The new look of St. Regis, Isaac Mizrahi concert at Café Carlyle, 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 makes our luxury list this week? St. Regis reappears after a renovation, a spectacular display of Japanese lacquer and Isaac Mizrahi is back on stage.

St. Regis is looking pretty glamorous and refreshed, especially for a soon-to-be-returned 120 Fifth Avenue outpost. Several public spaces in the Beaux-Arts building went under the proverbial knife, including the lobby, two dining venues and the iconic King Cole Bar. It’s an old-meets-new-that-seems-timeless strategy designed by Champalimaud, who has kept classic items like original Tiffany & Co. chandeliers. and Waterford adding custom de Gournay wallpaper and an abundance of velvet and sequins. The result, says Alexandra Champalimaud, “magically revitalizes the hotel”. StRegis.com

Tickets are now on sale for Isaac Mizrahi — A Holiday Fruitcake, at Café Carlyle, The Carlyle Hotel, on November 26, 27, 29 and 30. What better way to entertain the family on Thanksgiving than with a grand space party at a classic New York hotel where the likes of Eartha Kitt and Bobby Short once performed? They’ll be entertained by the creative “multiple eclectic mix” of holiday classics, unexpected musical choices, and signature acts that combine humor, storytelling and song. We suggest booking now, as his highly entertaining shows sell out quickly. Tickets are available through Tock (scroll down as listings are in chronological order).

Almost 20 years have passed since Nana Onishi opened her first eponymous gallery specializing in traditional Japanese arts in Chelsea. Earlier this week she inaugurated a new space in a historic building on East 79th Street (Sidney Ripley’s residence, to be exact) with two simultaneous exhibitions of lacquered objects. The first, “Spirit of Noto: The Urushi Artists of Wajima” highlights three Living National Treasures – Yamagishi Kazuo, Komori Kunie and Mae Fumio – and fourteen other artists who all work with Urushisap of the Japanese lacquer tree. The second, “Waves of Elasticity,” features a table designed by interior designer Melissa Bowers and made by Senshudo, a well-known lacquer manufacturer. On view until October 25 at OnishiGallery.com.

Uniqlo’s sister brand Gu has opened its first US store on Broadway, south of Houston. Founded in 2006, the brand (whose name is derived from the Japanese word “jiyu†or “free and unlimited†) launched both a website and app in the US. The store is massive – about 10,000 square meters – spread over two levels. It’s generously stocked with clothing, shoes, bags and accessories for men and women, including a new 22-piece collaboration with UNDERCOVER. Called KOSMIK/NOISE, it includes track jackets and pants, convertible pieces with detachable sleeves and hems, and purposefully designed inside-out items with exposed seams. GU-global.com

Alex Stupak, the chef/owner behind all the goodness Empellón, has opened a new restaurant in the new The Manner Hotel on Thompson Street. Otter, as it’s called, is billed as a “neighborhood seafood restaurant,” set in a street-side space designed by Milan-based Hannes Peer Architecture alongside Standard International’s in-house design team (The Manner is an International Standard hotel). Its menu is very navigable, with little terrain. Mean Fish Fried, a Lobster Roll and Salt Baked Shrimp are balanced by offering a Double Cheeseburger and a New York Strip Steak, albeit with a Crawfish Béarnaise. TheOtter.nyc.