Eric Adams partied with Anna Wintour, Tommy Hilfiger, and Emily Ratajkowski to kick off NYFW
’s 2014 Fashion Week kickoff party, and there’s precedent for the mayoral-fashion alliance. Duringhim to me as “an extraordinary executive who really knows how to solve problems, who would surround himself well.” But some ramped-up boosterism might come as especially welcome as the fashion industry continues to navigate its own pandemic-related retail hurdles.
When Adams took the podium a few minutes later, he broke into a reflection on what he saw as the power of fashion. “You see your business as just fashion,” he said. “I see something else. I see that wedding dress you designed as that person starts out his or her life. I see that tie, when someone goes to an interview, that because you designed it so correctly, that they were able to nail it and felt good about themselves.
As he picked up steam, he returned to a more joyous mode. “You grace Gracie Mansion with your presence,” he told the crowd.“People thought the city was a 9-to-5 city, it was just a flannel-suit city,” Adams continued. “Then all of a sudden January 2022 comes about and a mayor comes in and says he’s a nightlife mayor.” Times having changed, he ended his speech with a promise: He’d be back to hold this event every year.