Jezebel: Met Ball

Madonna Says She Felt Fat At The Met Ball

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:40:00 EDT

There's a bumper crop of Met Ball fashion gossip this morning. When asked on the red carpet how she felt in her teal Stella McCartney dress, Madonna told a reporter, "A little bit fat." Really? Knowing that makes us kinda sad. [The Cut] More »

There Will Be No Haggis At McQueen-Themed Met Ball

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:08:00 EDT

Details — including the first review — of tonight's Met Ball are trickling out. We saw Anna Wintour, surrounded by curators and assistants, striding through the Met yesterday afternoon, and minutes later spotted Suzy Menkes lingering near coat check — presumably just after reporting this piece. The late designer Lee Alexander McQueen, whose longtime assistant Sarah Burton took over the creative direction of the house he founded after his suicide last year, is the Costume Institute's sole focus this year. Tonight's opening gala promises to feature a passel of celebrities — Sarah Jessica Parker, Salma Hayek, Daphne Guinness — wearing McQueen. Dinner will be served in the Temple of Dendur. (It's Scottish-themed, to reflect McQueen's heritage, but haggis is not on the menu.) Sarah Burton and Stella McCartney will speak. Beforehand, you can even head down to Barneys New York to watch Guinness get dressed for the event in a store window; somewhat more prosaically, blogger BryanBoy (who is not attending the gala, but is covering the red carpet arrivals) will be live-casting his ball prep from 2:30 p.m. EST. As for the show, Menkes says that the Met has some pretty full-on bells and whistles: audio-visual elements, including clips of old McQueen shows, a cabinet of curiosities for a centerpiece, and elaborate backdrops featuring antiqued mirrors and broken wood. One cape is even shown in a wind tunnel. She writes: "Was Mr. McQueen really an artist who just happened to work in cloth? [Curator Andrew] Bolton might have discussed the designer's place in the Brit Art scene, alongside the Chapman brothers, or compared his fascination with nature's decadence with that of Damien Hirst. Instead, we get Sarah Jessica Parker's breathless and witless take on the McQueen style." If they really have fucked this one up, our advice would be to head to the Richard Serra drawings instead — it's excellent. "McQueen: Savage Beauty" opens May 4 in New York City. [IHT] More »

Lanvin For H&M Rumored To Be In Works

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:35:00 EDT

H&M's videos of its newest designer-collaborators have inspired lots of guessing, but Women's Wear Daily is reporting that one of the designers is Alber Elbaz of Lanvin. (BryanBoy agrees with this.) Lanvin for H&M? That could be glorious. [WWD]

Proof That Anna Wintour Knows Joy; Plus-Size Models Protest Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

The Met Ball may be more fun than we ever imagined — most parties are after everyone is wasties! Here's Anna Wintour, almost smiling. And dancing with P. Diddy. Wait, is Katy Perry crowd-surfing or just on a table? [VillageVoice]

Lady Gaga A Red Carpet No-Show; New CoverGirl Taylor Swift Loves Makeup

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Lady Gaga, who was supposed to wear Prada to the Met last night, never walked the red carpet — and then performed in a sparkly catsuit nearly identical to the one she wore under her Grammy Awards dress. [The Cut]

Cruz & Kruger Corral Campaigns; Anarchists Attack American Apparel

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Penelope Cruz is replacing Kate Winslet as the face of Lancôme's fragrance Trésor. [People]
And Diane Kruger will be the face of a new Calvin Klein scent, Beauty. Kruger is accompanying Francisco Costa to the Met Ball, too. [WWD]

Naomi Opens Up To Oprah; "Cougars" Drive Sales Of Lingerie

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Naomi Campbell taped an episode of Oprah. It must be tremendously comforting to be able to confess one's blood-diamond-mongering sins with warlords to Oprah's stern-but-spiritual countenance. Oprah also extracted from Campbell a pledge to stop throwing phones. [WWD]

Posh Poses; Tara Wants To Design Again; Erin Wasson Has Style Tips For Britney

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Victoria Beckham got an 18-page spread in the new German Vogue. [FGR]
Tara Subkoff, now recovered from her brain tumor, says, "I've decided to bring back Imitation Of Christ in its most basic incarnation: easy-to-wear staples with an edge." [Harper'sBazaar]

Kell On Earth Future In Doubt; SJP "Can Do No Worse Than Lindsay Lohan," Says Fashionista

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Will Kell On Earth be renewed? "I don't really know what's going on," says Kelly Cutrone, and Bravo would not reveal the show's future. But Cutrone says she's already signed "a major deal" for a scripted network TV venture. [PRNewser]

Abercrombie Loses Another Discrimination Suit; Lindsay Lohan Is New Ungaro Artiste

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

After barring a woman from helping her autistic sister try on clothes at the chain's Mall of America outpost, Abercrombie & Fitch was fined $115,264 for discrimination. Now we can say it definitively: Abercrombie doesn't like disabled people. [StarTrib]

Kylie Checks Out Couture; Marc Jacobs' West Village Death Grip Tightens

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Kylie Minogue was in Jean Paul Gaultier's front row yesterday because she's looking for outfits for her American tour, which kicks off in October. Might we suggest this? [Elle UK]

Psychedelic Rainbow Monogram Madonna Louis Vuitton Campaign Leaks

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Madonna's fall campaign for Louis Vuitton leaked online, and the star — captured by Steven Meisel and 23 psychedelic Photoshop layers — sort of looks like a marble statue. [Fashionologie]

Rihanna May Get Glossy; Kiefer Sutherland "Was Really Drunk"

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Rihanna was the big show-stopper at the Met Ball: Celebs cheered when she took the stage to perform. And! At an after-party, guess who RiRi was in deep convo with?

Vogue Readers Don't Get The Bag; Filene's Basement On The Block

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

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Vogue subscribers are lured with a free-gift gimmick that looks...different when it comes in the mail. Of course, subscribing to Vogue is basically scheduling disappointment monthly, but the bait-and-switch is not normally so overt. [NYPost]

Beyoncé Strikes A Pose; Thom Browne Might Go Under

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Thierry Mugler meets Sasha Fierce: a match made in shoulderpad superhero sparkle heaven. Mugler says he was exploring "The duality between being a woman and a warrior." [WWD]