![]() Dîner en Blanc International is working on updating its platforms so that all participants of a Dîner en Blanc event become members. The membership offers members a number of online services that will grow in the coming years. These services allow us to preserve and convey the concept’s values, to sustain our corporate standards by regrouping them within a single network and, to develop technical tools. What’s the $51 for? I don’t think I can beat the sublime clarity offered on the website: Membership and transaction fees are used to cover the inherent costs of training, support and technological services to all the organizers around the world, to enable them to organize their own event, as offered by Dîner en Blanc International. That’s right, the $51 is for the pleasure of attending an event at a public space. It’s not the food, because you don’t get any (unless you pay extra). Or…well, that’s it actually.The fact is I can’t fathom why people pay-I think it’s $51 this year-to dress and up “chic picnic” (that’s what they call it on the website). Or you’re driving to a tennis match at Jericho or the VanLawn and your Bentley breaks down. You’re visiting from Bermuda and all you own is white linen. There are a multitude of reasons to attend Diner en Blanc (you’ll get no circumflex from me, mes amis). ![]() And that goes double for someone who just bought a pair of New Balances while on vacation because his flip-flops were hurting his back.But once in a while the weight of public service intervenes. Can $51 buy class and exclusivity? Er, no.Īs a general rule, what men in their mid-40s think is cool is of little consequence.
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