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With major music festivals like Coachella, Stagecoach, and Lollapalooza just around the corner, Valentino entered the chat this week with its own fashionized version. Held on Wednesday night\u2014in the midst of a breezy work week\u2014the carnival-style bash celebrated the release of the maison\u2019s first eyewear collection designed by Alessandro Michele, in partnership with Kering Eyewear.<\/p>\n
Guests, including Ella Emhoff, Miles Greenberg, Leigh Lezark, Dylan Kelly, and Jordan Rand were welcomed into a plush paradise at The Shed. The transformed space was decorated with a mirrored merry-go-round installation (complete with leather animal-shaped seating), a photo booth disguised as a glowing theater, a mirror maze, and signature Valentino red-toned velvet curtains that enveloped the room from floor to ceiling.<\/p>\n
Enjoying a round of games at the Tin Can Alley, filmmaker and actress Lilly Hartley said, \u201cI love that Valentino provided some fun activities instead of just having guests come to see the new collection.\u201d\u00a0Scream 7<\/em> actress Celeste O\u2019Connor added, \u201cThis set-up is absolutely gorgeous\u2014and it\u2019s really inspiring to be in a room full of so many incredible artists.\u201d<\/p>\n Confectionery stations were also everywhere you looked, with offerings including delectable mini-donuts, veal cr\u00e8me trays, cotton candy, and \u201cVlogo\u201d popcorn buckets. Meanwhile two craft cocktail stations served Grey Goose cosmopolitans and Macallan old fashions en masse<\/em>. \u201cThe way that Valentino put this together is very chic,\u201d noted male model Jordun Love. \u201cThe color-scheme and activations are really complementary.\u201d Handbag designer and fashion stylist Dami Ariyo agreed:\u201cThe new eyewear is really cute, and tonight\u2019s theme really sells it!\u201d<\/p>\n While guests swayed through the fun space, veteran DJ Mark Ronson provided bass-heavy tunes and millennial music classics alike, spinning mashups that included deep cuts by Madonna, Bad Bunny, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Tyla, and more. Reveling on the dance floor, activist and model Yves Mathieu-East exclaimed: \u201cMark has us all feeling groovy and sexy!\u201d Soul singer and Chk Chk Chk bandmember Meah Pace\u2014who had just flown in from touring in Japan to attend the party\u2014shared a similar sentiment: \u201cHaving a good time and being able to dance to great music is revolutionary, and especially needed for globally tough times like we\u2019re living in today.\u201d<\/p>\n As the event began to wind down and partygoers slowly made their exits, they stopped to marvel at two rotating glossy red Ferris wheels, which housed selections from the new eyewear collection. Think: large tortoise frames, studded oval shades, slim metal constructions with crystal details, and sleek cat-eye glasses\u2014each containing its own variation of the Valentino \u201cVlogo.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n