It’s rare to see creative consultant Jen Brill without her signature crimson lip (either M.A.C.’s Ruby Woo or Chanel’s Rouge Coco in Paris), and rarer still to see her nails polished with anything other than a matching shade of deep red. “If not red then translucent pink,” says Brill, who adopted her mother’s weekly traditionalist mani/pedi ritual while growing up on New York’s Upper East Side. “My mom isn’t fussy or precious, but she always has the most gorgeous hands, and finishes her nails with one coat of Essie’s Ballet Slippers. I like to keep mine clean and neat in the same way.”
It took the charm and talent of nail artist Madeline Poole to edge Brill out of that comfort zone. After being introduced to Brill at Art Basel in Miami Beach last December, Poole suggested she try something a little outside of the frame—black polish covered with tiny pastel crosses, a look the pair describes as “South Beach Goth.” “The thing about most nail art is that you don’t always get a perfect finish and I’m OCD in that respect,” says Brill, who met Poole for a fresh update on the design on a recent Saturday afternoon in the West Village. “But Madeline gives you a perfect manicure, no matter what.”
When it comes to painstaking precision, Poole is more qualified than most. After attending art school in Baltimore, her hometown, she apprenticed with a local antique poster restoration studio, and spent eight-hour days bringing beautiful turn-of-the-century artifacts back to life. “Even as a kid, I would paint everything in miniature,” says the 26-year-old, who works freehand, without the use of nail tape. “There was a time that I did nothing but make egg dioramas,” she admits with a laugh.
After watching a manicurist at work on the set of a fashion shoot in Los Angeles two years ago, she started experimenting with acrylic colors on her own nails, the first attempt being a French tip rendering of Hello Kitty. Now a rising editorial star in her own right, you’re more likely to find her crafting the perfect color-blocked nail on the film set of emerging artist Ryan Trecartin or designing ombré wraps for the L.A.-based nail company NCLA, than dipping into actual paint pots. Her Instagram feed—which features images of everything from Renaissance-style frescoes meticulously replicated on the tip of a pinkie finger to graphic cubist nails—has caught the eye of more than a few high-profile followers. (“Badgalriri just started following me,” she says, citing Rihanna’s hugely popular Instagram handle. “Now each time I post a new picture I ask myself ‘What would RiRi think?’ ”)
Lately Brill has been drawn to Poole’s “negative space” manicures, where portions of the nail are finished in clear polish. “It’s thanks to Madeline that I’ve added black and white to my palette,” says Brill, watching as Poole outlines the shape of a heart on her fingertip. She holds her hands up against her transparent Chanel clutch, stamped with bold interlocking black Cs. “These days I’m even matching my hands to my purse!”
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The Supersalons: One-Stop Memorial Day Beauty Destinations
With the clock ticking down to Memorial Day weekend, the season of beach getaways and destination weddings is officially underway. Packing is usually simple enough—slip dress, swimsuit, sandals, check—and, thanks to a host of so-called supersalons, your pre-trip beauty maintenance can be just as streamlined. Offering everything from bang trims, bikini waxes, and polish changes to pitch-perfect hair color and subtle self-tanning sessions under one roof, they’ll transform you from head to toe—all in the space of a few dozen square feet.
New York City
Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa at the Plaza Hotel
A trip to the storied Plaza Hotel’s resident spa may not conjure up visions of brusque efficiency at first—but Caudalie’s 60-minute express menu serves up luxury pampering at lighting speed. Our favorite treatment: The Vine Flash, which includes a “petit” facial, brow shaping, bikini wax, and polish change.
Kenneth Salon
Founded by the legendary hairstylist behind Jackie O’s iconic coif, this jewel box of a space feels more like a private club. In addition to seamless cuts and color, the salon’s talented aestheticians offer full waxing services, brow grooming, and a half-hour mini facial, as well as simultaneous mani-pedis upon request.
Marie Robinson Salon
The A-list colorist’s Flatiron salon delivers quick root touch-ups and bold transformations (client Anne Hathaway acquired her new shade of platinum here earlier this month). After exiting Robinson’s chair, you can have your brows expertly tinted and tweezed—and your hands or feet simultaneously prepped for the sand.
Tracie Martyn Salon
As the go-to facialist of Hollywood royalty and fashion insiders alike, Martyn has more than one trick up her sleeve: Her signature facial resculpting wand—which lifts and tones using a mild micro current—can also be used to coach every inch of the body into bikini-ready shape. Multitaskers take note: While one of her aestheticians finishes working on your torso and legs, another can tidy up your brows or apply semi-permanent lash extensions. On your way out, pick up a pair of Martyn’s sleek new travel-size Resculpting Body Serums—one for yourself and one for your weekend hostess.
