Anna Wintour Is At War With Azzedine Alaïa, Kiefer Sutherland
Latest- Says totally important designer Alaïa, whose designs Nuclear Wintour snubbed in the Met exhibit, “she behaves like a dictator and everyone is terrified of her…but I’m not scared of her or anyone.” BURN! [WWD]
- The Costume Institute curator, Harold Koda, says it’s just a misunderstanding: “We would have loved to have had his pieces in the show, but there was a lot of miscommunication…Maybe it was oversensitivity on my part in broaching it informally rather than with a formal letter. Nobody is to blame. My understanding was that he didn’t want his work in the show, so I honored it.” [WWD]
- Speaking of Alaïa: Michelle Obama was not wearing him at Tuesday’s Time 100 Gala. Contrary to what the White House reported, it was Michael Kors. Quoth the perma-bronzed Mikey’s spoeksguy, “I’ve been digging out of the Alaïa hole all day.” [WWD]
- And if you covet the square-necked stunner, it can be yours – for a price. [Fashion Week Daily]
- Speaking of the First Lady, Jason Wu still hasn’t met her. But he’d like to! []
- Anna Wintour is also angry with Jack Bauer. For that whole head-butting unpleasantness. “Anna is furious that the Met Gala got upstaged by Kiefer doing something stupid at an after-party that wasn’t even part of her event. Now that’s all anyone is talking about, not her party. And she is so genuinely fond of Jack, she has supported him and Lazaro for years, she really feels they are part of the future of American fashion. So she’s doubly annoyed.” [StyleList via New York]
- Marc Jacobs is introducing another scent, Lola. And we’re really hoping “Whatever Lola Wants” is integrated into the campaign. [WWD]
- Rival agencies Ford Models and Next Management are fighting over model Kendra Spears. In the meantime, Spears is walkin’ for Next. Poached model on toast! [NY Post]
- Quoth the cuckolded Ford, “Kendra Spears is one of the shining stars of the Ford development system. Signed as a prospect while still a teenager in braces, for more than a year, Ford has painstakingly cultivated Spears – literally, taught her how to be an international fashion model.” Literally, people! [New York Daily News]
- Oh, in case you were feeling good about yourself? Yeah, when moddles have babies, it makes them really, really skinny. Says Natalia Vodianova, “My agency thought that I might never do shows, because I was a bit shorter and not skinny enough, but what happened was; when I gave birth to my first son I was 19, so I lost a lot of weight. I guess the stress on the body was extreme and I suddenly just turned into this stick – just the way designers love models – and after Lucas was born that’s when my career took off. I opened a lot of shows on the runway and that’s where stars are made in my industry.” [VogueUK]
- Thank God. Karl Lagerfeld has addressed the severe shortage of tweed motorcycle helmets with embedded iPod. [FashionWeekDaily]
- Says C.H.I.P.S. honoree Alberta Ferretti, in L.A., “It’s wonderful to see both actresses and real women in my clothes.” Real women, fake women – that’s democracy in action, people. [WWD]
- The ugly family battle over the L’Oreal fortune escalates, as 86-year-old Liliane Bettencourt‘s children demand their mother get a psychiatric evaluation; they claim she’s senile and in the clutches of a shameless gigolo. As one does. [Guardian]
- Stella McCartney‘s controversial Met Ball lace onesie was an improvisation. Quoth fellow rock-scion Liv Tyler, “Stella and Kate [Hudson] and I all got ready in Stella’s suite at the Carlyle, which was like a four-hour process, and when I arrived at two o’clock they were literally cutting a piece of lace fabric with scissors, which later became Stella’s outfit. They made it in two or three hours…It was coming apart at the seams at times and they were literally making it till the last second we left, but we had a ball.” Her ladies-in-waiting also had to help her use the bathroom. Il faut souffrir, etc. [New York]
- The Crocs bubble has officially burst. [The Street]
- Dolce and Gabbana take the responsibility of designing a Tour de France jersey seriously! Quoth the pair,”An institutional symbol such as the Pink Jersey shall be respected. It cannot and shall not be distorted. And this is the reason why we customized it with certain historical details of the Dolce & Gabbana style, such as the tricolor bands and the effect of the superimposed jerseys, leaving untouched the base which is well-known all around the world.” [Fashion Week Daily]
- Green is still the new black: YSL, Sergio Rossi and Banana Republic are all rolling out eco-chic. Only select pieces, of course. [ElleUK]
- More good news: Armani‘s up. [WWD]
- Talking about their Really!-It’s-nothing-like-Project-Runway-we-swear! Bravo offeringThe Fashion Show, co-host Kelly Rowland says, “I think what makes The Fashion Show so unique is that it’s the people’s decision, and not only that but it’s a real show for real people. This is coming from the consumer’s point of view – what they like, how it fits, how creative it is.” [TV Watch]
- Cupcake Alert! Rebecca Taylor is teaming up with New York’s Billy’s Bakery to do a line of Mother’s Day sweets. “The Vanilla Twinkle cupcake – made of yellow cake with blue vanilla butter cream and a sprinkle of white crystal sugar and silver candy dots – is inspired by a blue dot chiffon dress from the designer’s spring 2009 runway. The Mocha Meow cupcake – a chocolate cupcake with mocha-flavored butter cream topped with chocolate sprinkles – resembles the leopard-print pieces in the collection.” [WWD]
- Here’s some video of Victoria Beckham filming her nearly-nude Armani ad. Quoth Posh, “Creatively I have a lot of input into the shoot. I like the hair. it’s really different for me, but I like to change it up, try different looks, a radical new image.” [Grazia Daily]
- Ailing designer Pierre Cardin is on the mend, and heading home to the chateau after a stint in hospital. [WWD]
- Model Liya Kebede has a timely essay on global maternal health in the HuffPo. Sing it! [Huffington Post]
- FYI: a Jason Evans Associates hooded jacket has been recalled due to a strangulation hazard. But…aren’t all drawstring hoods kind of strangulation hazards? [UPI]
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