On Monday afternoon, Coach brought a lineup of buzzy front row VIPs to the Park Avenue Armory.
“I’m here today because I love Coach, and I’m also so inspired by seeing all my other cool artist friends here,” said Halle Bailey, taking her seat next to rapper JT and singer and actress Coco Jones to take in the debut of the brand’s fall collection. “We love what Coach is doing. They’re reviving; they’re doing this refreshing thing right now. It’s really special.”
Further down the bench was musicians Audrey Nuna and PinkPantheress, and actors Sophie Thatcher and Rhenzy Feliz.
“This is my only New York Fashion Week show, because I’m doing press,” said Thatcher, who stars in the recently released sci-fi horror film “Companion.” “It’s great. I’m really proud of it,” she added of the film. “It’s funny — you don’t realize that half the job is doing press. I haven’t been able to act in a while. But I’m really proud of that one.”
PinkPantheress, Sophie Thatcher, Rhenzy Feliz, Toni Breidinger and Jared McCain.
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Model and musician Lennon Gallagher had recently landed in New York from London, a few weeks after making the front row rounds during the men’s shows in Europe.
“I have a few jackets by [Coach], and they’re my favorite coats that I wear,” said Gallagher, dressed in a black leather jacket for the occasion. Gallagher, who’s the son of Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher, is gearing up to release a new single next month with his band Automotion.
Although still navigating jet lag, he’d already gotten out to explore some of the city ahead of Monday’s show. “I’ve just been hanging out with my girlfriend, having dinner. We went to the Metropolitan Museum today. That was cool,” he added.
Philadelphia 76ers player Jared McCain was getting to ready to take in his very first fashion show after an exciting 24 hours for Philly sports.
”The city was crazy last night,” said McCain, reflecting on the Eagles’ Super Bowl win the night before. “I dropped my friend off at City Hall right where everything was happening and I went back home. But it looked very, very fun out there.”
McCain, in the middle of his first NBA season, will head to San Francisco for the All-Star Game taking place this upcoming weekend. While he is new to the fashion show scene — Coach marks his first front row appearance — he’s already making his mark on the industry. Last spring, he was signed as an ambassador for nail care Sally Hansen after drawing attention to his manicures.
“I just came back from a road trip and it’s been a while since I’ve got them done,” he said, shying away from showing off his current nail design. “But they’re blue and white. I went to the Duke game a week ago or so.” McCain, who played with the university for one season, had gone done to North Carolina for the Duke vs. UNC game earlier this month. “It was pretty cool to see [the game] from an outside perspective,” he added. “I had a blast. We won, too — we blew them out, so it was perfect.”
Other guests at Coach included Toni Breidinger, Cole Escola, Tommy Dorfman, Emily Ratajkowski, Ella Emhoff and Madison Bailey. And on the uninvited guest list: one PETA protester, who got dragged out of the venue, screaming, by a team of security guards. It wouldn’t be fashion week without a bold display of activism, right?
Cole Escola, Emily Ratajkowski, Tommy Dorfman and Ella Emhoff.
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