East Hampton, New York
Warren-Tricomi
Hamptons habitués have their beauty needs covered at the eastern outpost of this venerable Manhattan salon and spa. In addition to a full range of treatments, they offer Kérastase hair conditioning treatments—perfect for post-sun rejuvenation.Miami Beach
Club Essentia at the Delano
This rooftop wellness spa, which opened earlier this year at the iconic South Beach hotel, offers the essentials—waxing, polish changes, and blowouts—along with an array of rejuvenating skin and body treatments. Those who don’t have time to linger in a plush deck chair can opt for a 30-minute Quick Hydrating Facial before heading back out into the bright Miami sunshine.
Nashville
Escape Day Spa & Salon
Part salon, part sanctuary, this two-level spa specializes in out-of-the-ordinary treatments, including a detoxifying espresso scrub and a forest-scented herbal soak. (No wonder Gwyneth Paltrow approves.) You can also spruce up your brows, sit for a mani-pedi (at the same time, if necessary), and freshen up your cut and color.
Philadelphia
Rescue Rittenhouse Spa
The pros at this peaceful neighborhood oasis take on brows, bikini lines, and broken nails with equal aplomb. For an instant summer-ready glow, try the Buff & Bronze treatment, which pairs gentle all-over exfoliation with a subtle, sun-kissed-worthy application of bronzing lotion.
Chicago
Salon Buzz
Treatments like the Express Pedicure or Flash Facial will have you out the door—and en route to a nearby lakeside escape—on time. If you’re in the mood to relax, stay for a custom Shu Uemura hair-conditioning ceremony (complete with blissful 30-minute scalp massage) at the full-service salon.
NoMI Spa at the Park Hyatt
This sprawling spa is designed for luxuriating, whether you’re settling in for a full day or stopping by for a quick bikini wax and a pedicure. Nearly all the treatments—from the skin-sloughing Body Polish to a classic manicure—come with a tea pairing.Houston
Trellis Spa at the Houstonian
At 17,000 square feet, the Houstonian’s Texas-size spa is ideal for a pre-vacation overhaul—or a vacation in itself. Don’t miss: The Body Bronzing treatment, a head-to-toe exfoliation and streak-free application of sunless tanner that provides the ultimate one-two punch.Phoenix
The Roose Parlour and Spa
This welcoming downtown salon, stocked with Davines and Comfort Zone products, offers everything from a bang trim to bridal updos and shine-restorative hair treatments. Waxing, facials, massages, and a roster of nail services are also available.
Seattle
Bowie Salon and Spa
You can check just about everything off your weekend prep list at this charming spot: If you’d rather not venture beyond your front door, however, house-call blowouts are available upon request.
Los Angeles
Kinara Skin Care Clinic & Spa
Swimsuit season calls for impossibly smooth skin, and this spa’s array of body wraps, scrubs, and head-to-toe lymphatic drainage will deliver just that. For a serious transformation, a series of six “boot camp” sessions can be customized to meet your needs.
Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
This classic hotel spa opens early and closes late—the first appointment of the day is at 7:00 a.m. and the last is at 9:00 p.m.—meaning it’s easy to fit in a full lineup of emergency face and body treatments before making a last-minute weekend escape. Hotel guests can also book their services (like the summer-appropriate citrus-spiked Margarita Scrub) outdoors at the private poolside cabana.
San Francisco
Cocoon Urban Day Spa
Among their many offerings: bikini waxing that keeps pain to a minimum and streak-free airbrush tanning. What more do you need for a weekend on white sand?
http://www.kissyprom.co.uk/white-prom-dresses-onlineMonday, 20 May 2013
Danish designer finds inspiration in Ghana's Ashanti empire
Some of the latest menswear by Trine Lindegaard.
In their pursuit of an African voice, designers are often left stuttering when it dawns on them that simply being drawn to the continent, without substance, isn't quite enough. The mass clamour about how "so-and-so was inspired by Africa", together with a confusion between east and west African cloths and the question of whether it is a country or a continent, only adds to the general malaise.
Animal print is another story. I use animal print all the time, as does Michael Kors; an instance of appropriation. There is no problem with appropriation, it's another word for inspiration; do we need the leopard's permission to use its spots?
