Matchesfashion.com Celebrates Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou has been enjoying a good April. Last week, Bergdorf Goodman hosted a dinner in her honor in New York. And on Monday, Matchesfashion.com moved the celebration to the West Coast. The official reason for the party was to launch the designer’s A-to-Z totes. Katrantzou was overwhelmed with the attention, but more so, she was in awe of the space around her, the Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery. It wasn’t until the party was in full swing that she realized the venue’s extraordinary origins. “I just found out James Turrell designed this space,” she marveled. “How did I get so lucky? It’s a hidden gem.” All over the grassy garden courtyard, her colorful bags were displayed on their own white pedestal, all the better for her many, many Hollywood fans to ooh and aah over them. “What can I say, I’m a whore for prints,” said Gillian Jacobs, an actress on the cult series “Community.” “Her prints are like, so wild. Sometimes being really abstract can feel masculine or bulky, but hers are always elegant and feminine,” Jena Malone continued. Kiernan Shipka of “Mad Men,” Jenny Slate and Michelle Monaghan were among the other actresses who attended. With most of

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