One man’s $280,100 money pit is another’s ideal fashion show venue! Tonight, for his spring 2025 show, Tommy Hilfiger brought guests aboard New York’s hottest club, the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry, which was recently purchased by SNL’s Colin Jost and alum Pete Davidson. (“Hey man, is this your boat?” one attendee asked Jost shortly before the show began.)
Guests were greeted on the top deck by waiters offering containers of Tommy Hilfiger-branded popcorn—a welcome sight for the fashion editors who probably haven’t had a proper meal all week.
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Despite starting before sunset it was unquestionably a starry night on the ferry which had been tugged from Staten Island to the South Street Seaport for the occasion. As Vogue’s Sam Sussman remarked, the VIP tip sheet was dissertation length. Aboard the boat, Damson Idris found his way to his seat early and chatted with fellow early bird influencers and editors. Nearby, Olympians Suni Lee and Gabby Thomas fielded congratulations on their athletic prowess, Lee had attended the Off-White show earlier in the day in Brooklyn but for Thomas, in a herringbone blazer and cable knit sweater dress, it was the gold medalist’s first fashion show. But all hell truly broke loose when Blackpink’s Jisoo arrived, sending a frenzy of photographers clamoring to snap her picture. Madelyn Cline, knowing she faced an uphill battle trying to get to her seat, plopped down next to Idris and waited out the deluge of photographers and social media editors.