It was only the first official day of New York Fashion Week, but Gwyneth Paltrow said it all as she walked into the Michael Kors show, taking a deep breath as she steeled herself for photos. The week so far has been filled with parties and a few off-schedule shows already, and the month is long.
Joining Paltrow at the Michael Kors show was Olivia Wilde, Jane Krakowski, Audra McDonald, Leslie Bibb, Chloe Fineman, Ariana DeBose, Kara Young, Kelsea Ballerini, Lily Aldridge, Lili Reinhart, Kaitlyn Dever, Suki Waterhouse, Ava Phillippe, Laura Carmichael, Judith Light and more.
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“Michael’s just one of the dearest people and I adore him and Lance [LePere, his husband] and I’m just thankful that they invite me to the party every year,” Krakowski said. “It’s always a bit overwhelming, but for some reason once I get dressed in the Michael Kors look, it’s possible for me to show up.”
Dressing in a maroon monochromatic look, Krakowski was channeling the designer himself in a pair of aviator sunglasses, his signature.
“I actually get a little intimidated in these kinds of settings. So the glasses help,” she said.
The actress is set to take on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the hit play “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway soon, news that had the internet in a collective tizzy when it was revealed.
“I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of interest and goodwill. I’m working on it now. It is a thrill to get to work on something that is so well-written and so funny and I just hope that I represent Cole [Escola] and Sam [Pinkleton] and all of their work to the level that they are expecting,” Krakowski said.
“People are sending me lines from the show and I realized that the fans of the show know more of the lines than I do at this point,” she said. “I’m hoping that’s going to switch.”
Further down the row, Fineman, who was chatting with Wilde, was sporting a new hair shade that perfectly matched her furry long scarf.
“I missed my flight on Monday because I was dyeing my hair and I thought it was Jane Birkin color, and now I realize it’s sort of this tobacco blond,” she joked.
Fineman will be back to work shortly for the new season of “SNL,” which has recently been announcing new cast members and departures.
“I’m really excited. I’m very curious. A lot of changes. I really cried when I found out about certain people not coming back,” she said. “We put so much time and effort into the thing and then it’s like, ‘oh wow, that won’t happen.’ You have these special moments. But yeah, I feel like [the new cast members] are really young. They’re very online. We’ll be doing a lot of TikToks. And I don’t understand TikTok, I’m an Instagram Millennial.”
It was Bibb’s first very New York Fashion Week show — well, as a spectator.
“The last time I was at New York Fashion Week, it was in the ’90s and I walked for Calvin Klein,” she said.
The star of “The White Lotus” will be heading to L.A. this weekend for the Emmy Awards.
“I haven’t packed,” she said. The dress choice too remains last-minute.
“I do my fitting tomorrow. Jeanann Williams is my stylist and Jeanann likes to do it last minute. You get better picks when you do it last minute,” Bibb said. “Everybody hoards dresses and then they release them, so then you get the good ones.”
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