Bittar Tag

Washington, D.C. — Luxury boutique hotel Riggs unveiled its holiday tree Thursday night with a festive holiday cocktail with the jewellery designer Alexis Bittar. The soaring 18-foot-tall creation is reflective of the designer’s style: oversized swans perched on the branches of sentimental pink feathers, pearl garlands and high-shine tinsel, which flutter because the lobby doors swing open within the Riggs’ historic lobby. “For me it’s all the time about mixing the world of accessories with fantasy, sculpture and art,” the designer told WWD. Tiny message-in-the-bottle quotes which might be tucked between the branches from famous women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, pay homage to the hotel’s famed First Lady Suites. Speaking of first ladies, Bittar shared his last tree design was back in 2014 for...