Hosted exclusively for American Express Centurion members, the event also doubled as an opportunity to shop. Beckham’s team circulated with iPads as guests—many of them doctors, executives, and wealth managers—reached into their Birkins to place pre-orders.

“It’s so inspiring,” Beckham told Vogue. “To have familiar faces show up, to support me, to see the collection—it’s been really wonderful.” Gesturing toward the room, she added, “I love how professional women dress here. They’re strong, they’re powerful—and I can relate to that. That’s probably why I love New York so much.”

As the sun slipped behind the Chrysler Building, models Jacquelyn Jablonski and Yada Villaret captured golden hour content in their Victoria Beckham looks. Guests sipped palomas and sampled small plates from Daniel Boulud’s kitchen: fried maitake mushrooms, lamb saddle, and other refined bites circulated as fashion conversations unfolded.

Also spotted in the crowd: director Gia Coppola and artist Honor Titus, who flew in to support their friend, and The Gilded Age star Nicole Brydon Bloom, radiant in a petal-pink dress and glowing with newlywed bliss.

Beckham’s Stateside schedule will continue with meetings alongside her New York-based beauty team—“lots of meetings, lots of testing, and lots of early starts,” she said. “People used to stop me to talk about the Spice Girls—now it’s all eyeliner,” she laughed. No wonder: one of her silky kajal pencils sells every 30 seconds.

And perhaps there’ll be time for a date night with David Beckham, who’s also in town. “I let him pick the restaurants—he’s the foodie,” she said with a smile.

If you do spot the Beckhams out on the town, maybe hold the eyeliner questions—just for one night.