Star-Studded: The Best Parties of New York Fashion Week

By Jonathan Borge

Updated Sep 14, 2017 @ 3:45 pm

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

No, Santa Claus isn’t coming. Instead, we’ve officially kicked off New York Fashion Week, which has already gifted us with so much late-night after-party action we’re reaching for our fourth cup of coffee in order to stay awake. Some celebrity-packed parties feel more like sleepy, perfectly scheduled cocktail hours, but at Fashion Week, people aren’t afraid to throw down.

Enter Off-White designer Virgil Abloh and model-of-the-moment Bella Hadid. The duo headed to Schutz’s Madison Avenue flagship on Wednesday to raise a glass to the brand’s fall 2017 collection. The Misshapes were on hand to officially pump the jams, but Abloh and Hadid took over, making us very curious about what, exactly, they keep on their playlists. Please share?

Pat McGrath hosted a voguing ball—yes, you read that right—in true Gotham fashion to celebrate her Labs beauty line. Naturally, McGrath only brings the best of the best, so supermodel Naomi Campbell was in the room along with Amanda Lepore, Cardi B, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sofia Richie, and Pamela Anderson. If that’s not a wild guest list, we’re not sure what is.

Tom Ford, of course, brought the magic as he debuted his latest collection and launched his Fucking Fabulous fragrance. Yes, the after-party was fabulous indeed, and Karlie Kloss hugged it out with friend Joan Smalls.

Later in the week, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Campbell, Kaia Gerber and almost every model imaginable flocked to the Public Hotel rooftop for Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's new book launch. That same night, Rihanna stole the show in a hard-to-miss yellow crop top with a skirt that trailed behind at her Fenty Beauty celebration.

Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber(above) shared an adorable mother-daughter night out at Indochine, where they celebrated the Re/Done and Levi's capsule collection, while the Business of Fashion welcomed Selena Gomez and Jared Leto for its 500 gala and Alexander Wang's squad partied 'til the early hours of the morning following his show.

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The parties, to say the least, were lit. Scroll down to see the best so far.

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Tinashe, Joan Smalls, Alexander Wang, and Bella Hadid

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at Alexander Wang's after-party.

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Bella Hadid

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at the reopening of Max Mara's Madison Avenue boutique.

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Ashley Graham

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at Michael Kors's Access Smart Watch party.

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Kate Upton

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at Michael Kors's Access Smart Watch party.

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Katie Holmes, Jessica Chastain, Diane Keaton, Ricky Lauren, and Dylan Lauren

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at the Ralph Lauren spring 2018 show and dinner.

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Selena Gomez and Jared Leto

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at the Business of Fashion 500 gala.

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Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham

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at the Business of Fashion 500 gala.

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Teyana Taylor

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at the Moët x Public School launch celebration.

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Natalia Dyer, Amanda Steele, and Kate Mara

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at the Shopbop cocktail party.

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Corinne Foxx

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at the Shopbop cocktail party.

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Natalia Dyer

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at the Shopbop cocktail party.

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Kate Mara

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at the Shopbop cocktail party.

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Ireland Baldwin

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at Pinko and Coca-Cola's third capsule collection cocktail party.

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Alexandra Richards

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at Pinko and Coca-Cola's third capsule collection cocktail party.

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Paris Jackson

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at Calvin Klein's 205W39NYC party.

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Brooklyn Beckham

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at Calvin Klein's 205W39NYC party.

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Paris Hilton

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at Philipp Plein's show.

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Dita Von Teese

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at Philipp Plein's show.

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Teyana Taylor

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at Philipp Plein's show.

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Nicki Minaj

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at Philipp Plein's show.

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Doutzen Kroes

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at Saks Fifth Avenue celebrating the newly renovated third floor, L3.

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Kate Mara and Chloe Sevigny

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at Saks Fifth Avenue celebrating the newly renovated third floor, L3.

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Chloe Sevigny

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at Saks Fifth Avenue celebrating the newly renovated third floor, L3.

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Hailey Baldwin

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at Schutz’s Madison Avenue flagship fall 2017 collection party.

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Leigh Lezark and Alexandre Birman

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at Schutz’s Madison Avenue flagship fall 2017 collection party.

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Adriana Lima

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at Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's book launch.

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Kendall Jenner

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at Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's book launch.

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Kim Kardashian West

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at Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's book launch.

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Kaia Gerber

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at Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's book launch.

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Rihanna

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at the launch of Fenty Beauty.

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Aluna George and Jonathan Simkhai

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at Jonathan Simkhai's after-party.

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Riley Keough, St. Vincent, and Zoey Deutch

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at Tiffany & Co.'s fragrance launch.

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Hailey Baldwin and Lily Aldridge

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at Moda Operandi's Tabitha Simmons spring 2018 celebration.

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Karlie Kloss and Joan Smalls

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at the Tom Ford after-party.

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Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford, and Ansel Elgort

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at the Tom Ford after-party.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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at her Rosie HW x Paige collaboration cocktail party.

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