There are holiday gatherings that announce themselves loudly, and then there are the ones that reveal themselves over time. The evening Hommes + Gardens Estudio shared with Sézane belonged firmly to the latter.
From the outside, it looked simple enough. A winter night in Los Angeles. An open door on Santa Monica Boulevard. A room filled with evergreens, stone vessels, antique objects, and people dressed with intention. But what unfolded inside the Estudio was less about celebration and more about alignment.
Sézane arrived not as a guest, but as a natural extension of the space. French ease met California restraint. Tailored coats moved through rooms shaped by plants and light. Fashion and landscape spoke quietly to one another.
The evening was hosted by friends of the Estudio, Sara Riff and Negar Ali Kline, whose presence set the tone early on. Guests moved easily through the space, glass in hand, stopping where something caught their eye. A pour of Rumor Rosé here. A cocktail built with Casamigos and Mr. Black there. Nothing rushed.
Wreath making unfolded at the center of it all. Guests gathered around worktables layered with evergreen cuttings, eucalyptus, bay laurel, brass accents, bells, and ribbon. Under the guidance of the Hommes + Gardens team, each wreath took shape slowly, informed more by instinct than instruction.
What stood out was how naturally the evening moved between disciplines. Fashion, landscape, objects, and ritual coexisted. The act of making something by hand felt just as important as what was worn or poured. In a season often defined by excess, the night favored attention instead. To detail. To material. To presence.