You can find all kinds of things on Instagram these days: animals being adorable, celebrities being themselves, and even—in the case of Vogue’s fete on Friday night—a very nice illustrator. That would be @elliedujour, who created a pretty floral backdrop that the likes of Kendall Jenner and Joseph Altuzarra gamely popped in front of to strike a pose at a cocktail party at Angelina in honor of Americans in Paris, a CFDA showroom event underwritten by Tumi that opens its doors tomorrow.
2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists like Chris Gelinas, Jonathan Simkhai, David Hart, Becca McCharen, Thaddeus O’Neil, and Rio Uribe were joined by Michael Petry, Irene Neuwirth, Vanessa Traina, Dana Lorenz, and Karlie Kloss. Also taking in the grand setting were models Jordan Barrett, Devon Windsor, and Aymeline Valade for a celebratory glass of champagne and some pastries. Things kicked into high gear when a late-arriving Gigi Hadid swept into the restaurant at the crest of a wave of paparazzi to greet Jenner and their shared stylist, Monica Rose, who waited inside. The rain picked up and the paparazzi grumbled, but inside, the party showed little sign of abating. When in Paris . . .