Following the show, Coach hosted a dinner at 225 Liberty Street in lower Manhattan. Produced by Bureau Betak, the cocktail portion featured mirrored panels 5 by 11.5 feet high complemented by tall grasses four feet high—the plant varieties of which were inspired by the original High Line.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Refinery29 hosted a bash in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn on September 10 that featured immersive spaces showcasing fashion, art, performance virtual reality, film, and music. "29Rooms" was produced in partnership with the Gathery, the creative services company led by Nicky Balestrieri and Luigi Tadini. One space, "Sound in the Clouds," invited guests to pop their heads inside physical clouds and listen to music curated by Saint Heron, the new movement under Solange's label, Saint Records.
Instead of a traditional windmill, Refinery29's pop-up country club included fashion-minded takes on course decor. There was, for example, a cage and floor full of studs at Alexander Wang and fabric wraps at Diane von Furstenberg. Caddies, meanwhile, wore all-white Topshop uniforms with R29-branded visors. Up front, there was also a Fashion Pros wall honoring 29 New York designers and a snack bar with refreshments, courtesy of Stumptown Coffee and Momofuku Milk Bar.
To achieve Carolina Herrera’s vision of a futuristic, sculptural forest for her September 8 show, AO Production manipulated the existing confines of the Lincoln Center tent venue in an abstract manner—raising the theater’s floor and extending it over the first two rows of seats. The existing 15-foot-wide runway was widened to 28 feet to achieve a sense of openness. The loss of 200 seats aside, the forest centerpiece, complete with 20 MDF trees painted dark green, were sized eight, 12, and 16 feet tall. Ninety seats sat in the middle of the runway, with the models crisscrossing throughout. The show marked the first time an all-white set, including a white proscenium and all the risers, was incorporated into Herrera’s show.
