Celebrities Front Row at Christian Cowan Fall 2025: Sam Smith, Kesha, Cole Escola and More

Sam Smith has become a front row fixture at Christian Cowan’s fashion shows. On Friday night, the singer (and Cowan’s partner) returned to the role of supportive significant other — a different level of VIP — as the designer unveiled his latest collection at the Glasshouse during New York Fashion Week. An early arrival, Smith found themselves in good company among friends old and new.

Kesha, still in town after performing at the YSL Beauty party the night before, arrived toting a bag emblazoned with the title of her most recent single “Joyride”; “Oh Mary!” star Cole Escola, in a red sequin dress and birdcage veil, was tucked between King Princess and “Gypsy Woman” singer Crystal Waters; Anna Delvey, with ankle monitor on prominent display, chatted with seatmate Coco Rocha, and Ari Lennox and Yailin La Más Viral completed the central VIP bench. Further down the front row was a block of “Real Housewives” — Jessel Taank, Meredith Marks, Ubah Hassan and Bronwyn Newport — and emerging musical artists like Alice Chater and “A Twink and a Redhead” duo Ashley Gill and Grant Gibbs.

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“I’m here to support and I’m very excited. It’s my first New York Fashion Week,” said Chater, dressed in a Christian Cowan minidress for the occasion. “I love a simple black dress, but then with the details and the cones for the boobs — I’m in love,” she said.

Chater had released her new song “Bed of Lies” and accompanying music video earlier in the day. “I’m so excited to be promoting the song,” she added. “[I have] more shows and more songs — and then an album this year.”

Launch Gallery: Celebrities Front Row at Christian Cowan Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Show Photos

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