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Nicky Hilton And Shanina Shaik Attend LuisaViaRoma Opening Party

See photos from the LuisaViaRoma Opening Party with Nicky Hilton, Shanina Shaik and more stars as Daniela's Lens takes you behind the scene.

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LuisaViaRoma, the Italian luxury retailer, celebrated the opening of their first pop-up store with an exclusive party at Spring Place in Manhattan on Friday night.

The event was attended by Nicky Hilton, Shanina Shaik, Megan Williams, Charlott Cordes and many more illustrious guests from the fashion industry.

The pop-up store is open to the public through Dec. 15 at Spring Place and will drop new items from brands like Versace, Missoni, Marni, Attico, Moschino, Emilio Pucci, and Alberta Ferretti on a weekly basis. Customers are also able to enjoy makeup touch-ups and beauty products.

Daniela's lens captured all the excitement at the Opening Party. Take a look below:

9:45 p.m.
What is going to happen if you invite a crowd of supermodels, fashion people and a selection of party-ready, beautiful and stylish Manhatteners to an invite-only party with an open bar? Yes, everything you can imagine and more!

9:55 p.m.
I'm outside changing into my high-heels. If there is any advice I can give you from my party-every-night experience to look great, it's this: Wear high-heels and even more important: Learn how to walk in them effortlessly.
Let's do this.

10:10 p.m.
It's still early. The room is dark and beautifully lit in pink and violet colors. The music is loud, upbeat and perfect for dancing. The bartenders are already in full work mode, mixing cocktails as fast as they can.

10:15 p.m.
Vito Schnabel is here. He is standing right next to me at the bar ordering drinks.
"Can I take your photo?" I ask.
"No, not tonight," he says.
I respect that, of course, and leave him alone.

11:51 p.m.
Models Ubah Hassan and Charlott Cordes.
"Let me put on my coat, I got it new today, and I love it so much!" says Ubah.

11:53 p.m.
Shanina Shaik looks cute!

11:56 p.m.
Model Anja Leuenberger.

12:15 p.m.
Nicky Hilton is here! She is sitting at one of the VIP tables and gets up immediately when I ask her for a photo.

12:25 p.m.
The room is now packed, everybody is dancing, drinking and partying as if there is no tomorrow.

12:28 p.m.
A group opens the doors to the outside gallery and starts smoking, but security is quick and gets them back in. I can smell all kinds of smoke inside at this point. Somebody is definitely ignoring the rules.

12:31 p.m.
And everybody is mind-blowing gorgeous.
Models Valery Kaufman and Megan Williams.

12:38 p.m.
Let's dance!
I see some of the guests drinking straight from Whiskey bottles. We are in a dazzling location in Manhattan, everybody is beautiful, joyful, moving to the beats and very boozed up. Nothing wrong with that!

12:43 p.m.
Andrea Panconesi, chief executive of LuisaViaRoma, and Camilla Olsson.

12:44 p.m.
More beautiful party people.

12:57 p.m.
Artist Ian Mellencamp is here.


1:03 a.m.
Art director Thomas Hayo and author Susan Kirschbaum.

1:10 a.m.
The party gets into its next stage: Models dancing on tables. The ultimate honor for the wildest bash in town, for sure.

1:14 a.m.
Stylist Deborah Bernard tells me I'm beautiful.
"Awwww, thank you!" I say and I feel a little bit better in this supermodel pond.
"You look very cool carrying the camera!" she says to me.
And it's true, the camera gives me a lot of power, and I'd feel almost naked without it. It's so much easier to navigate a room when everybody immediately sees what your deal is.

1:30 a.m.
Designer Romeo Hunte is here.

2:00 a.m.
At around 2 am the lights go on but the party is not over yet, and the crowd moves on to a nearby nightclub. I turn off my camera when everything goes really crazy. And yes, totally out of control.
I get home at 6:38 am, precisely, because that's what my Uber receipt says.

Daniela Kirsch is an entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only knows more than a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series Daniela's Lens, offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.

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