London's social set gathered for another week of high-profile parties, from DJ takeovers to album launches. British music icon Mike Skinner of The Streets performed an exclusive DJ set at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, with guests including Pixie Geldof, Saffron Hocking, Rafferty Law, John Glacier, and Lil Silva.
The one-night-only event, held in collaboration with PATRÓN Tequila, featured bespoke PATRÓN serves including Mike's Margarita, a spicy pineapple twist on the classic PATRÓN Spicy Margarita created especially for the night.
Creative Conversations and Fashion Launches
Earlier in the evening, Skinner joined longtime collaborator Murkage Dave and BBC broadcaster Ellen E. Jones for an intimate conversation unpacking his creative process.
Across town, fashion insiders attended an intimate cocktail reception celebrating the launch of luxury publisher Assouline's new coffee table book, The Book of Iconic Shoes. Rosie Fortescue, Yomi Adegoke, Brett Staniland, Felicity Hayward, and Toni-Blaze Ibekwe gathered at Maison Assouline in Piccadilly, marking the latest chapter in luxury resale platform FASHIONPHILE's expansion into the UK.
Exploring Iconic Footwear
Written by fashion editor Dylan Kelly, the book explores 25 defining footwear designs, from Manolo Blahnik Hangisis and Prada Monoliths to Christian Louboutin So Kates, tracing the stories and cultural moments that turned them into icons.
Across 280 pages, the book brings together designer sketches, campaigns, archival imagery, and street style alongside insight from FASHIONPHILE's luxury experts. Guests enjoyed bespoke cocktails inspired by iconic footwear, including The Tabi Twist and The Red Sole Royale, along with canapés such as crispy rice with burnt avocado and Scottish langoustine tacos.
Tinie Tempah's Album Art Exhibition
Elsewhere, Tinie Tempah discussed his first album in nine years getting its own art exhibition. He collaborated with artist David King Reuben, whose artwork for Tinie's forthcoming album The Night's Not Dead will be exhibited at W1 Curates on Oxford Street next month.
“I want people to treat it as something precious, which is why I felt it would be great to collaborate with an artist,” he explained at Culture Collective: Ibiza Art Weekend, presented by W1 Curates and The Night League.
Released on 16 October, The Night's Not Dead is Tinie's first album in nine years, following Youth in 2017. It traces a night out from getting ready to the dancefloor and the search for an afterparty.
