Tiffany Haddish, Bette Midler and ‘RHONY’ stars kick off NYFW with Graydon Carter’s Air Mail and Bloomingdale’s

Bette Midler was the first to arrive, and “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Sai De Silva was the last to leave this New York Fashion Week party.

Air Mail editor Graydon Carter kicked off NYFW by throwing a chic bash with Bloomingdale’s CEO Olivier Bron at the lavish Academy Mansion in Manhattan on Thursday.

Isabella Rossellini and “The Gilded Age” stars Christine Baranski and Morgan Spector co-hosted the event that celebrated the launch of the department store’s fall campaign, “From Italy With Love.”

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Midler made sure she didn’t miss any of the fun: We’re told the “First Wives Club” star arrived five minutes before the party’s 7p.m. start.

Tiffany Haddish appeared in a gold dress and held court with beloved SiriusXM host Bevy Smith.

Haddish also was hanging with L’AGENCE fashion director Tara Rudes Dann and designer Ronny Kobo, as guests danced to tunes by DJ Stretch Armstrong.

Bijou Phillips, Nicky Hilton, Stacey Bendet, Tiffany Haddish, Tina Craig

Daniel Neeson was also seen making the rounds throughout the mansion, and talking to a guest about his additive-free tequila brand, De-Nada, which has the “world’s first aluminum tequila bottle.”

One fashion insider exuberantly declared the bash, “the new iconic fashion week party! Better than Harper’s! Everybody’s here!” (Harper’s Bazaar’s threw its annual Icons party this week as well.)

Designer Stacey Bendet, heiress Ivy Getty, NFL player Tommy DeVito, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Frederic Fekkai, Rebecca Minkoff, Jill Kargman, artist Laolu Senbanjo and Bloomingdale’s Kevin Harter and Kelley Carter were also among the attendees.

“RHONY” stars Jessel Taank, Ubah Hasan and De Silva looked glam, and De Silva stayed until the very end when the party concluded with three musical performances by soprano Erin Morley and tenor Jamez McCorkle who honored Puccini by performing the late composer’s classics from a second floor balcony.

Tiffany Haddish, Bette Midler and ‘RHONY’ stars kick off NYFW with Graydon Carter’s Air Mail and Bloomingdale’s

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