There s a scrum of paparazzi creating a roadblock on Mount Street in Mayfair, London—as if the traffic wasn t bad enough, now there are firework-like flashes going off from every direction. Look who’s coming round the bend: It s Poppy Delevingne (in William Wilde PVC, a nod to her dominatrix alter ego in Love Advent) and her reindeer friend, oh and Sienna Miller, and Cara Delevingne and her girlfriend, St. Vincent, armed with water pistols and getting back at the paps. They’re headed to George, a Mayfair members club where Love magazine s annual Christmas bash, hosted by Poppy and editor-in-chief Katie Grand, is being held. Guests are greeted by Belvedere bellinis and salmon nibbles and a swarm of Central Saint Martins alumni; this isn t your average office party.
Once inside, it’s like Christmas has come early. Grand showed a rose-tinted-glasses-wearing FKA twigs how to work the DJ decks, while Marc Jacobs’s print designer and embroider Matty Bovan set hearts racing and jaws dropping in a zebra-print wrap dress, with his pink mop of hair flying excitedly round the room. Model Edie Campbell showcased her blonde grown-out mullet, while Jonathan Saunders chatted to a bandana-wearing Cara, and Christopher Kane was seen laughing in another corner.
Chanel model Alice Dellal was fancy festive in a pair of sparkly stockings, while presenter Billie JD Porter wore head-to-toe Chanel. As usual, the Love party was a raucous, disco-blaring, tongue-in-cheek affair. Where else but at the Love Club would you find reindeer in lieu of bouncers and editors taking to the turntables?