What went down at The Face Apartment closing party
After a month-long residency at the Overthrow Gym in downtown New York, The Face teamed up with Mulberry to throw a boozy send off with performances by Flohio and Puma Blue.
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Words: The Face
Photography: Laura Allard-Fleischl
Where was the party?
At The Face Apartment on 9 Bleecker Street in the Overthrow Gym. DJ Ma Sha, Puma Blue and Flohio spun the decks and spit the rhymes in a boxing ring above the crowd.
What was it in aid of?
Mulberry helped The Face celebrate the end of The Face Apartment by recreating a British pub experience with Mulberry My Local. The Face Apartment housed a series of activations and brought the magazine to the streets of New York with activations, dinners and parties over 30 days in September.
Who was there?
The two stars of Trey Edwards Shults’ upcoming film Waves, Taylor Russell and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Where’d You Go, Bernadette actor Zoe Chao.
What did it sound like?
We popped off with two performances from white-hot rising stars. Flohio dazzled, delivering her rapid-fire bars with a composed urgency, while Puma Blue’s cool, R&B‑inflected bedroom pop provided a welcome comedown.
What were people eating and drinking?
It was a classic British boozer, complete with bangers and mash (but done up swish), as well as vodka and gin cocktails courtesy of Ciroc.
