From first looks to after-party quick changes, get an inside look at what it’s like to be at fashion’s biggest night. Click through below to see the vines–and a whole gallery of images–from fashion’s finest last night.
It’s here! It’s here! The Met Ball red carpet is finally underway. So the fashion is great–though not exactly punk. According to Anna Wintour, though, her florals are punk, in a way: Andrew Bolton, the currator of the exhibit told her that pink was the real color of punk. Hence the color scheme. So there. Read more →
Galliano’s not going. See who is.
Kudos to Topshop for pulling the best front row I’ve seen all week–hell, all month. Demi Lovato (on crutches after a foot injury), Daisy Lowe, Pixie Geldof, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson and his girlfriend Eleanor Calder, Kate Bosworth and her husband, and Olivia Palermo all wedged in next to each other to take in the show, which opened with the totally-inescapable model of the moment Cara Delevingne.
Like the front row, the collection offered an eclectic mix.
For centuries, the world was missing a retelling of the nativity starring fashion people. Yesterday that void was filled–thanks, of course, to Love Magazine and Katie Grand’s apparent ability to talk models into doing just about anything.
If there was ever a reason to give up my beloved Blackberry and finally get an iPhone, the Henry Holland-designed iPhone cover-cum-show invitation would be the reason to do it. Featuring an oversized houndstooth print in pink, purple, red, and white, it was an intriguing hint of things to come.
But first to answer the big question on everyone’s mind: Was Rihanna at the show? I was craning my neck at every pop of the flash bulb, but sadly RiRi didn’t show. The front row was made up of a gaggle of Henry Holland friends and the usual London it-girls–Pixie Geldof, Poppy Delevigne, Leigh Lezark, and newly-anointed ambassador of British fashion, Alexa Chung (wearing paisley pants in a way that totally proves she deserves her ambassador title). And while Rihanna didn’t show up, Azealia Banks did!
Surprise! Vogue’s second annual Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, neither of whom have ever done a Vogue cover (weird, right?). Of course, they’re not the only fashionable sisters deserving of attention. Inside, they also feature
Author of “How to Walk in High Heels”, Camilla has written for the UK Times, the Telegraph, Bazaar, and Time Style and Design in the US. She also covered the shows for Vogue UK online, reviewing all cities and hemlengths, and also assisted in the Galliano Studios. Attending fashion shows long before she was invited, London is where she started as a lowly Cinderella Fashionista. This season she is very excited to share some of her adventures with you.
Meet London’s It girls. They’re the ones designers long to dress and they’re as happy in the market or clubs as they are on the red carpet. With a different paparazzi culture (and no pesky Kardashians or Real Housewives), these are the girls who fill the gossip mags and blogs across the pond.
The House of Holland show was a little bit of a visual shocker after seeing classic Brit heritage brand Jaeger London earlier on Saturday morning (review to come). A good chunk of the room was decked out in the bright orange and granny afghan print from Henry Holland’s fall 2011 collection. When I noted that the collection was titled “Pastel Punks” and that very large leopard spots had been painted on the wall, I knew it wasn’t going to be minimal (a word never, ever applicable to Henry Holland, admittedly.)
Holland’s inspiration this season was “skins and punks”, ska revival, and a Miami palette. Because of this, it was hands-down the best pre-show music I’ve heard this season–lots of Clash. The show started with some bleached-out denim pieces looked exactly like a sky filled with cheery clouds (unlike the London weather outside, which was a complete downpour.)
