The Xmas It-girls: Iris Law and Anaïs Gallagher party with Stella McCartney

While the city fizzed with work Christmas dinners on Tuesday (December 12) evening, the offspring of the great and good amassed in celebration of Stella McCartney at Selfridges. 

Toasting Stellabration — the designer’s bells-neon-lights-and-whistles takeover of the department store’s converted corner shop space — were the It girls who have taken ownership of 2023’s festive party circuit. 

Iris Law and Stella McCartney (Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Iris Law (complete with two eyebrow slits) arrived in pinstriped balloon culottes and matching waistcoat from the designer, and was later joined by Anaïs Gallagher, daughter of Oasis’ Noel, who kept it cosy in a baggy printed jeans and a peach fuzz shade McCartney sweater, bang in line with Pantone’s newly announced 2024 colour of the year. 

A corseted Lady Mary Charteris put her best foot forward in McCartney’s cult cut-out jeans, while prize for most colourful went to Andrew Logan, the artist and longtime friend of the designer. He has designed a line a wearable art (all recycled glass) on sale at the pop-up. 

Andrew Logan and Stella McCartney (Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Other highlights in the shop are collaborations with Veuve Clicquot — bags and shoes crafted from grape skins and corks — as well as uber-chic vegan chocs from Charbonnel et Walker.

In the window, the highlight: McCartney’s upside-down, all-baubles Christmas tree — not a far cry from Karl Lagerfeld’s legendary topsy-turvy Claridge’s Christmas tree which was the talk of the town in 2017. Get down to see it in the flesh before December 28.

The best dressed guests on the night:

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Iris Law

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Anaïs Gallagher

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Andrew Keith, CEO of Selfridges, and Stella McCartney

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Andrew Logan

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Mary Charteris

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Danny Griffin

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Caroline Rush

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Betty Bachz

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Annabelle Hoy

(Max Cisotti/Dave Benett)

Henri Bergmann aka DJ Henri