Going out, once a hallmark of celebrity status, took a hit this past year. Amid entertainment industry strikes and global turmoil, it seemed like many of the folks who formerly sought to see and be seen threw on sweats and stayed in.
That is, unless you crossed the velvet rope separating the plebeian world from the h.wood world, a gilded nightlife empire governed by John Terzian. As in Narnia and Oz, in h.wood, different rules apply.
There will be martinis. There will be Art Deco-ish sconces. There will be lighting so dim that even those who consider themselves young may reach for their smartphone’s flashlight, double checking how much those storied chicken tenders actually cost ($25).
Finally, and most importantly, there will be no photography. Well — there will be no flash photography, and certainly not of the regulars who make this world go ’round: your Biebers, your Kardashian-Jenners, your Drakes.
“Of course, people sneak photos all the time without flashes,” Mr. Terzian said on a recent afternoon, over lunch at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “We know that’s going to happen. But the idea is that you should be sitting in comfort, without flashes going off, and because of who we cater to, I want everyone to feel safe.”
“I’d rather it be more real,” he added, “like if you happened to be with us one night and you saw this person, that’s really cool. You were there. But is it all over social media? No.”
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