Tonight, at 6BC Botanical Garden, an Alphabet City community garden, the fashion community gathered for a pre–Met Gala bash hosted by Sally Singer. The party, on the weekend before the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition celebration honoring Rei Kawakubo, had a “Midsummer Night’s Anime” dress code. All around, guests decked out in their finest mingled amid glowing flowers. For dinner, attendees meandered over to Grape and Grain, an adjacent wine bar, for custom bento boxes from David Bouley’s Brushstroke. Afterward, revelers returned to the garden for a dessert of Taiyaki fish cones topped with matcha green tea ice cream. Trays of Minamoto Kitchoan mochi and cookies were passed, along with glasses of Moët & Chandon Champagne and cups of Heavensake sake. DJ Charlie Klarsfeld set the mood for dancing as the party continued into the night.
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