Christopher John Rogers for J.Crew, omakase in Dumbo, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion awards, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and popular cultural events in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the best things to see, buy, taste and experience around town.

What’s making our luxury list this week? Christopher John Rogers for J. Crew, Jenny Bird and Wollman Rink pop-up reopens.

Christopher John Rogers has created a collection of over three dozen vibrant styles that debuted at select J.Crew stores (and online) last week. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native who won the 2020 CFDA Emerging Designer Award noted “My brand is about providing people with the tools to express themselves through color, through print, through volume… We wanted to have a lot of print variety in the collection while keeping everything cohesive through a limited color palette. We have a bold stripe next to the giant polka dots, smaller polka dots – it really runs the gamut, but everything is easy to mix and match Shop his limited edition offerings, including kids’ pieces, at JCrew.com.

“I accept the death of my brother, but I do not accept that his art dies with him,” says a quote attributed to Marcelo Bengoechea about his brother, the late photographer Fernando Bengoechea. Fernando died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; he was vacationing in Sri Lanka with his partner, Nate Berkus, at the time. Fernando had invented an innovative technique of stitching together two identical Giclee prints, resulting in the same image translated into a textual style. Marcelo has continued that tradition, cutting and weaving images of his brother. An exhibition of those pieces, called “Woven Together: Reflections” is now on display at the Cristina Grajales Gallery. It is curated in partnership with renowned designer and Fernando’s former partner, Nate Berkus, and will continue through January at CristinaGrajales.com

The omakase invasion continues with the opening of Kinjo at 11 Adams Street, the site of a former torpedo factory under the Manhattan Bridge in Dumbo. Their opening menu is $95 and includes six nigiri and five additional courses, which vary but may include ikura-dressed Kumamoto oysters, scallops and yuzu crudo, truffled wagyu, curry-glazed botan ebi and duck cured with koji with pineapple hoisin. Small plates (overseen by chef Eddie Lee, formerly of Momofuku), are offered at the bar and in the lounge area: rice cakes with truffle butter, udon with boiled egg and aonori, snow crab with chips, toast tuna with crème fraîche and a cucumber salad. Kinjo also collaborated with Brooklyn Kura to create and bottle a custom Junmai Ginjo Namazake craft beer. KinjoDumbo.com

Jenny Bird, a semi-fine jewelry brand with “lightweight” pieces worn by Michelle Obama, Selena Gomez and Zendaya, has opened its first, albeit temporary, retail store at 21 Spring Street in Nolita. Bird, who hails from Canada, is a self-taught designer who debuted with handbags but branched out into jewelry and, a few years ago, added sunglasses to the mix. Interestingly enough, she credits a trunk show by the late, great Henri Bendel (and subsequent coverage in Daily Candy) as helping launch her own bag line. This is very IYKYK. Even if you don’t, it’s worth checking out her pop-up for trendy styles that won’t break the bank. Until December 22. Jenny-Bird.com

Attention skaters: prepare to channel your inner Nathan Chen. Wollman Rink is now open. This iconic New York venue, which debuted in 1950, is more than just a stage to show off your axel, spin, salchow and lutz. Skate School, for example, offers lessons for skaters of all ages and skill levels. There’s also a village of lighted igloos on the square side, complete with cozy interiors and two dining options: The Café (located in The Clubhouse) and Melba’s in the Park (an outpost of Harlem’s infamous Melba’s ) located in The Overlook area. WollmanRinkNYC.com.