Two days before New York Fashion Week’s spring 2024 shows officially began on September 7, there was already a raft of parties on the schedule. Wednesday, September 6 was packed to the gills with events. Among them: Victoria’s Secret’s big comeback “The Tour ’23” show, YSL Beauté’s MYSLF fragrance launch party with Austin Butler, Chanel’s takeover of a Brooklyn diner, and a downtown bash hosted by MCM with special guest Mary J. Blige. And still, the fashion crowd managed to celebrate even earlier—on Tuesday, September 5, J. Crew toasted its 40th anniversary with a live concert from The Strokes, and Naomi Campbell unveiled her first collaboration with the fast-fashion brand Pretty Little Thing the best way she knows how—by hitting the runway herself. Meanwhile, there was a proper rager at BOOM at The Standard to celebrate Peter Do’s big debut at Helmut Lang. Here, a look inside the best events at Fashion Week—and shortly thereafter.
Marjon Carlos celebrated the launch of her new podcast, Your Favorite Auntie, with a dinner at the East Village bistro Ella Funt on September 12. Her first guest on the Cash App-sponsored pod, Christopher John Rogers (pictured here), wore all white for the event, contrasting Carlos’s ultra-wide leg slacks in a cheerful sherbet.
Christopher John Rogers wasn’t the only indie designer in attendance, either—accessories wunderkind Brandon Blackwood showed up with his own bag in tow (and a pair of this season’s most talked-about shoes: the Margiela Tabis).
Knitwear designer Henry Zankov, who made his New York Fashion Week debut last week, also was in attendance. He wore a getup not far from Christopher John Rogers’s monochrome vision.
Two days later, Hermès made a rare runway appearance in New York City to unveil its men’s autumn 2023 collection. The maison, which usually shows its tremendously chic wears during Paris Fashion Week, decamped to the old Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—where Casey Affleck and girlfriend Caylee Cowan, along with Luciana Barroso and husband Matt Damon, paused for a photo ahead of the show.
Tiffany Haddish wore a draped, burnt orange dress for the occasion.
Kim Gordon—who performed alongside the DJ for the evening, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy—cozied up with Natasha Lyonne.
Matt Damon wore Hermès’s moto take on the classic leather jacket.
A smattering of Hollywood’s finest stars filled the runway, including Beef star Young Mazino (shown here), Taika Waititi, and Tom Blyth.
Eleven Madison Park alum Roze Traore cemented his model status in this patchwork turtleneck.
On Sunday, September 10, the model Paloma Elsesser and artist Zora Sicher sat down to an intimate dinner with friends—including Julia Fox, Richie Shazam, Gray Sorrenti, and Adwoa Aboah—at the new East Village haunt Ella Funt to celebrate the publication of their intimate new photography book, Treasure.
Just before the dinner, Elsesser (above) and Sicher sold out of copies of the book at a launch event at Dover Street Market (only a limited edition of 500 were produced). The dinner was a refreshing pause amid the classic fashion week chaos: a proper meal of whole roasted fish, crisp veggies, and steak tartare shared family style.
A cocktail hour sneak peek at the restaurant’s soon-to-be-finished basement club space told of many dance parties, screenings, and performances to come—maybe even by the time the next season of shows rolls around.
Above, Ella Funt’s owner Lounes Mazouz with Aboah.
The location was technically the 30th floor of a skyscraper in the financial district, but the vibe was decidedly Bushwick techno club—fitting for a party celebrating the release of a capsule collection collaboration by Jean Paul Gaultier and British label KNWLS thrown in conjunction with SSENSE.
Naturally, the headline in the VIP section was the vape-assisted meeting of Doja Cat (clad in a sheer top) and Ice Spice.
Caroline Polachek inverted the concept of the crop top with her sculptural belt.
Coi Leray, Doechii, Saweetie, Tove Lo, and Flo Milli were also on hand—as were NYFW’s most talked-about new couple: Matty Healy and the model Gabriette.
Naturally, no New York Fashion Week is ever complete without at least one sighting of Amanda Lepore at an after party.
