The Flashiest Parties Of New York Fashion Week

Equatorial mugginess, the scent of meatballs and thrashing mosh pits: The parties of New York Fashion Week took a populist turn when Opening Ceremony held its seasonal rager last Sunday at the Pennsy, a two-story food court next to Penn Station. Spike Jonze, the Black Eyed Peas and the ascending power couple Iman Shumpert, the N.B.A. player, and Teyana Taylor were there, but the crowd was dominated by 20-something swarms who heaved themselves across the dance floor to Lil Yachty’s “Minnesota.” The party, positioned centrally in the Venn diagram of style, music and pop culture, was not an outlier last week. As the fashion tent continues to unfurl beyond a cloistered cabal of editors and industry insiders, the accompanying night-life element reflected that growing demographic. Kanye West was, as usual, omnipresent, including performing at the Harper’s Bazaar Icons party last Friday night. “I appreciate all of the years y’all put up with me learning in front of you,” he told a black-tie crowd at the Plaza Hotel. See more at The New York Times.