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After the hotel lobby is the after after<\/em> party: just ask Janelle Mon\u00e1e and Odessa A’zion. Following a whirlwind evening at the 2026 Met Gala<\/a>, the stars hit the town for the annual post-Met after-party circuit. And down on the Lower East Side, Mon\u00e1e and A’zion gathered their closet friends and celebrity pals for the aptly-titled After Glow fete.<\/p>\n Shortly after stepping off Public Hotel\u2019s neon-lit mirrored escalators, the sounds of Prince echoed throughout the space\u2014even before entering the Two Fifteen lounge. At 2:30 a.m., Sombr was spotted in the lobby area, chatting and laughing with A\u2019zion before the two made their way back into the all-black den. The living-room style venue was dark, illuminated only by the room\u2019s chandeliers and candle-lit tables that were sprinkled with gold confetti and mini disco balls.<\/p>\n The duo were mid greeting friends on the black jacquard sofas, when the Marty Supreme<\/em> actor spotted a special guest walking through the door: her co-host, Mon\u00e1e. The two embraced and jumped up and down in excitement to see each other after what had most certainly been a long night already.<\/p>\n With both co-hosts present, the event\u2014which had a specific 1:11 a.m. start time\u2014officially kicked off. \u201cWe\u2019re about to have a mother f*cking good time\u2014we\u2019re going to go \u2018til the sun is up. Let\u2019s get it,\u201d Mon\u00e1e exclaimed, toasting guests with a Barcardi cocktail in hand as DJ Tokyo Rose continued to spin the beats.<\/p>\n Throughout the night\u2014or should we say, morning\u2014guests hung out at the bar, got cozy on plush sofas in front of the venue\u2019s electric fireplace, and broke it down on the dance floor. Even Mon\u00e1e was all about getting comfortable\u2014kicking off their heels and maneuvering around the space sans<\/em> footwear.<\/p>\n On the Met Gala carpet, the Lipstick Lover<\/em> singer had wowed in a custom nature-inspired gown by Christian Siriano that combined technology and art with an entanglement of wires, crystals, succulents, and moving mechanical dragonflies and butterflies (the night before the gala, Mon\u00e1e<\/a> told Vogue<\/em><\/a> about her love of a theme and how much she enjoys collaborating with artisans to create wearable art.) But for the After Glow soir\u00e9e, the performer kept it more simple, in a black mini dress with structured shoulders, adorned with a silver metal bustier.<\/p>\n A\u2019Zion also donned all-black, accessorizing her look with a pair of black shades\u2014because why not wear your sunglasses inside? There was a certain \u201cglow\u201d about the party, after all. It was technically the actor\u2019s third outfit of Met Monday\u2014as earlier in the night, she had jokingly joined Hudson Williams in The Mark Hotel\u2019s bathrobes as the duo posed for photographers on the staircase ahead of revealing their real red carpet looks.<\/p>\n