On Saturday night, Ice Spice found herself atop another high rise, this time at Boom at the Standard. Dion Lee was one of the first designers to champion the rapper, and she returned the favor by performing a bartop set at his afterparty.
We didn’t see pizza on hand during the night, but clearly Avril Lavigne found a slice.
On Sunday afternoon, Tommy Hilfiger and SZA, pictured here, cohosted a midday brunch at the private social club Maxwell Tribeca. The cause for the celebration? Hilfiger’s fall 2023 collection and campaign, which stars SZA and members of her family, along with the Elsesser clan, Devon and Steve Aoki, Amber Valletta and her son, and more.
The rap/R&B constituency that has championed the American label since the 1990s came out in full force. Glo Rilla paused for a photo with Hilfiger, who rocked a New York Yankees hat for the event.
Madelyn Cline at the Tommy Hilfiger brunch.
Quavo also attended the event.
That same day, Nike Women set up shop inside a townhouse in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood for a fashion-presentation-slash-block-party. In looks styled by Becky Akinyode, models showed how classic sneakers from the sportswear brand were right at home with knee-length skirts, tulle, and even a sheer dress or two.
Meanwhile, local vendors selling everything from flowers to food and vintage clothing could be found on the picturesque street outside—organized by the Brooklyn-based community collective To Many More, founded by Kalysse Anthony and Devine Blacksher.
Flea market-style shopping quickly turned into a dance party for some guests, who made their way to the parquet dance floor and cut a rug in front of the DJ booth.
On Saturday night, Ice Spice found herself atop another high rise—this time at Boom at The Standard. Dion Lee was one of the first designers to champion the rapper, and she returned the favor by performing a bartop set at his after party.
Hari Nef was back from Barbieland after a whirlwind press tour, and has now returned to her natural habitat. She not only walked in Lee’s show, but also popped in for an appearance at the afters.
Leave it to Gisele to find a way to dress for a dinner celebrating a label best known for their jeans while still making sure her billion-dollar legs were on display. At about 8:50 PM on Saturday night, the supermodel popped out of a black SUV in front of Jean’s restaurant on Lafayette Street in an oversized denim dress, gamely posed for waiting paparazzi, and headed inside to perform cohosting duties for Frame’s fashion week dinner (she’s set to star in an upcoming campaign for the brand). Inside, she was greeted by her cohost—Frame co-founder Erik Torstensson—and an enviable guest list of fashion royalty and Hollywood stars.
Actresses Phoebe Tonkin, Laura Harrier, and Annabelle Wallis (pictured above) headed up the Hollywood contingent that also included SNL’s Ego Nwodim, Justin Theroux, Sarah Hyland, Kristine Froseth, and And Just Like That’s... Sarita Choudhury.
Once at their seats, guests were greeted by the most flattering photo of themselves organizers could find online printed out as a Polaroid.
Jenna Lyons, looking rather tan, was on hand with photographer Cass Bird.
Maria Borges abd Pat Cleveland stopped for a cross-generational power model moment.
Eve Jobs wore a striking little black dress.
A who’s who of fashion industry insiders gathered at Hotel Chelsea’s Bard Room on Saturday, September 9 to celebrate the inaugural edition of 10 Magazine USA. Hosted by the title’s Editor in Chief, Dora Fung, Nordstrom’s Olivia Kim and 10 Magazine founder Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, the intimate dinner was attended by Zac Posen, Alastair McKimm, Andre Walker, Dan Colen, and more. The premiere issue of the publication which features eight cover stars including Stefano Pilati and Venus Williams is on newsstands now.
Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou and Zac Posen
Posen surprised Fung and Neophitou-Apostolu with a birthday cake in celebration of the birth of the U.S. edition of 10 Magazine.
Alastair McKimm and Carin Backoff attend the launch dinner of 10 Magazine USA at Hotel Chelsea on September 9.
The premier party for designer Luis De Javier’s fashion film “Le Roba Una Rose” did not have any alcohol at its open bar. Instead, it featured “infused” drinks, fittingly as it was held at The House of Cannabis in SoHo. It also had Richie Shazam, Avril Lavigne and Julia Fox (who starred in the film) on hand.
