Spring Parties to Keep on Your Radar — Events Hosted By Tod's and Mother Denim
Curious to know how your favorite models, celebrities, and fashion designers have spent their time this spring? Join L'OFFICIEL in exploring all the buzziest parties of the season including events hosted during the Venice Biennale, at the Plaza Hotel, and at the Greenwich Hotel.
With the Met Gala, Cannes, Pre-Fall, and Cruise shows looming in the coming weeks, the fashion and entertainment worlds are busier than ever, although not too busy for the occasional late-night bash.
The latest major event on the docket? Tod's The Art of Craftsmanship exhibition, where Venice's finest artists arrived to recreate Tod's signature items and motifs thus celebrating the brand and their love of craftsmanship. Notable guests in attendance were Adrien Brody, Hayley Atwell, and Kelly Rutherford, among others. Mother Denim also recently hosted a small cocktail party with co-founders Tim Kaeding and Lela Becker and VIPs like Lauryn Hill, Pat Cleveland, and Daria Strokous in attendance. Save Venice's grand ball and masquerade at the Plaza Hotel, where the interiors of the Terrace Room and the Grand Ballroom were transformed into a majestic Venetian garden. The ball was supported by Oscar de la Renta, and creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia were in attendance, where they presided over the Ceremony of Outstanding Masks. As if the presence of renowned designers like Kim, Garcia, and LaQuan Smith weren't enough, cultural icons like Ivy Getty, Nicky Hilton, Tina Leung, and Emily Ratajkowski showed up to the event, all clad in stunning springtime gowns.
Eager to know what your favorite celebrities, designers, and influencers have on their calendars for this spring? We don't blame you. Join L'OFFICIEL as we take a peek inside the most exclusive parties of Spring 2024.
ISSIMO and Metier Collaboration Celebration
In early May, guests filed into the lavish Fumoir Bar in London, where they fêted the launch of the collaborative capsule of ISSIMO and Métier. The capsule, featuring handcrafted leather goods, fuses the refined, Italian essence that exists at the heart of both labels into ready-to-wear pieces perfect for summer date nights and warm days spent by the coast. High-profile attendees gathered from various industries, ranging from artists to designers to actors. Among those present at the laid-back affair were actors Aziz Ansari and Anna Shaffer, designers Lara Bohinc, Bella Freud, and Serena Rees, and stylists Donna Wallace and Elizabeth Saltzman. Guests enjoyed beverages crafted by Federico Morosi, acclaimed barman from Il Pellicano, and mingled over a shared passion for elegant designs well into the night.
TOD'S The Art of Craftsmanship
During the Venice Biennale, Tod's hosted an exhibition titled The Art of Craftsmanship - A Project by Venetian Masters on April 19, where the brand celebrated Venetian craftsmanship and Italian lifestyle. The intimate soiree was attended by notable guests, including Adrien Brody, Hayley Atwell, and Kelly Rutherford.
The event showcased a cornerstone of Tod's brand, which is classic and time-honored craftsmanship. As a part of the exhibition, local Venetian artists and Tod's artisans, including glassblower Roberto Beltrami, goldbeater Marino Menegazzo, and rowlock makers Saverio Pastor and Piero Dri, created art that plays as an homage to Tod's famed codes and contemporary Italian style. Notably, Beltrami skillfully crafted Tod's iconic Gommino shoe from scratch using only glass.
Carolina Herrera Launch Party
Celebrating the new launch of Carolina Herrera's Good Girl and Bad Boy elixirs, a crowd of high fashion actors, models, musicians, and editors gathered at the newly opened New York City outpost of the classic Parisian club, Silencio. Karlie Kloss, brand ambassador, and Wes Gordon, creative director of the label, welcomed guests as they entered the all-red, electrifying atmosphere of the nightclub. Model Ruby Aldridge and Va$htie traded turns at the DJ booth, creating an energetic beat for attendees to enjoy as they sampled sea blue martinis.
While models and influencers like Kelsey Merritt, Ava Dash, Meredith Duxbury, and Stephanie Hui sampled new beauty products from the label's recently released line, legendary model Pat Cleveland chatted with industry professionals. Also in attendance were actress Avantika and singer-songwriter Selah Marley, who mingled with friends in the crowd long into the night.
Mother Cocktail Party
At the Greenwich Hotel, co-founders of Mother Denim, Tim Kaeding and Lela Becker, gathered on April 18 for a small, intimate cocktail party, where friends of the brand—actors, models, and young New York City-based creatives—mingled with drinks in hand as they enjoyed a fireside performance by Selah Marley, who was accompanied in song by her mother, Ms. Lauryn Hill.
Guests at the small, laid-back party were clad in Mother's spring denim collection, and among them were Meena Harris, Pat Cleveland, Daria Strokous, Eniko Mihalik, Minnie Mills, and Coco Baudelle. The small crowd at the Mother Denim cocktail gathering chatted, sipped on bespoke beverages, enjoyed live music, and partook in tarot readings until the early hours of the morning.
Save Venice Ball
In support of art preservation and Venetian cultural heritage, a crowd of young creatives, socialites, fashion designers, models, and artists gathered at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on April 14. The venue transformed into a gorgeous Venetian garden, reminiscent of famous Renaissance-era paintings by Paolo Veronese, which just so happen to be located in the Venetian church San Sebastiano—a cultural landmark currently undergoing restoration thanks to Save Venice.
The sold-out black-tie event garnered over 400 attendees, who raised over $1.2 million in funding for Save Venice's conservation efforts.
All dressed up in Venetian-style masks and ultra-chic gowns and suits, high-profile cultural figures like Emily Ratajkowski, Ivy Getty, Nicky Hilton, Tina Leung, Huma Abedin, Jenna Lyons, and Cass Bird mingled for drinks, dinner, and dancing until the early hours of the morning.