The dialogue then becomes something along the lines of, how we appropriate a culture with due regard. Everyone knows what tartan is, but do they know its history? Is it essential they do? At the very least we all know that tartan is Scottish. We're not just going on about "how inspired we were by Europe this season".
Ashanti paramount chief Nana Akyanfuo Akowuah Dateh II with regional chief, Kwaku Addai on right.
William Burroughs created new work with the "cut-up" technique, creating new meaning out of found words – much the way Duchamp did with urinals. How does this practice apply to designers drawing on inspiration from Africa today? For writers, the rule of thumb is that if a sentence or two is taken from a novel no harm is done. But what if a culture or two is taken from a country? And cut up. In the current fashionable case the effect is not new meaning, but dilution. Akan becomes west African, or just African. This is equivalent to tartan becoming just a dish towel. In the case of the patterned cloths sacred to the Akan people, the medieval founders of a vast gold trading empire spanning modern day Ghana and Ivory Coast, simply cutting up their fabrics is not due regard. Perhaps knowing that contemporary Akanmen include Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah and Saville Row tailor Ozwald Boateng would adjust the impulse?
The majority of African fabrics, like Akan cloths, are an expression of nationality or ritual, or associated with essences like mother earth or maturation, with certain colours reserved exclusively for special occasions, procession or one's status within their respective culture.
Known for her ongoing romance with textile developments both fragile and tenacious, think hand-dipped silks or hi-tech sporting materials, Trine Linedegaard, a Danish designer living in London, is peeling back the layers with her third collection for her self-titled line, which just so happens to be rooted in west African fabrics.
Actually, they don't just happen to be rooted there. Which is the beautiful point.
The Akanmen, who traded with Timbuktu during the height of west African glory in the middle ages, wearing headpieces and wraparound dresses made of the fabric, rose to power during a 13th century gold boom, ultimately leading to the well known Akan empire of Ashanti (1701-1957). Today the Ashanti monarchy continues as a constitutionally protected traditional state within contemporary Ghana, their current king, the 16th Ashanti king, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, who was crowned in 1999, still reserves wearing his Akan Kente cloth for special occasions and ceremonial procession. Perhaps it's time he wore it with shorts and sneakers and a tangerine pill box hat, like Lindegaard wants us to.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Zoë Saldana's Golden Eyes and Red Lips at the Star Trek premiere in L.A.
Tuesday night, actress Zoë Saldana was at the L.A. premiere of her new movie, Star Trek Into Darkness. Her bright lips and shimmery gold eyes were a riff on classic red lips (one of Saldana's favorite looks) that felt appropriate for the coming summer season. Since I'll definitely be trying this out one of these weekends, I got Saldana's makeup artist for the night, Vera Steimberg, on the phone to find out just how she pulled it off.
"We tried a bunch of red lipsticks, but this one had more blue undertones that I really liked on her," said Steimberg, who applied Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Colour in Hollywood straight from the tube onto Saldana's lips. "To make sure, though, I had her put the dress on. Once she did, we knew it was right—everyone in the room loved how it looked."
On her eyes, Steimberg decided to play off Saldana's neutral dress with a burnished gold cream color. She blended Laura Mercier Metallic Crème Eye Colours in Gold and Burnished Copper on her lids. (It's this pairing of gold shadow and red lips that I think totally summer-izes the lips.) She then lined Saldana's inner rims with brown pencil and added dark brown powder shadow just on the outer corners to "add a little contour and depth to her eyes." Skipping the hassle of false lashes, Steimberg added a heavy dose of Laura Mercier Faux Lash Mascara in Black (one of my own favorite dramatic formulas). To finish the look, she added a warm, pink-y nude cream blush to give the actress's cheeks a touch of natural-looking flush without competing with the eyes or lips.
Monday, 13 May 2013
Tarentum teen helps make prom dreams come true
Although she may seem young for the part, 14-year-old Danielle Basista recently stepped into the role of fairy godmother, and the results were pure magic.
The efforts of the Highlands Middle School eighth-grader resulted in the collection of nearly 100 gowns for Cinderella's Closet, an organization that provides free prom dresses for girls who can't afford them.
Basista was inspired by her experience in January at the Highlands Middle School winter formal. She had such a great time there that she wanted to be sure that others could have the same opportunity.
“I had a really good time at the formal, and I imagine prom is 10 times better even,” she said. “I think everyone should be able to have that.”
That was when she came up with the idea of collecting dresses. She asked for assistance with the project and language arts teacher Jeannine Vivino stepped in, helping the Tarentum teen to pair up with Cinderella's Closet.
