Inside The GQ Party Hosted by Chase Infiniti, Damson Idris, LISA, and Paul Anthony Kelly
It’s a few minutes after midnight on the first Monday in May, and Paul Anthony Kelly, dressed in Dior and hot on the heels of attending his first Met Gala, is fired up. The Love Story actor has just walked into the bumping foyer at The Twenty Two, where The GQ Party is already underway, and the night somehow still feels young. “It’s been a whirlwind, and I’m here for it,” he tells me. Tonight, he is manifesting “enjoyment. I’m just along for the ride.” That’s not entirely true: Kelly is actually co-hosting this joyful manifestation alongside GQ global editorial director Adam Baidawi, Chase Infiniti, Damson Idris, BLACKPINK’s LISA, and GQ global fashion correspondent Samuel Hine. On a night with plenty to do, The GQ Party, presented by Samsung Galaxy and YouTube, offers a particularly vibey room. The walls of the Cafe Zaffri at The Twenty Two New York wear moody floor-to-ceiling burgundy curtains, red blossoms dot each surface, and the centerpiece ring-shaped bar acts as the party’s welcoming center. Tucked into a cozy booth …


