The whiskers of Hurricane Dorian brushed against New York Fashion Week last Friday night, sending wind and rain to greet hundreds of coifed partygoers who turned out for the Harper’s Bazaar Icons party at the Plaza Hotel.

Now in its sixth year, the black-tie affair aspires to be for fashion week what the Vanity Fair party is to the Oscars. “The inspiration is to make a beautiful party with beautiful girls and everybody is fun,” said Carine Roitfeld, the fashion editor who puts together the annual fête.

But it often feels more like a never-ending red carpet. In fact, so many guests were waiting to be photographed that a two-track system was instituted: V.I.P.s like Janelle Monáe, Zendaya, Christy Turlington, Vanessa Hudgens, Troye Sivan and Charlie Puth were whisked in front of photographers, while lesser models and influencers had to wait their turn.

Just before 9:30 p.m., a gust of wind sent the 60-foot-long step-and-repeat toppling onto the glut of internet celebrities, who shrieked like extras in a disaster movie. Fortunately, no influencers were harmed in the making of this Instagram Story .