On Thursday night, Nordstrom and Simone Rocha hosted an intimate dinner within the West Village. The event, held at chef Angie Mar’s Les Trois Chevaux, celebrated the designer’s recent installation at Nordstrom’s uptown flagship and their long-standing collaboration.

“Once we launched Space, Simone Rocha was one among our pillar brands,” said Nordstrom’s Olivia Kim, noting she’s been a fan since Rocha’s very first collection out of Central Saint Martins. “It’s been so incredible to observe her success and watch her proceed to grow,” she added. “There’s something so incredibly beautiful and dark and female, yet sad — it’s all the spectrum of emotions I’ve found along with her clothes.”

“I’ve been working with Olivia for a very long time; she’s all the time really understood my identity as a designer,” said Rocha. “We began with Space — and now I actually have my very own space. [Nordstrom] invited me to come back do an installation and a takeover, and it’s been really fabulous and so they gave me a number of creative freedom.”

The London-based designer was sticking around Latest York for yet one more day to launch her menswear collection in her Mercer Street boutique.

Guests — a lot of whom wore Simone Rocha for the occasion — included Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Miles Greenberg, Precious Okoyomon, Blake Abbie, Laila Gohar, and Antwaun Sargent.

Mar’s restaurant, which she opened as an homage to her family, was a fitting location for a dinner celebrating two fashion brands with strong familial foundations.

“Nordstrom was the primary shopping experience that I ever really had with my mom,” said Mar, one other avowed Simone Rocha fan, from the kitchen before dinner. “I actually have so many fond memories of going to the flagship in downtown Seattle, having a day out along with her. So for me, it’s home, it’s family — and also you never really recover from your first shopping experience, right?”