From Carey Mulligan’s elegant Balenciaga to the Fannings’ edgy Rodarte to Ashley Olsen’s vintage Dior that appeared to levitate, click through for what we thought were the 20 best looks of the night, regardless of its theme.
The Met Ball is like the Oscars for the fashion industry: all the best people in all the best dresses.
This year’s theme, punk, presents an interesting conundrum: will people go all out, liberty spikes and Givenchy nose rings and all, or just throw some studs on a Chanel suit and call it pseudo-punk?
We’re hoping for the former, and so in the spirit of going the distance, we’ve picked out our favorite punk fashions and paired them with Met Ball regulars like Anna Wintour and Julianne Moore and some fantasy guests (Bjork, anyone?).
Click through to see the looks we want to see on the red carpet, and let us know what you’re hoping for in the comments.
Last night’s red carpet at the New York premiere for The Great Gastby brought some industry heavy-hitters like Anna Wintour and Jenna Lyons, as well as the megawatt stars of the film like Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio. Of course, they all brought their sartorial A-game. And Martha Stewart brought her gold sequin capris.
Between signing on with Numero Russia, recent rumors of a talk show, and a new book release, André Leon Talley has a lot to be excited about. But his mind is focused on something a bit more, shall we say, topical.
Once again, future talk show host André Leon Talley has succeeded in making our Monday infinitely more bearable with his weekly Vogue.com video series, Mondays With André.
This week’s guest? The inimitable Tom Ford, speaking, for the first time, about his new baby, as well as his first full-on runway show in years.
When it comes to good quotables, André Leon Talley can give Karl Lagerfeld a run for his money. And now, with all the new projects ALT has in the works (like a late night TV talk show), he’s been talking a lot.
The Vogue contributing editor sat down with WWD for a chat about why he took his new Russian Numéro gig (hint: ka-ching!), his relationship with Anna Wintour, yet another new project he’s working on, and his no-holds-barred take on the recent Oscars red carpet.
Does Karl Lagerfeld say no to anything? The ubiquitous designer is collaborating with purveyor of plastic shoes, Brazilian footwear company Melissa for four seasons. {WWD}
Sally Field had a Kristen Stewart-esque surprise hiding under her gorgeous Valentino gown at the Vanity Fair Academy Awards after party. {HuffPo}
Natalie Portman’s latest Dior ad, directed by Sofia Coppola, has us seeing “La Vie en Rose.” {Telegraph}
Marc Jacobs usually prefers a kilt or a sheer lacy dress for events, but he switched it up this season by wearing PJs for his runway finale walks. This did not go unnoticed by Vogue‘s Andre Leon Talley, himself a proponent of comfortable luxury.
A discussion between Talley and Jacobs on the awesomeness of pajamas follows which is… awesome.
Both André Leon Talley and Vogue deny that he is leaving the magazine, as reported in Saturday’s New York Post.
Around here, we love a good fashion book. 2012 brought us winners like Grace Coddington’s memoir, the Sartorialist’s second venture Closer, and the massive Kate Moss Book. Whether you’re looking for a good read to help pass the long days spent inside waiting for spring, or just something pretty to go on your coffee table, we’ve compiled a list of the best style books being released in 2013, plus where to get them. And the releases start now. Mary Blume’s hotly anticipated biography of Balenciaga hits bookstores today.
Are you ready for André Leon Talley to become a part of your late night talk show schedule?
Because one job is never enough in this industry, the Vogue contributing editor is currently in talks to develop his own late night talk show, WWD is reporting.
Nigel Barker, who was on America’s Next Top Model for 17 seasons (seventeen–think about that, people) returns to reality tv with Oxygen’s The Face on February 12.
The fashion industry might not be shying away from television exposure now, but according to Barker, that wasn’t always the case.