“Giving back is a very rewarding experience,” she said. “The best gift is giving. The best reward is giving to others.”
The opportunity to do just that happened at Highlands last month with the collection for the local Cinderella's Closet, which is ministry of the North Apollo Church of God.
The drive took place at the middle school for several days after school. It attracted a steady stream of donations from those in the Highlands community.
Dresses recently were distributed at an open house event that included accessories and the opportunity to have nails and make-up done.
“We were overwhelmed by the response Danielle's dress drive received; it was Cinderella's Closet's largest single donation source of 2013,” said Kristie Zimmerman, co-director of Cinderella's Closet.
“We are grateful for the support of Danielle and the faculty at Highlands Middle School. The ministry depends entirely on donations and volunteers, and Danielle's efforts helped Cinderella's Closet to provide free prom dresses to many girls in our community,” Zimmerman said.
Vivino, too, was impressed by the enthusiastic response.
“Being able to help them and to know that they can do that, it warms my heart,” she said. “It was just a wonderful thing to be a part of.”
Basista's efforts also warmed the heart of her mother, Sondra Basista.
“She's always been so sweet like that,” she said. “She's such a caring and giving person.”
From the sounds of it, Basista's dress-drive experience reinforced her generous nature.
“I learned that giving back is an important part of life,” she said.
“The biggest reward that comes out of this is helping people.”
It's a lesson Basista plans to take with her to high school. She's already thinking about ways to continue and expand the Highlands dress collection effort — possibly by enlisting fellow students to help volunteer at the annual Cinderella's Closet open house.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
The Week's Best Dressed: Zoe Saldana, Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry & More
Miranda Kerr at Harry Josh's Annual Pre Met Ball Party, New York - 04 May 2013
Want to see what the stars are wearing as soon as they hit the red carpet? Well look no further than Grazia Daily, as we'll be bringing you all the best-dressed starlets of the week from Sienna Miller to Kate Bosworth to Nicole Kidman. We've got plenty of red carpet looks to dissect, from Zoe Saldana in a Calvin Klein midi and crop top combo to Kerry Washington in a dramatic monochrome Wes Gordon gown.
Kate Bosworth at Harry Josh's Annual Pre Met Ball Party, New York - 04 May 2013
We'll be keeping an eye on all celeb-packed events this week to hunt out flawless A List style, so keep checking the gallery above for the latest celeb looks and read below to find out the three things you need to know - who, what, wear.
Star Trek Into Darkness London Premiere - Thursday 2 May
To the London premiere at the Empire Cinema Zoe Saldana wore a futuristic two-tone mullet hem gown by Vionnet, while Alice Eve was a fashion knock out in a simple strapless dress by Ermanno Scervino.
The Great Gatsby World Premiere, New York - Wednesday 1 May
And it begins... The Great Gatsby promo tour kicked off in New York on Wednesday night. Carey Mulligan is the ultimate less is more dresser, as she opted for a simple but breathtaking strapless Lanvin red dress with platforms by Brian Atwood and simple Tiffany & Co jewels. So Carey's not going to wear Miuccia Prada's designs for the whole tour like some predicted. Isla Fisher wore a floral gown by Dolce, Anna Wintour looked like her usual ice-queen self in a white Chanel dress and Florence Welch wore a Miu Miu dress with an embellished collar detail and matching necktie.
Catherine Martin and Miuccia Prada Dress Gatsby Opening Cocktail Party, New York - Tuesday 30 April
Carey Mulligan, Florence Welch, Katy Perry, Alexa Chung and a bunch of A Listers donned their favourite Prada and Miu Miu to celebrate the opening of the Great Gatsby exhibition at the Prada New York Epicentre at 575 Broadway in Manhattan. Carey opted for black lace, Katy Perry went for a purple printed sleeved cocktail dress, while Harley Viera Newton looked oh-so pretty in a powder blue coat and dress and heels. Anyone else counting down the days until The Great Gatsby hits Cannes?
White House Correspondents' Association Dinner - Saturday 27 April
Missing awards season? Well Katy Perry, Kerry Washington and more hit the red carpet at the White House on Saturday in some jaw-dropping couture. We reckon the best dressed red carpet go-er is a toss up between Kerry Washington in a black and white halter gown by Wes Gordon and Katy Perry in a strapless green Giambattista Valli floorsweeper.
