The luxury fashion house celebrated the launch of their new Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu fragrance If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Chanel brought springtime bloom to New York Fashion Week. While the new bottle was the star of the night, guests arrived with plenty of Chanel leather in tow.
Paige DeSorbo, for one, showed off a new metallic lambskin handbag she picked up at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week. Others brought a more sentimental touch. Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast — in the final days of her pregnancy (“I’m ready to pop!”) — carried her mother’s decades-old black quilted Chanel bag.
She only has one word to describe it. Sherman and fellow “SNL” castmember Veronica Slowikowska huddled in a red leather corner booth over dirty martinis, while Marcello Hernandez and girlfriend Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral mingled at the bar with Adam DiMarco. Photographers, meanwhile, made the rounds among some of Hollywood’s newest breakout stars, including “Sterling Point’s” Amélie Hoeferle, Rubin and Ruffalo, as well as “The Shards” stars Igby Rigney and Hayes Warner.
One surprise guest, podcast host Adam Friedland, seemed perfectly at ease — even without an interlocking-C accessory in tow. I don’t know what I’m doing,” he joked in his usual deadpan. I thought it was a runway.
I’m gonna be useless.” Downstairs, a more clandestine party unfolded. The waiting area outside the bathroom was transformed into a series of photo ops, including a deep-maroon couch beneath Chanel signage and, across the room, a backlit alcove with a vintage rotary phone made for posing. The bathroom itself, wrapped in mirrors and stocked with Chanel beauty products, became a gathering point for the fashion set, who crowded in for mirror selfies.
As the night wore on, Balu Brigada’s live set gave way to a more mellow DJ soundtrack as pavlova, chocolate mousse and mini profiteroles made the rounds. On their way out, guests were ushered through the restaurant’s boulangerie, where croissants, éclairs and other baked goods were packed up for the road. Because, yes, it’s 2026 and models eat carbs!
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