Last night in New York City, GQ celebrated the launch of its Web3 community by opening the doors to a new kind of party: one where members of GQ3 were invited to mingle alongside GQ editors, Web3 thought leaders, and a VIP guest list. The whole crew raised a glass to the exciting and forward-thinking artists who created pieces for GQ’s first-ever offering of digital art, the GQ Issue 001: Change Is Good collection.
Hosted by GQ global editorial director Will Welch and presented by Moonpay, Web3 notables like Gmoney and Betty from Deadfellaz rubbed shoulders with GQ3 artists, stylish community members, and a downtown crowd of models, photographers and designers, all at Noho hotspot Jac’s on Bond.
Guests spun around the dance floor to tunes by DJ Eddie Stats, sipped on themed cocktails like The GM Manhattan, claimed the party POAP, scored merch emblazoned with art from the first GQ3 drop, and snapped selfies with other community members while meeting IRL for the first time.
Check out the highlights from this first-of-its-kind event below — and continue the conversation by sharing your own photos in the GQ Discord.
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Nelson Diaz, co-founder of Long Lost Friends and Project Midas
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Betty, Deadfellaz co-founder and CEO
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GQ France Head of Editorial Content Pierre A. M’Pele, GQ Global Editorial Director Will Welch, and British GQ Style Editor Zak Maoui
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Beepy Bella designer Isabella Lalonde
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Senior Innovation Editor at Vogue Business, Maghan McDowell
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Photographer Lumia Nocito
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Matt Medved, co-founder of NFT Now
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Keith Grossman, Moonpay’s VP of Enterprise, and GQ Global Editorial Director Will Welch
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Artist mec.
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Digital creator Dani Loftus and Betty from Deadfellaz
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GQ’s Global Design Executive Director Rob Vargas
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Eddie Stats
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Kenneth Loo, Co-Founder and CEO of Chapter 2 Agency
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GQ Design Director Keir Novesky, GQ Global Design Executive Director Rob Vargas, GQ Art Director Michael Houtz
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Model, actress and GQ3 member Carolina Coto
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Anthony Urrea
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Lina Sun Park
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Co-Founder of Sandbox Sebastien Borget with Conde Nast VP of Business Innovation Ciara Byrne
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GQ Global Director of Content Strategy Joel Pavelski
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Nelson Diaz of Project Midas, GQ Global Editorial Director Will Welch, Chaz Fisher of Project Midas
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Christi Russell from POAP, mec., Betty from Deadfellaz
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Caroline Tompkins and Kevin Cudahy
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Rachel Janc, Director of Communications (Vanity Fair, GQ) with Daniela Tijerina
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Sophia Iseeya, fashion editor and GQ3 member
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David Filar and Benjamin Jones from Endstate
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Anthony O’Baner, Pierre M’Pele, Zak Maoui
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Artem Velychko, GQ3 Artist Kelsey Niziolek, and GQ Editorial Director Will Welch
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GQ3 member Pathfinder, GQ Senior Manager of Audience Development Kevin Schlittenhardt, Chaz Fisher
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Mood Ring co-owner Bowen Goh and David Brandon Geeting