Peter Do celebrated his debut show as Helmut Lang’s new creative director with a rager at the top of The Standard Hotel on September 8. Earlier that day, Beef star Young Mazino (pictured here on the right with Do, left,) sat front row at the buzzy runway presentation—an ode to New York City’s signature sense of style.
Zola’s Taylour Paige attended the party in a look that defied the late-summer humidity, but was no less chic. Waiters passed flutes of Champagne on silver trays among the crowd, while others circled the room with the same trays bearing Samsung flip phones for guests to test out (the company sponsored the event).
The event was a hotbed of K-pop celeb activity. Singer Nancy Jewel McDonie and NMIXX’s Jinni hung out in the VIP section while some guests hit the dance floor, moving to the beats of DJs Zhu, Papi Juice’s Oscar Nñ, and Kim Anh.
The singer Tiffany Young, known mononymously as Tiffany, paused by the venue’s entrance for a quick photo.
Musician Eric Nam and Young Mazino.
On September 7, Dior transformed the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens into a jardin à la Française to celebrate the launch of its L’Or de J’Adore perfume and the face of the campaign, Charlize Theron. For the event—which featured the silver orb sculptures of artist Jean-Michel Othoniel mounted in the Botanic Gardens’s fountains—Theron wore a terribly chic look that stood up to the current New York City heatwave: a navy blue sweater and maxi skirt. But if the star could rewear one look from the red carpet again, what would it be? “I have a really sweet love for the baby blue Dior that I wore to the Oscars four years ago, the one with the open back,” she told W between taking photos with her mother, who attended the Dior party with her. “That was honestly one of my favorite dresses I ever wore. I remember putting on that dress, walking downstairs, going out of my front door and I was just like, ‘I’m a bad bitch.’”
Meghann Fahy arrived to the event with White Lotus season two costar Leo Woodall.
Woodall kept things minimal in an all-black look.
Rachel Brosnahan
Stephanie Hsu wore a play on the traditional Chinese qi pao, or cheongsam.
Awkwafina roamed the sprawling gardens—which played host to a violin quartet during cocktail hour.
Alexandra Daddario—another White Lotus alum—opted for summer whites ahead of the seated dinner inside the Botanic Garden greenhouse.
Lana Condor got in on the bow and vest trend.
On the Upper East Side, Sofia Richie Grainge celebrated being the face of David Yurman’s new Sculpted Cable collection with a dinner cohosted by the “It” girl and company president Evan Yurman.
Richie Grainge’s husband, Elliot Grainge, also joined for the event—sitting, naturally, right next to his wife.
And in Brooklyn, a whole other kind of dinner party was taking place: designer Marshall Columbia’s all-pink bash cohosted by Cash App in celebration of, fittingly, the Pink Collection. Julia Fox, dripping in a sequined bodysuit and matching gloves, paired her look with over-the knee boots.
Hari Nef and Richie Shazam sat to dinner before the space opened up into a raging afters that carried on well into the night.
Chloe Fineman
Gabbriette, who curated the menu for the dinner portion of the evening, cozied up with Matty Healy, whom she’s rumored to be dating.
And don’t forget: the art world is partying, too. Pamela Anderson joined Jeff Koons, Lauren Hutton, David Byrne, and more at the Museum of Modern Art to celebrate the opening of Ed Ruscha/Now Then—an exhibition spanning MoMA’s entire sixth floor that’s the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date.
John Krasinski hung out with Ruscha himself who was, of course, also on hand at the September 7 event.
On September 6, YSL Beauty toasted the new face of its MYSLF campaign, Austin Butler, with a party held at the Paradise Club inside the Times Square Edition Hotel.
Butler mostly stayed off the dance floor, where Taylor Momsen, Indya Moore, and Lil Nas X could be found during a surprise performance by Lil’ Yachty. The enigmatic Elvis actor ducked into the main space for a quick photo before disappearing backstage.
Lil Nas X
Yachty, who wore enormous diamond chains beneath his black t-shirt and zip-up jacket, performs.
