Jade Jagger on Ice

Catherine Tramell, Sharon Stone's ice-pick wielding murderer in the original Basic Instinct, would have been in her glory last night. For the New York unveiling of the Jagger Dagger, a diamond-encrusted medieval-evocative weapon created by none other than jewelry designer Jade Jagger, Belvedere Vodka threw a party that was simply cooler than ice. Held in a Lower East Side synagogue that's now an event space, the hall positively shimmered with stylish party-goers and with reflections from the massive ice columns that surrounded the large bar and dance floor. Shortly after guests were seated for dinner, a few of the boldest among them took their turn with a dagger, hacking away at the ice, chunks flying every which way. Later, a "ritual dance" performed by a team directed by Jermaine Browne (choreographer for Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera) showed guests how to stab ice in synchronous style.The evening's showpiece, the Jagger Dagger, has an 18-carat white gold hilt studded with 12 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, 42 pieces of pale sapphire and is inlaid with lapis lazuli. Retail price? $250,000, at Harrod's, among other very select retailers. Less-costly versions of the weapon, (with not-so-precious stones) will cost $10,000 and will soon start appearing at select bars around the world. Look for them anywhere groups enjoying table service summon a magnum of Belvedere. The vodka will come in a large bed of ice--suitable for chiseling with the Jagger Dagger, of course. For the moment, the only place to witness this delightful (though violent) bit of theater in New York will be at 1Oak (453 West 17th). Among the entranced revelers last evening included: Natasha Bedingfield, Harvey Weinstein, Amy Sacco, Nate Burkus, Vikram Chatwal, Tatiana von Furstenberg, Carol Radziwill, Ali and Andy Hilfiger and Brian Atwood. And no, Vanilla Ice was nowhere to be found. (Nor, for that matter, was Sharon Stone.)