LaQuan Smith throws a fashion party at Empire State Building

NEW YORK – Where the enactment girls at? On Thursday night, immoderate were connected apical of the Empire State Building walking LaQuan Smith's New York Fashion Week runway successful slinky bluish and achromatic sequin minis, hardly determination 1 pieces and shiny assemblage hugging pants.

In his archetypal spot now, bargain present show, the decorator hosted astir 200 guests connected the landmark's celebrated Observation Deck with sweeping cityscape views arsenic the upwind tried to marque distant with 1 of his model's immense achromatic hats.

“This gathering is simply a existent practice of New York City dreams,” Smith told The Associated Press earlier his evening show. “Me being a New York native, I person vivid memories of coming present arsenic a kid. It's a afloat ellipse moment.”

And helium meant that literally, sending his models each astir the platform to an explicit soundtrack that screamed it's clip to party.

“I’m truly excited to reenforce what it means to beryllium unapologetically sexy. I’m acceptable to commencement getting radical retired determination again,” Smith said.

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Kylie Jenner was retired there. She showed up successful her archetypal nationalist quality since revealing her gestation with babe No. 2 successful a customized Smith catsuit that enactment her increasing belly connected show nether lace from cervix to ankle.

On the runway, his models — including standout Winnie Harlow — were dressed to fto loose. Two walked successful agleam achromatic with ample matching poodles. Others carried mini Champagne bottles. One somewhat cold-looking exemplary showed disconnected a bedazzled bluish bikini. Smith allowed her a achromatic unfastened robe.

Before making their mode to the top, the decorator hosted a cocktail enactment successful the landmark's lobby.

At 33, Smith has been gathering his sultry, luxe marque aft launching successful 2013, drafting immoderate large personage fans who see Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Hailey Bieber (accompanied by hubby Justin) wore Smith's wool halter formal portion gathering French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, successful June.

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His bosom remains successful New York City, wherever manner is everyplace and everything.

“It's successful the subway, it’s successful the streets, it’s successful the bars, the nightlife,” Smith said. “New York successful itself is simply a manner moment. It's a manner movie, from the precocious extremity to the debased tier.”

For this collection, manner came successful electrical blues, sequined whites and fishnet stockings worn with itty bitty bottoms and tiny tops. Necklines plunged. Cutaways were strategically placed astatine the hep and belly, and feathery jackets blew successful the breeze.

Smith carried an edgy black-and-white people into a grouping of looks that included a slit skirt beneath the genu with a matching bra top. He enactment a hood connected a slinky sequined long-sleeve mini that exposed a matching bra. Other models seemed acceptable for bed, oregon astatine slightest acceptable to deed the sack. One wore a ruffly, lacy lingerie look successful a brushed blue.

On the 20th day of 9/11, Smith shared that his parent had worked for an security institution astatine the World Trade Center. She was connected maternity permission aft his younger member was calved erstwhile the towers fell.

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“It was conscionable a devastating time,” helium said. “But I deliberation we person to proceed to find reasons to observe and grant the ones that we've lost.”

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