Inside New York’s Hottest Pride 2023 Parties
This Pride season really reminds you who your allies are. While there are reports of corporations gutting their Pride efforts and anti-LGBTQ+ political rhetoric ratcheting up to horrifying levels, it’s never been more important to take time to keep showing up and revel in your community. While Pride is about so much more than just a good time, moments of joyous celebration are, without a doubt, necessary right now. Here, a look at New York City’s best Pride parties.
Just days after showing the latest collection for his namesake label in Paris, Ludovic de Saint Sernin found himself in the middle of Times Square hosting a dinner and Pride Party at the Edition with Document Journal and Feeld. Naturally, Julia Fox, Richie Shazaam, Ben Draghi, and Briana Andalore were on hand.
Hari Nef showed up in a sheer gown couresty of LDSS, of course.
Martin Gregory, Fashion Poon, Memphy, and Terence Edgerson held it down at the after-party.
Diesel creative director Glenn Martens and The Tom of Finland Foundation joined to help launch The AllTogether Clubhouse, an exhibition space open all weekend celebrating New York City’s uncompromising queer heritage.
Diesel muse Julia Fox showed up wearing a Tom of Finland-printed minidress from Diesel’s recent collaborative capsule.
Musician Eartheater and artist Raúl de Nieves buddied up in front of a selection of artwork on display.
Martens posed in front of an installation celebrating Diesel’s Tom of Finland collection. The leather daddy-print jockstrap displayed in the back is sure to be a big seller.
Selfie stick queen Devin Halbal has graduated to having other people take her picture.
Ballroom legend Leiomy Maldonado and model, artist, and activist Yves Mathieu-East pause for a photograph.
The Standard’s Boom through it’s annual Pride party, featuring a performance from newly-crowned Tony winner Alex Newell.
And an appearance by surprising Grateful Dead-head Andy Cohen.
Earlier this month—The Jeffries, the creative talent agency that guides the careers of some of fashion’s favorite front-row fixtures—teamed up with Good Weird, Belvedere, and Pools at the Lower East Side lounge Outer Heaven. Jonah Almost, pictured here with Zachary Quinto and Mathieu-East, performed a selection of his unapologetically horny electro bops.
Jeremy O. Harris was all smiles.
Linux—the downtown “It” girl and currently viral Joe Biden AI body double—was all about the bottles.
There’s always time for a ...nice alcoholic drink whose marketing department doesn’t abandon you. Influencer Dylan Mulvaney and Mrs. Kasha Davis paired up at Alice + Olivia’s Camp Pride event.
Ariana DeBose was full of energy during the event.
She also found time to pose with Katie Holmes and Alice + Olivia founder Stacey Bendet.