Victoria Beckham out and about in Paris - 05 May 2013
Hayden Panettiere's favourite Disney princess was obviously Belle, as she wore a buttercup tulle Katherine Kidd gown with mesh panels at the sides and strands of Swarovski crystals. At the opposite end of the style spectrum was Kate Mara, in a white sleeved Prada gown with an oversized bow at the neck. We heart her lime-green Prada clutch.
Claire Danes wore a powder blue Prada column dress with sequin embellishment running down the sides. Sophia Bush had the biggest skirt of all the skirts, in a Lela Rose blush gown with a train and embroidery on the bodice. What's your verdict - too bridal or pretty prom queen?
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Little Black Dress event gets early launch, MFAH wins awards, Bushes, Bakers and Million Dollar Decorator dine out
Little Black Dress Designer founder Jeff Shell, left, with event chairs Judy Nyquist and Shannon Hall at the launch party.
The glam factor ran high in the River Oaks home of Judy and Scott Nyquist earlier this week when Jeff Shell presented a warm-up for his Little Black Dress Designer Fashion Show set for May 14 at the House of Blues. Judy chairs the scholarship benefit along with Shannon Hall.
Shell sprinkled a few of his Neal Hamil Agency models around the house, each of the Pretty Young Things modeling dresses from the Dallas LBDD collection. That event takes place on May 22. The five Houston winners will divide the $30,000 in prize money for scholarships.
LBDD honoree Kay King was in the mix as was Neiman's Liz Zaruba, CultureMap's Clifford Pugh, John Daugherty's Roseann Rogers, Dr. Yasmine Haddad, Lucho's Hector Villarreal and Sylvia Forsyth, who is back in the saddle as fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue after a brief stint at St. Luke's Episcopal Charities.
Sarah Jawda, from left, Chris Goins and Saba Jawda at the Little Black Dress Designer launch.
Kudos to the MFAH
Two honors in one week have been heaped upon the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. First, the exhibition catalogue WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath won the Best Photography Book Award at the 2013 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards.
Second, Glassell School of Art director Joseph Havel was appointed one of eight state artists by the Texas State Legislature. His appointment to the position of state three-dimensional artist for 2013 and 2014 was recognized in ceremonies in Austin earlier this week with the announcement officially made by the Texas Commission on the Arts. The state artists positions include state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist and state three-dimensional artist.
Taking a break at Etoile
That would be Mary McDonald, of Bravo’s Million Dollar Decorator, in town from LA to peddle her newest rug and fabric line. She put away her order book Wednesday night to dine at the hit Etoile Cuisine et Bar in Uptown Park with long time chum, Laurie Knight, visiting from Washington D.C. Joining them were marketing whiz Renee Lewis and Risse Knight. On their plates were chef Philippe Verpiand's signature mushroom ravioli, mussels in white wine and cream and lemon sole.
Artist and Glassell School director Josef Helfenstein named a state of Texas artist for 2013-2014.
Sight 'ems
Former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush dining with former Secretary of State James A. Baker and Susan Baker at Ciao Bello where their orders included mussels Aiello and chianti braised wagyu beef cheeks.
Friday, 3 May 2013
A prom re-do, with spiked punch
At an adult prom, the punch comes pre-spiked. Chaperones encourage attendees to show more skin and dance a little closer. And no one has a curfew.
Villagers will have a chance to relive — or redo — the greatest night of their lives at “Enchantment Under the Springs,” a 21-and-up event organized by a committee of the Yellow Springs Browns’ Backers.
“The idea was to let people relive their prom but have more fun,” said Kira Lugo, a member of the prom committee. “I’m excited to go to the prom and enjoy it the way it should be.”
The dance will be in the John Bryan Center gym from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 4. Tickets cost $15 for singles and $25 for couples and are available at Iona Boutique, Dino’s Cappuccinos, Village BP and Yellow Springs Brewery. All proceeds benefit Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse.
According to the event’s Facebook page, “Whether your prom was da’ bomb, you felt like a freak, or you missed it altogether, this event will be for you.”
Organizers will evoke high school memories with streamers and balloons, souvenir plastic cups and a photographer on hand to snap portraits in front of a cheesy backdrop. But this time around there will also be a cash bar selling beer, wine and “prom punch.” DJ Dr. Falafel will spin tunes from all eras.
Dress is retro, according to organizer Jon Horvath of the Browns’ Backers, but, according to a Facebook event post, “if you just can’t stomach the idea of MC Hammer pants accented by a multi-pleated silk shirt and gold necklace,” then attendees can dress from any decade.
