On Monday, August 20, 2018, Messika Paris shined once again on the red carpet at the 2018 MTV VMA’s in New York at Radio City Music Hall. Nicki Minaj sparkled in a combination of Messika diamonds including pieces from the iconic Move collection, as well as the Glam'Azone, Gatsby, and Skinny Read More
Beyonce rocked the stage in her Messika custom “Diamond XXL Gigi Move Addiction Drip” earrings during her On The Run Part II Tour in Paris. Queen B has been a big supporter of this Parisian jewelry house since 2014 with multiple appearances in pieces from the Maison, one of the most notable being Read More
On Thursday, June 21, 2018, Alexander Abramov hosted a cocktail party and exhibition at The Pennsy, launching Volume 1 and Volume 2 of his book “Uncovered.” The five-part art books photographed by, Dmitry Bocharov, represent the Russian artist and producer’s coming of age story. A percentage of Read More
On May 12 & 13, Geneva saw several record-breaking sales at Phillips Watches' Daytona Ultimatum and the Geneva Watch Auction: SEVEN. Together both sales realized a combined total of over $45million, the highest total result ever achieved for a series of watch auctions. Highlights from the Read More
On Sunday, March 4th, Parisian jewelry house Messika Paris, owned the red carpet for the 90th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Black Panther breakout star, Danai Gurira, made her Oscar debut wearing Messika’s new Siren Song choker and bracelet from the new 2018 high jewelry collection. Read More
On Thursday, March 15th the five boroughs came together for the final week of Brookfield Place’s 5 Borough Challenge: Best Brews of NYC. New York City attendees were given the opportunity to taste and vote on the best brews of the Big Apple, while a panel of New York City’s finest beer connoisseurs Read More
It’s been another year of exceptional growth across all things digital. Brands are spending more money and effort than ever before on Facebook, Instagram launched its own version of Snapchat called Stories, YouTube has continued to grow as the 2nd largest search engine, chatbots have invaded our Read More
Optimist Consulting was proud to manage the public relations campaign for October's record-breaking inaugural New York City watch auction at Phillips. The auction realized $28,875,750 - the highest total for a watch auction in US history. This historic evening saw global participation from Read More
On December 9th actress and philanthropist Drew Barrymore was joined by celebrations expert and author Darcy Miller at her new Dear Drew pop up at 14 Crosby Street in SoHo, New York. A festive dusting of snow encouraged an already cheerful mood as guests enjoyed crafting stations, free Haikus and Read More
Optimist client Alchemy Properties revealed the Pinnacle Penthouse at the Woolworth Tower Residences for a record-breaking $110 million! This one of a kind, five-story castle in the sky, designed by Thierry Despont, sits atop the iconic Woolworth Building in Downtown Manhattan. The announcement Read More
