Bette Midler was the first to arrive, and “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Sai De Silva was the last to leave this New York Fashion Week party.
Air Mail editor Graydon Carter kicked off NYFW by throwing a chic bash with Bloomingdale’s CEO Olivier Bron at the lavish Academy Mansion in Manhattan on Thursday.
Isabella Rossellini and “The Gilded Age” stars Christine Baranski and Morgan Spector co-hosted the event that celebrated the launch of the department store’s fall campaign, “From Italy With Love.”
5 Bette Midler, with Isabella Rossellini, was one of the first to arrive.Daniel Paik
5 Graydon Carter, Rossellini, Olivier Bron, Christine Baranski and Morgan Spector co-hosted the event celebrating the launch of the Bloomingdale’s “From Italy With Love” fall campaign.[PHOTOGRAPHER NAME]/BFA.com
Midler made sure she didn’t miss any of the fun: We’re told the “First Wives Club” star arrived five minutes before the party’s 7p.m. start.
Tiffany Haddish appeared in a gold dress and held court with beloved SiriusXM host Bevy Smith.
Haddish also was hanging with L’AGENCE fashion director Tara Rudes Dann and designer Ronny Kobo, as guests danced to tunes by DJ Stretch Armstrong.
5 Haddish posed with party guests Bijou Phillips, Nicky Hilton, Stacey Bendet and Tina Craig.[PHOTOGRAPHER NAME]/BFA.com
5 “RHONY” star Ubah Hassan showed off her smile.[PHOTOGRAPHER NAME]/BFA.com
Daniel Neeson was also seen making the rounds throughout the mansion, and talking to a guest about his additive-free tequila brand, De-Nada, which has the “world’s first aluminum tequila bottle.”
One fashion insider exuberantly declared the bash, “the new iconic fashion week party! Better than Harper’s! Everybody’s here!” (Harper’s Bazaar’s threw its annual Icons party this week as well.)
5 Sai De Silva stayed until the very end.[PHOTOGRAPHER NAME]/BFA.com
Designer Stacey Bendet, heiress Ivy Getty, NFL player Tommy DeVito, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Frederic Fekkai, Rebecca Minkoff, Jill Kargman, artist Laolu Senbanjo and Bloomingdale’s Kevin Harter and Kelley Carter were also among the attendees.
“RHONY” stars Jessel Taank, Ubah Hasan and De Silva looked glam, and De Silva stayed until the very end when the party concluded with three musical performances by soprano Erin Morley and tenor Jamez McCorkle who honored Puccini by performing the late composer’s classics from a second floor balcony.