Mr. Glitterati

So Halloween is coming. And dark changes are afoot.

Instead of churches, you’ve lately been uncovering tequila shrines. And temples of collagen terrine. And now, water shall turn into vodka.

Introducing an otherworldly new pop-up nightclub in a stunning downtown church—Pandora by Night Vision takes over St. Vibiana’s cathedral this week.

For just a few nights, opening Pandora’s box (by which we mean the front door) means you’ll be entering a late-1800s holy land…that’s been transformed into an empire of fog, candelabras, DJs and VIP sections where the altar and confessionals used to be. Depending on the night you choose to douse yourself in holy water and attend, you might find an interactive vampire wedding (Friday), a jazz band (also Friday) or an open bar (Friday and Saturday).

The inspiration for all this after-dark debauchery—aside from the dark beyond, obviously—is Vegas. (We’ll leave it to you to discern the difference.) And after this introductory series of blowouts, you can expect to see this pop-up club pop up elsewhere throughout the country.

Spread the word.

Note: Pandora, open October 27-31, 323-512-8400, tickets here.

When possible, it’s always best to have someone stop by your place to give you what you want, from a house-call-making doctor, to the reason he had to do so, who said her name was “Nikki”. Bringing high end yet affordable custom suit-making right into your abode, Enzo Sartori.

Started by a guy who felt he could undercut wicked-pricey custom suits by eliminating retail overhead and using his insider access to fabric mills, Enzo will send local (Miami), highly trained reps to your house/office to measure the hell out of you, then ship off the specs to be crafted into a suit by the famously meticulous tailors of Hong Kong, who make your duds when they have time away from mending Jackie Chan’s crotch rips. Put in a call, and Enzo’s guy’ll show up with a fabric swatch book of top-of-the-line Italian, British, and French wools from mills like Zegna and Loro Piana (also used to make suits for Calvin Klein, Valentino, etc), help you choose the right hue, take up to 16 crucial measurements, then run through a battery of options with you, like number of buttons, lapel size, how far up the lapels start on the jacket, and single-/double breasted-ness, at which point it’s time to come clean about that third nipple. Pick-able trouser options include pocket shape, pleats/no pleats, and how you want the legs tapered/shaped; you can also opt for silk-like Bemberg lining and fabric patterns sewn to match at the seams, because having polka dots not line up correctly is downright unseemly.

To go along with your suits, Enzo also custom-makes dress shirts based on your measurements, using Italian, British, and Swiss cottons, with your choice of collars, cuffs, pocket shapes, and button color and thickness. They even reinforce the placket to keep open-collared shirts from flopping down — an ailment you apparently don’t have, otherwise doc wouldn’t be asking you to drop ‘em.

Some things are just a given.

Summer lasts until November. Your Halloween costume will bring tears of exhilaration to all who see it. And when you are offered the chance to drown yourself in gratis bubbly on the beach—you take it.

Yes, there’s a kind of amazing new Sunday Brunch in town—now available at the Hotel Casa Del Mar.

Under the soaring windows facing out onto the sand, the waves and the pier, you’ll settle in at the Veranda (some might call it the lobby lounge) for a three-course affair. Shellfish and Avocado Salad to start, then some Lemon Ricotta Pancakes or Country French Toast With Honey Roasted Figs. And as for that third course, well, it involves as much dessert as you can stomach. (Which is a lot.) Grand total so far: $29.

But here’s what just might make this your next great Sunday institution. Before you go, just text the word “Casa” to 21534, and they’ll send you a covert message back. Flash that message to the staff upon arrival, and your meal suddenly also includes all the bubbly you can drink. (Which is more than a lot.) Grand total: still $29.

Your kind of math.

It’s that time of year…

The time when you start mentally converting every drop of rain in the city to snow in Tahoe.

But there’ll come a moment—after you’ve carved and shredded your way through a day’s worth of powder—when you need to get off the slopes, sidle up to a fire, pour yourself a hard-earned whiskey and slip into your hot-tub attire. And then out of your hot-tub attire and into something nearly as comfortable…

Introducing Sunny Sports, a new line of vintage American gear out of Japan, now available for your Tahoe après-ski outfitting at AB Fits in North Beach and MAC in Hayes Valley.

While the name Sunny Sports might conjure an image of a surfer knockoff of OP from the ’80s, the clothes are less about the balmy surf and more suited for higher elevations. Think: rustic mountain lodges. Yet the subtle details (like an old-school pen pocket embedded in a pocket for your iPhone or BlackBerry) mean that you’ll blend in nicely at Tartine Bakery on a Sunday morning.

In fact, the plaid work shirt may be the perfect piece of streamlined outdoorsy gear to get you through the next couple weekends of football and pumpkin carving. And then, when it looks like the temperature is about to dip and you’re finally heading to Tahoe, you’ll want to bring along the four-pocket wool Melton jacket—just the shirt for tossing a few logs into the fire.

Or a few inferior garments.

Whether you’re talking about a bespoke smoking jacket, an electronic tennis racket or a top-of-the-line German sports car, substance trumps style every time.

In other words, if it’s only pretty to look at, it’s not really worth your money (this is especially true in the case of the electronic tennis racket, because of all the competition out there).

Thankfully, you don’t have to worry about this with the new Porsche 911. It’s the fastest, most fuel-efficient Porsche 911 ever.

I’m going to be frank with you (after all, it is a German sports car we’re talking about): this automobile was meant to be—no, deserves to be—driven every day. So if you’re just looking for some kind of driveway ornament to pull out for quickie joyrides on the weekends, you’re barking up the wrong tree. It’s not that kind of car.

See: this is the first Porsche 911 to be equipped with two racing-inspired technologies—DFI or Direct Fuel Injection, and PDK or Porsche Doppelkupplung. The first leads to an extremely obedient gas pedal, and the second helps you rip through seven gears (yes, we said seven) with racetrack-level speed and power. The result is a Porsche that grabs 27mpg highway, while topping out at 188mph and going from a dead stop to 60mph in about four seconds.

All of which you need. You absolutely need.