Grandmams221015granniesdecadenceartpart May 2026

They gathered in the sunroom of Hazel & Mabel’s cooperative, a converted parlor with floor-to-ceiling windows and a view of maple trees that were just beginning to gold. The hosts—Hazel, Mabel, and June—were a trio who had spent seven decades learning how to throw the kind of soirée that turns small moments into legend. Today’s theme was unabashed: velvet, sequins, cake, and art made from things that had known other lives.