On Tuesday evening, WWD hosted its semiannual New York Fashion Week dinner — and this year, the publication used the occasion as part of its 115th anniversary celebrations.
Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of Fairchild Media Group; Jim Fallon, chief content officer of Fairchild Media Group, and Michael Atmore, editor in chief of WWD and chief brand officer of Fairchild Media Group, hosted the evening, at Sloane’s at the Manor, bringing the fashion designers, CEOs and other industry leaders together.
Designers and creatives in attendance included Tory Burch and her husband Pierre Yves-Roussel, CEO of the company; Thom Browne; Narciso Rodriguez; Anna Sui; Alejandra Alonso Rojas; Prabal Gurung; Ronnie Fieg and his wife Shir; Christian Siriano; Alexis Bittar; Patricio Campillo; Aknvas’ creative director Christian Juul Nielsen and Fforme’s creative director Frances Howie and CEO Joey Laurenti. Also attending were Bloomingdale’s CEO Olivier Bron; Saks’ CEO Marc Metrick, and Bergdorf Goodman CEO Tracy Margolies.
At the cocktail party, guests sipped on “The Newsmaker” cocktails as a nod to WWD’s anniversary list in its milestone issue, featuring the top newsmakers over the years of WWD, and snacked on canapés while they mingled and caught up after a chaotic fashion week.
Nielsen posed for photos with WWD’s 115th Milestone issue and Gurung greeted Sui with a hello kiss. Later, Browne and Burch hugged and were engrossed in conversation at the bar.
“You all had a phenomenal New York Fashion Week,” said Smith in her celebratory toast to the room. “There was so much energy and great buzz around your shows and the work that you’re doing. We appreciate it and are cheering you on. This moment for us — at 115 years young — is really about looking to the future. We have done a great job supporting the brands and the industry. You can see more of that in the months to come. We appreciate you being part of the evolution of things that we do. Thank you for being here and congrats to all of you for everything you’ve done!”