That same evening, Chanel transformed a diner in North Brooklyn into a living, breathing homage to the maison’s latest fragrance release, the Chance Eau Fraîche Eau de Parfum. The Lucky Chance Diner—whose design aesthetic screamed 1950s soda jerk—was done up in pastel pinks and mint greens, with waiters donning retro paper hats while passing out BLT triangles, burgers and fries, and ice cream cones. Lori Harvey, shown here, was just one of the attendees kitted out in Chanel’s wears for the evening: she chose a sheer bodysuit with plenty of pearls—and, of course, a pair of dark shades.
Lil Nas X debuted a new mullet at Lucky Chance, showing up to the party with a cluster of friends who buzzed between the outdoor space and the indoor diner all night long.
Chase Sui Wonders wore Chanel black-and-white tweed and a teeny mini bag—the hottest accessory of the night.
Ava Phillippe and Tommy Dorfman chatted in the courtyard, where guests picked up cocktails from a miniature green trailer.
Bottoms and The Bear star Molly Gordon hit the photobooth Chanel constructed behind the diner, snapping a pic with the retro Rock-Ola jukebox.
Camille Rowe
Alix Earle inside the diner. Following the party, the Lucky Chance Diner will be free and open to the public from September 8-10, 11 AM-7 PM. You can make a reservation here, and walk-ins are welcome. The diner is located at 225 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn.
That same night, the legend Mary J. Blige herself took to the DJ booth at the MCM x Sun Goddess event in SoHo. While her timeless tunes played in the background—a glass of her own Sun Goddess wine brand in hand—the icon gave a toast and thanked her longtime fans and friends, like Misa Hylton and Fabolous, both of whom were in attendance.
Harlem native and style savant Dapper Dan also attended the MCM x Sun Goddess event decked out in a sky blue ensemble. He topped it all off with a hat that was in full bloom for the occassion.
Meanwhile, Charlize Theron and Misty Copeland cohosted a bash for the Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling, celebrating the launch of the Navitimers 36 and 32 timepieces. (You may not be able to see it beneath her suit jacket here, but the Fast X star wore a top completely comprised of pearls.)
Together with Breitling CEO Georges Kern and president Thierry Prissert, Theron cut the proverbial ribbon on Breitling’s latest releases.
Pictured here with Copeland, Theron unveiled her campaign film onstage. But the live entertainment didn’t stop there: ABT Studio Company dancers performed a modern ballet piece alongside the musical stylings of jazz drummer Eric Harland.
Over in Times Square, NYLON had Nebula nightclub packed for an event that featured performances by DJs Miss Monique, Mia Moretti and Isabella Massenet, along with complimentary aura readings. Past NYLON cover star Avril Lavigne was one of many celeb guests.
J Balvin and Ariana DeBose
NYLON cover star J Balvin was also in attendance, along with Lukas Gage, Chris Appleton, Carlacia Grant and Chase Stokes, AnnaSophia Robb and Ariana DeBose.
Sadie Sink may not have yet been born when The Strokes released their culture-shifting debut album Is This It, but she was out in full force for their performance at J.Crew’s celebration for the brand’s 40th anniversary collection on September 5.
Jodie Turner-Smith went flapper-chic in a fringed black dress, pearl choker, and super short bob. Her husband Joshua Jackson, meanwhile, wore a more classic J.Crew look: a navy blue suit.
J.Crew creative director and head of design posed for pictures with Diane Keaton, who wore her signature suit and bowler hat.
Adam Scott
Aughts favorite Jessica Stam made an appearance...
...and Camille Rowe got the black vest and slacks memo.
Real Housewives of New York star Jenna Lyons, who formerly worked as J.Crew’s executive creative director and president, wore a two-piece set with sequins.
Julian Casablancas of The Strokes performs.
Downtown, Emily Ratajkowski helped Naomi Campbell ring in her first fashion collaboration with Pretty Little Thing.
Teyana Taylor and Lori Harvey were among the guests sitting front row to take in the fashion show and performance by Davido.
Tommy Dorfman kept things chic in a sheer white top and black maxi skirt.
Julia Fox narrowly missed a wardrobe malfunction in a metal bikini—with Campbell’s PLT trench thrown on top.
Coco Jones
Naomi Campbell and collection co-designers Victor Anate and Theophilio’s Edvin Thompson take a bow.
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