Presented by Stuart Weitzman “Thank you guys so much for coming; I know you have so many other things to do!” said Issa Rae to a room full of fashion editors, content-makers, and executives. "And I heard Beyoncé was at the other event!" she added in a joke. Her intel was good—seated across from her at last night’s dinner at L'Avenue at Saks’s downstairs portion, Le Chalet, was Sergio Hudson, who had dressed Beyoncé in a butter-yellow look for Glamour’s Women of the Year .
Nonetheless, there was nowhere else the room wanted to be, especially since we were toasting with Rae’s Viarae Prosecco. “It's very cruel to have me do this speech at the end of the night when y’all give us unlimited wine!” she added while clutching a glass of her bubbly. The artful placement was a reminder that Rae is a Renaissance woman, and that is exactly what Stuart Weitzman had hoped to celebrate—in Rae but in all women—in their latest campaign, “How Lovely to Be a Woman.
” At 7:00 p.m., a buzzy group that included Bethann Hardison, Quil Lemons, and Richie Shazam was welcomed to the Le Chalet by Vogue's own senior fashion editor, Naomi Elizée, who served as party co-host.
At first glance, guests may not have noticed the Stuart Weitzman imagery pinned to the walls of the downstairs portion of L’Avenue (Le Chalet), but it was a touch that fit in perfectly with the space's Alpine cabin feel. Many in the room were fresh from Paris, including Saks’ fashion director Roopa.