On the banks of Moyka River, lies the first Cartier boutique in Saint Petersburg. Its opening inauguration was celebrated as a grand troika, a nocturne in three movements that consisted of a cocktail reception, dinner at the Mikhailovsky Castle and followed by a nighttime cruise on the Neva River.
Greeted by a swarm of paparazzi, together they hosted more than 300 guests, including Alexander, the Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (a great-grandson of Grand Duchess Pavlona) and his wife, Katherine, the Crown Princess of Yugoslavia.
Arriving aboard a Riva, the American actress Demi Moore, straight from Hollywood, appeared arm-in-arm with the President and CEO of Cartier International, Bernard Fornas.
Landscape architect Louis Benech created a formal garden at the entry of the castle especially for the occasion.
Bernard Fornas, the President and CEO of Cartier International, received his guests at this fortress erected by Paul I for a gala dinner that was preceded by a private concert under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev.
Following dinner, guests boarded a chartered boat for an enchanted cruise along the Neva River.
It was an evening which one will not forget under beautiful cluster of stars on the Neva River, for the Inauguration of the Maison Cartier in Saint Petersburg. A big congrats to Cartier! =)
