Paper Celebrates Lunar New Year With Johnnie Walker and a ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’ Sing-a-long
On Wednesday night, Paper magazine teamed up with Johnnie Walker to host a Lunar New Year party in celebration of Year of the Fire Horse. Early in the evening, the line of party-goers waiting to get inside the W Hotel’s second floor Living Room lounge snaked down the staircase and into the lobby. The event was also a celebration of Johnnie Walker Blue Label’s special Lunar New Year bottle edition, with a graphic conceptualized by Robert Wun. “ I’ve never done anything remotely like this,” Wun said at the start of the night. Inspired by the whisky brand’s “keep walking” slogan, he created an image of a horse in movement alongside a model draped in one of his signature pleated designs. For Wun, Year of the Horse is synonymous with his mother. “ The earliest fashion memory that I had since I was a kid was her pleated maxi trousers that she wore,” said Wun. “The horse always linked to my mom, her work ethic,” he added. “There’s always this story about women empowering themselves and then giving everything to their family.” And for Wun, Lunar New Year is all about family. “ Every time Lunar New Year comes in, it makes me feel like I needFollow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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