Coach & Addison Rae Shut Down New York’s Next Hot Spot & More NYFW Party Photos You Missed

As of Sept. 4, fashion week hasn’t even officially kicked off, but the girls are emerging from their apartments for some pre-runway festivities. We can’t blame them: A cold front has allowed fashionistas to dress up without fear of breaking a sweat, and there are so, so many parties to choose from that it’s a matter of choosing where to devote your energy to. If you’re like me and any other sentient being, you can’t be in three places at once, so we’re taking the F out of FOMO by rounding up all the happenings you may or may not have attended. Keep checking back as we update throughout the week.

Hourglass & Barneys’ Garden Party

Ask any New York fashion veteran what they miss about “old New York,” and more often than not, the answer is Barneys. The department store was a fixture for both celeb sightings while browsing Phoebe Philo’s Céline designs and discovering emerging designers, and the retail magic is returning for a limited time with a Prince St. pop-up. We have beauty brand Hourglass to thank, who is celebrating 20 years in business with the collab. Katie Holmes, Emily Ratajkowski, June Ambrose, and Teyana Taylor celebrated in the Elizabeth Street Garden, which was transformed into a Dalí-esque dreamscape on Sept. 3 replete with a bespoke bar and lampshade-covered models.

Nordstrom’s Jacquemus Soirée

Simon Porte Jacquemus is stateside for New York Fashion Week, not only to scoop up an award from the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT, but also to open his pop-up inside Nordstrom’s 57th Street Men’s boutique. Jacquemus turned up in Ray-Bans and a sexy little white T-shirt to see his red-hot unisex accessories and très francais dresses and trousers on display, while Nordstrom women’s fashion director Rickie de Sole and men’s fashion director Jian DeLeon held court and caught up with industry folks like Gabriella Khalil, Evan Ross Katz, and André Walker over champagne and grilled peach toast.

Black In Fashion Council’s Seasonal Dinner Party

Since its conception in 2020 by industry duo Sandrine Charles and Lindsay Peoples, the Black In Fashion Council have gathered the who’s who of Black creative talent for a pre-fashion week cocktail and dinner party to celebrate, advocate, and remind each other of the power of community. This season, they decamped to WSA in Bushwick to eat at the Tillie’s pop-up, which was draped in tropical plants and anthuriums as Bustle Digital Group’s Senior Vice President of Fashion Tiffany Reid, Charles, Peoples, and more sipped on champagne, caught up on their summers, and readied themselves for a jam-packed eight-day New York Fashion Week.

Bvlgari’s Brooklyn Rooftop Bash

Bvlgari and Brooklyn have more in common than you think. The Italian jeweler is turning 140 this year, and so is the Domino Sugar Factory, which is now a swanky multi-purpose building with a sweeping all-glass rooftop that was the ideal setting for Bvlgari’s Tubogas collection party. The likes of Aurora James, Naomi Campbell, and Paris Jackson turned up to see a live dance performance, glittering jewel installations, and mingle with friends. “The DJ was playing the best of disco and the crowd was the epitome of what you’d expect at a NYFW party,” says Kelly Reed, senior social media strategist. “Plus, Dakota Johnson was spotted shimmying her way out of the function as quietly as one can amidst a swarm of security guards.”

J.Crew’s Epic Library Takeover

In case the streets haven’t told you, J.Crew is back, baby. Womens’ creative director Olympia Gayot is meeting the moment with clothes the girls actually want to wear, plus some well-timed collabs like the Maryam Nassir Zadeh linkup this summer. To celebrate their friends and collaborators, the brand took over the New York Public Library building on 5th Avenue and turned it into French brasserie La Côte Basque for the night (fans of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans will appreciate this). Laura Harrier, Riley Keough, Bowen Yang, Ella Emhoff, and lots of familiar faces gathered at the French pop-up for caviar, J.Crew-embossed butter pads and bread, and some live jazz.

Damson Madder’s Stateside Debut

British-based brand Damson Madder has made it to the Big Apple with a Soho pop-up ready to turn your dreams of ruched gingham dresses and denim sailor tops come true. Their limited run of pieces was on display for the likes of Ilana Glazer, Jemima Kirke, Ella Emhoff, and more cuties who stopped by for the opening, where they sipped on Ghia and tried on some of the collection.

