{"id":423768,"date":"2026-01-19T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423768\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:41:10","slug":"balenciaga-basketball-and-one-sceney-sunday-basement-party-what-happened-when-the-historic-french-maison-touched-down-in-london-to-shoot-hoops-and-sip-champagne-in-mayfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423768\/","title":{"rendered":"Balenciaga, basketball and one sceney Sunday basement party: What happened when the historic French Maison touched down in London to shoot hoops and sip champagne in Mayfair?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Riz Ahmed Clothing Coat Jacket Adult Person Photography Crowd Hat Cap and Baseball Cap\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2256937384.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Riz Ahmed spotted courstide at the match earlier in the day<\/p>\n<p>Eamonn M. McCormack\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>At London\u2019s o2 arena, the likes of Sound of Metal\u2019s Riz Ahmed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/west-end\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West End<\/a>\u2019s current Miranda Priestly, Vanessa Williams, and supermodel-stunner Leomie Anderson gather to witness the tense matches between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/toronto\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto<\/a> Raptors vs LA\u2019s Lakers, and Orland Magic face up to the Memphis Grizzlies. It\u2019s tense, nail-biting stuff here in Old Blighty before they head back to the USA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain FKA Twigs Accessories Earring Jewelry Adult Person Body Part Face Head Neck and Photography\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BALENCIAGA%20FALL%2026%20LOOK%2046%20BEBE.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A collaboration between the NBA and Balenciaga is on the must-have list for any fashion idol right now<\/p>\n<p>Not yet, though. As a sceney afterparty at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/mayfair\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayfair<\/a>\u2019s sleekest Grosvenor Square-adjacent member\u2019s club, The TwentyTwo, proves to be the ultimate rendezvous for those looking to toast the ballers and their big-spending supporters in sumptuous, somewhat absurdist glamour. \u2018Oh this? This is head-to-toe Balenciaga,\u2019 one shadowy, shoulder-padded temptress tells a fellow guest as they make their way down the spiral staircase of the address in knife\u2019s-edge-sharp stilettos and into the ruby-red illuminated club room.<\/p>\n<p>Here, a real-life venn diagram is forming. On one side, the athletic gents are looking impossibly courtside-cool in bomber jackets and baseball caps. Across the room, the fashion crowd with looks so deadly they could kill with just one flash of their leather tailoring and silky minidresses are glancing over at their sport-world celebutante counterparts. It turns out there is great harmony between the worlds of the mods and ballers: they both love looking good. And they\u2019re undeniably successful at it.<\/p>\n<p>The champagne and spicy cocktails are flowing as DJ Miso Extra spins beats so hot even the stuffiest of fashion folk can\u2019t help but sway to the music. Isobel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/richmond\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richmond<\/a> is spotted in all-black and and a City bag. Romeo Beckham is posing for pictures with his gorgeous girlfriend Kim Turnbull.<\/p>\n<p>Balenciaga &#8211; the house that even had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/meghan-markle\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Duchess of Sussex<\/a> coveting a front-row seat at Paris Fashion Week back in September &#8211; knows how to throw a party. Throw on your midnight-hued, edgiest ensembles and meet us on the dancefloor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riz Ahmed spotted courstide at the match earlier in the day Eamonn M. 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