Oscar, Pablo and Some Very Rich Decor

New York contributing editor Jessica Pressler checks out Miami Beach's Faena Hotel.

Within a single paragraph, New York magazine contributing editor Jessica Pressler bestows high marks of distinction upon both Alan Faena, the Argentinian owner of a new ultra-exclusive Miami Beach boutique hotel, and an element of the destination’s elaborate and artfully conceived scenery:

As usual, Faena, who, at 52, has roughly the build of an Academy Award statuette, is dressed in all white: white suit, white fedora, white neckerchief and white-rimmed sunglasses. Turning on his white shoes, he points out a squat palm tree.

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