On September 28, during the opening night of Paris Fashion Week, W Editor in Chief Sara Moonves and Bloomingdale’s CEO Olivier Bron hosted an intimate dinner at Le Duc, a renowned seafood restaurant on the Left Bank popular with the fashion crowd. Guests were greeted with champagne, followed by French fries topped with caviar as they settled in.
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Notable attendees included photographer Juergen Teller, who arrived with his creative partner Dovile Drizyte Teller, and frequent W contributors such as stylist Brian Molloy, makeup artist Lucia Pica, and photographers Alasdair McLellan and Carlijn Jacobs. W Creative Directors at Large Kevin Tekinel and Charles Levai were seen catching up with Jacobs, while designer Conner Ives warmly greeted Moonves.
The event attracted a lively blend of designers, models, actors, and influencers, including actress Jennifer Lawrence and models Binx, Camille Charrière, Precious Lee, and Tish Weinstock. Lynn Hirschberg, W’s Editor at Large, reconnected with actress Dree Hemingway, who made a notable late entrance in a hoop skirt. Beka Gvishiani, known for is work with Style Not Com, stood out in his signature blue baseball cap.
The dinner featured Le Duc classics such as langoustine with kizami wasabi and lobster in orange butter. Outside, custom Bloomingdale’s and W matchbooks awaited guests for their mid-dinner cigarette breaks. Lauren Santo Domingo and Derek Blasberg arrived just in time to enjoy the mille-feuille dessert and the evening's concluding conversations.
As guests departed, they received Diptyque candles from Bloomingdale's along with W's fall fashion issue featuring Harry Styles, marking a fitting send-off before the week's busy schedule of fashion shows.