The evening, which also welcomed the likes of DJ Isabelle Massenet, filmmaker Coco Baudelle, artists Brianna Lance and Quentin Jones, models Maya Stepper and Madhulika Sharma, and actresses Clara McGregor and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, included a menu offering garlic and pepper rigatoni, grilled sea bass, roasted fennel, and a cherry tomato and stracciatella salad. And plenty of Parcelle’s wine selections, of course.
Stylist Caitlin Burke and Dayan exchanged a cute moment while sitting together, as they clocked that Burke was wearing her vintage Elsa Peretti Open Bottle pendants with her all-white outfit. Dayan notably brought about a revival of interest in the iconic late jewelry designer’s work in recent years, when she breathed life into the character in the Netflix show Halston.
“I always say, I don’t want people to buy too much—I want people to really think through how they purchase clothes,” Wallenstam said. “It’s important to really invest in your garments, have them with you, and cherish them for many years. That’s what we want Dagmar to be—looking at all the beautiful women in the room and seeing how they style it in their own way, it inspires us so much. We’re so happy to come all the way here from Stockholm and build this little community in New York.”
Despite it being the eve before the NYFW shows officially kick off in the city, there were no signs of urgency to end the night as guests spilled out onto the terrace to share a cigarette and continue chatting well past 10.30 p.m. In lieu of dessert, bowls of sour Swedish candies then appeared—prompting those considering leaving to stay just a little longer. Dagmar would have approved.