Chanel Hosts Dinner and Bingo for Sofia Coppola’s New E book

New York Vogue Week might have formally ended on Wednesday, however you’d by no means understand it from the turnout at Indochine Thursday night. Chanel and W Journal welcomed a swath of celebrities and trend people for dinner — and bingo — in celebration of Sofia Coppola’s first e-book, “Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023.”

No matter trend week weariness lingered with friends was unrecognizable because the cocktail hour acquired underway. Phoebe Tonkin greeted Dave Harbour with a excessive 5; Marc Jacobs, his husband Char Defrancesco and Anna Sui all arrived collectively; Laura Dern made it a mother-daughter evening with daughter Jaya Harper in tow; Karlie Kloss gave Dianna Agron a cheek kiss upon assembly; Camila Morrone, Elle Fanning and Christopher Abbott hugged the bar, laughing amongst themselves; newlywed Margaret Qualley greeting W editor Sara Moonves with kisses on the cheek. 

Different friends included Lily Allen, Leon Bridges, Katie Holmes, Annabelle Dexter Jones, Chase Sui Wonders, Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson, Michelle Zauner, Anna Weyant, Bianca Brandolini, Gucci Westman, Brett Heyman, Vanessa Traina, Larry Gagosian and Kate Younger, amongst others. 

The lady of the hour, who’s a long-standing inventive collaborator for Chanel, has fairly a busy fall forward of her, between the e-book publication and the discharge of her subsequent movie, “Priscilla.”

“It’s been loopy timing, it wasn’t deliberate that method but it surely’s thrilling after having been residence for the pandemic,” Coppola mentioned forward of dinner. “It’s somewhat loopy — additionally, with teen daughters.”

Coppola mentioned that the method of going by means of her archive introduced again some reminiscences she’d forgotten about, like a letter from Jeffrey Eugenides about “The Virgin Suicides” from the start of the filming course of. 

“I had a very nice relationship with him afterwards, however I’d forgot that at first he wasn’t certain about my strategy, and I put it in as a result of I assumed that it was good for folks making issues to know the challenges and the ups and downs that you simply undergo,” Coppola mentioned. “It was all enjoyable to revisit.”

The addition of post-dinner bingo was Coppola’s personal concept.

“At Easter after I go residence to my mother and father’ in Napa we all the time play bingo,” she mentioned. “My mother was a sorority sister so she all the time introduced video games into our life, and I simply thought it’s all the time enjoyable at a celebration to have a recreation. So I’m actually excited to have Chanel bingo.”

As dessert was being doled out, Chloe Fineman took to the mic to announce to the room “it’s time for bingo, b—h!” 

The room turned targeted and aggressive because the prizes elevated as much as a purple Chanel purse, which went residence to a fortunate winner with a blackout bingo card.

“I do know that is one thing that occurs at f–king retirement houses,” Fineman informed the room, “however that is Chanel bingo.”