“Either choose the decade you love or the decade you went to prom in,” explained Lugo, who owns Iona Boutique and has been stocking up on new and vintage 1950s- and 1980s-style prom dresses.
Alice Young-Basora, a member of the prom’s decorating committee, plans to wear the same dress she did in high school (“It’s elastic,” she explained) and to break out her hair crimper, powder-blue eye shadow and frosted pink lipstick to replicate the ‘80s look she had as a teen.
“I’m in my 30s and I just feel like life’s too short not to have fun,” Young-Basora said, “All the inhibitions of high school self-consciousness are diminished a little.”
Brian Housh, another organizer, not only went looking for the corduroy jacket he donned for his prom in the ‘80s, he also went in search of his prom date, so they could get a second chance.
“She hated her dress and obsessed about it the whole evening,” Housh said of his high school prom date. But they’ve been friends since and will get another shot at prom, this time in a better dress.
Horvath is also anxious to get another prom since his high school prom date only went to the dance with him because she was interested in another guy, he said.
“She didn’t even hold my hand,” Horvath recalls. “My wife has promised to be a little more loving.”
Horvath will wear a bright orange ‘70s leisure suit to the adult prom. Housh will come dressed in a “classy” tuxedo t-shirt.
Horvath came up with the idea of adult prom while sipping a few “sudsy beverages” at a Cleveland Browns football game with fellow members of the local fan club chapter he started, he said. The group organizes an annual fundraiser to benefit an outside organization.
The Browns’ Backers chose YSKP as a recipient since many of them have young children. Housh, who is also the board chair of YSKP, said the organization was thrilled and volunteered to help at the event. YSKP props will be used for decoration and YSKP director John Fleming will act as the evening’s master of ceremonies.
Organizers hope it’s a sell-out event at a room capacity of 240, but they have no fundraising goals since “Browns fans don’t have goals,” Horvath said. But so far the response has been enthusiastic, he said. The Facebook page is filling up with excited comments — “Can’t wait to do the electric slide!” “A balloon arch is a requirement.” “I hope I can borrow my dad’s ’stang.”
Horvath is confident the event will be a success, in part because Yellow Springers love to dress up, he said. Young-Basora agrees.
“This town is so much fun — I’ve been to more costumed or theme parties here,” Young-Basora said. “Yellow Springs knows how to pull it off. I have no doubts that people will come dressed up.”
Visit the event’s Facebook page for more information.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Everything you need to know about the Met Gala
Behind the scenes of New York’s top social event. By Isabel Edwards-Brown.
The theme:
This year, the annual Met Gala celebrates The Costume Institute’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibition, so expect eccentric vintage, Alexander McQueen and fashion-forward mohawks. “Punk broke all the rules when it came to fashion, and everything became possible after punk,” says Andrew Bolton, The Costume Institute curator. "Its impact on high fashion became so enormous, and continues at the same time." Images courtesy of Vogue.com.
Behind the scenes of New York’s top social event. By Isabel Edwards-Brown.
The honorary chair:
With both a US and UK Vogue cover already under her belt this year, Beyoncé Knowles will act as honorary chair at this year’s Met Gala. The singer-songwriter and all-round superstar wore a show-stopping Givenchy gown to last year’s event, and considering his co-chair position this year, we’re predicting Riccardo Tisci will once again step in to create Knowles’ red-carpet look.
Behind the scenes of New York’s top social event. By Isabel Edwards-Brown.
The co-chairs:
Actress Rooney Mara, Moda Operandi co-founder Lauren Santo Domingo, US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, and Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci will host the event.
Behind the scenes of New York’s top social event. By Isabel Edwards-Brown.
The main sponsor:
Moda Operandi is one of the event’s sponsors, but that’s not all their involvement in the night. The luxury e-commerce site – which features trunk shows of designers as they’re shown during fashion week – will be selling a selection of gowns, straight from the red carpet. Pieces from Balmain, Nina Ricci, Rodarte, Wes Gordon, Anthony Vaccarello, Delpozo and more will be offered up on May 7, the day after the Met Gala. With a rumoured 10 looks to be going live, it’s quite literally a case of first-in, best-dressed – not to mention one that will definitely max your credit card out.
Images courtesy of Moda Operandi Instagram.
Behind the scenes of New York’s top social event. By Isabel Edwards-Brown.
The guest list:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Amanda Seyfried and Kristen Stewart are expected alongside a host of big-name models and designers.
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