.Jeremy Shaw and Yasmina Dexter.
Nadia and Khaled Elsayed.David Rose and Honey DijonCatherine Baba.Josef Volk, Julia Malik and Emmanuel de Bayser
The crowd at the party.Kate Friend.Sven Schumann.Valerie Pomme.
Ivana Segre and Julia Malik.The Salvatore Ferragamo storefront.Mago Dovjenko.Musicians at the Ferragamo store.
Veneda Budny and Sam JarouEva Kelley and Jonas Lindstroem.Ahmad Larnes, Mac Folks, Jeremy Shaw and Catherine Baba.
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NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY: On his last day in the 032c WORKSHOP, our high school intern Lenn got dripped in 032c apparel and skated off into the sunset 🌅 💰 You’re welcome for the best two weeks of your life Lenn. 😭