Dagmar’s Scandi-Cool Dinner

Scandinavian style seems impossible to achieve, but all it comes down to is making and wearing really good clothes. House of Dagmar knows a lot about this, and they brought the fashion from Stockholm to the Village for an intimate dinner at Parcelle hosted by the co-founders and sisters, Karin Söderlind and Sofia Wallenstam. They enlisted actress Rebecca Dayan to co-host and bring some friends along, and she didn’t disappoint: Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Clara McGregor, and Coco Baudelle were all sipping wine and oozing the minimal, textural style the Swedes do d*mn well.

Collina Strada & Ugg’s Barn Throwdown

Horse girls, stand up! Collina Strada is the brand bringing environmentalists, animal lovers, and fashion fiends together in one room. Case in point: Following the brand’s spring/summer 2025 runway show in an East Village garden, creative director Hillary Taymour invited select guests for an intimate seated dinner where friends including Aaron Rose Philips and Hayley Williams sat on hay bales and enjoyed food from Pierce Abernathy, and afterwards enjoyed performances, hobby horsing, and line dancing at the most country party of the week.

Off-White’s New York Celebration

It’s a bit of a European invasion this NYFW: Alaïa and Off-White moved away from their usual Parisian slots on the calendar to give New York a taste of their international flair. To celebrate Off-White’s momentous show along the East River, friends of the brand like Victoria Monét, Symone, and Meredith Duxbury gathered with creative director Ibrahim Kamara at the new hotspot The Manner in Soho, where the Ciroc was flowing and the beats were certainly thumping ‘til well after midnight.

Coach & Perfect’s Post-Show Hangout

After a long day of looking gorgeous and attending the Coach show on the High Line, friends of the brand joined Katie Grand and Perfect Magazine for an intimate afterparty at The Manner. Shygirl and The Blessed Madonna were on the decks, Lisa Rinna showed up with her daughters Amelia Gray and Delilah Belle, and Coach faces Storm Reid, Jayson Tatum, and Charles Melton all enjoyed the convivial (if not slightly chaotic) energy of a late-night fashion week hang.

Boucheron’s American Arrival

French jewelry maison Boucheron is setting roots in New York with its first-ever American boutique. To commemorate the milestone, the brand created an immersive exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt and hosted a blowout bash with brand ambassadors MINA and Alexa Chung, plus other notables including Gwyneth Paltrow, Colman Domingo, and Hailee Steinfeld, who were all bedecked in Boucheron diamonds.

Balenciaga’s New-New Soho Store Opening

Balenciaga has a new home in Soho, just a stone’s throw away from their old outpost on Mercer St. in an almost 10,000-square foot space with raw finishes, in true Balenciaga style. In honor of their new digs, they invited friends and family like Justine Skye, Oyinda, Dara, and other industry folk to pick up a white rose, sip on a cocktail, and take in the new space before it’s surely teeming with hypebeasts and VIP clients alike.

The Killer Agency’s Fashion Week Send-Off

On the eve of fashion week’s last day, The Killer Agency joined forces with menswear brand Bunker Studios and Frequencies Berlin for Shelter, a Euro-style rave replete with red lights, smoke, and a subterrenean dance floor that offered a sweaty reprieve from the melee of runways and fashion-people cocktails. As if that wasn’t enough, Wyclef Jean and his brother debuted their duo act, HAITI TWINS, plus Lilith The Python made a surprise appearance.

evoluSHEIN & Anitta’s Rooftop Cocktail

Brazilian pop star Anitta is on a roll. Before she picked up the Best Latin VMA for “Mil Veces” on Sept. 11, she highlighted other Latin talent with her evoluSHEIN collaboration that features pieces made by a diverse group of eight international designers from SHEIN X’s roster of emerging talent. Anitta celebrated the collection of going-out dresses and cut-out tops with a late-afternoon cocktail party on a Lower East Side rooftop where friends of the brand, including SHEIN X designer Jheni, and some die-hard Anitta fans got to snag pics with the singer, preview the collection, and enjoy a caipirinha.