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“Hamish Bowles Was ‘Terrified’ When He First Met Alexander McQueen

5/4/11 at 6:15 PM

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Model Natalia Vodianova, who walked in a few of McQueen's runway shows, described him as ‘very shy.’ ‘The clothes were so incredible, but certain pieces were torturous in a way because [they had] such a small waist,’ she recalled. ‘I saw so many girls almost fainting backstage, but we all loved it because it was a real show, and the atmosphere was so exciting always.’ Vodianova interacted with McQueen more when she asked him to create a dress for a charity event she was organizing. ‘It’s not like you really got to know Lee unless you really knew him personally, which I didn’t, but he was a very kind man, very supportive of my charity. That was very special to me. That’s the sweet feeling. He’s not someone necessarily who would tell you, 'Oh my god, Darling, I love you, you look amazing,' you know, not really outgoing, but he would support you, he would be behind you. That meant a lot.’

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"NEWS PUBLIÉE HIER À 20:57

LE SUBLIME TOP MODEL, NATALIA VODIANOVA SE REND À LA SOIRÉE MET BALL. NEW YORK, 2 MAI 2011

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Natalia Vodianova n'a pas quitté son chouchou Valentino. Magnifique avec son maquillage fumé pour un effet charbonneux réussi, le mannequin russe a opté pour une robe noir très originale. (...)"

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"Met Gala 2011

An exclusive report by FrancaSozzani on the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala

A wonderful exhibition that retraces Alexander McQueen’s career without stating the obvious. Just like he would have done. Despite the use of dummies and great open black wardrobes, nothing seemed funereal or made memories look too distant. Each outfit looked so modern and always a step ahead in the concepts, prints and shapes, even in the dummies employed. It was more like projecting into the future rather than into the past. His strong and unexpected silhouettes would make an amazing impact on catwalks even today. Alexander was there, with all his creativity and craziness.

Anna Wintour welcomed the guests alongside Colin Firth, Stella McCartney and Francois Pinault with Salma Hayek. Also attending the much-applauded exhibition and the performance by Florence Welch, were Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr, Madonna, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Tom Hooper back, with Colin Firth, from the great success at the Oscars for The King's Speech, Diane Kruger, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez, Alejandro González Iñárritu, sisters Elle and Dakota Fanning, Rihanna, Janelle Monáe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cristina Ricci, Mick Jagger, Liv Tyler, Demi Moore, Marina Abramovich, Francesco Vezzoli, Larry Gagosian, Murdoch, Barry Diller, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Paul McCartney, Bradley Cooper, Jeff Koons, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Liu Wen, Natalia Vodianova, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Chrissie Teigen, Doutzen Kroes, Mariacarla Boscono, Karolína Kurková, Lucy Liu, Renée Zellweger, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Hudson, Blake Lively, Dianna Agron, Maggie Grace and all fashion designers, from Karl Lagerfeld to Tom Ford, and then Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti, Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs, Stefano Pilati, Diane von Fürstenberg, Rodarte sisters, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Consuelo Castiglioni, Laudomia Pucci, Philip Treacy, Stephen Jones, Giambattista Valli, Christian Louboutin, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Francisco Costa, Zac Posen, Olivier Theyskens, Stella McCartney, Margherita Missoni.

Dinner was served at the Metropolitan within a setting that resembled a big garden featuring raw wooden tables and garden chairs. The party carried on at various hangouts and ended at the Boom Boom Room.

FrancaSozzani

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05/02/2011"

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"Savage Grace

At the Met Gala, Guests Reflect on the Meaning of McQueen

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In recent years, the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala has embraced accessible themes that are easy to get pumped up about: superheroes, supermodels, American style. But this year, the fashion world's biggest party took a bittersweet, more deeply felt turn inward, organizing itself around the work and memory of the late Alexander McQueen.

Last night's unveiling of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, an exhibition devoted to the British designer, set his often incendiary oeuvre against a lyrical, emotionally charged backdrop, including a replica of a 30-foot oak tree in the Great Hall, reminiscent of those on McQueen's property in Sussex, England; a time-lapse video of roses blossoming by his collaborator Nick Knight; and an after-dinner set by Florence + the Machine.

Outside earlier, McQueen dresses added an extra-theatrical flourish to the star-packed red carpet. Daphne Guinness sported head-to-toe feathers with her trademark aplomb, and the spilling train of Gisele Bündchen's scarlet McQueen gown, alongside that of Fergie's Marchesa, combined to create a sort of no-go zone for anyone walking in.

For those who'd known McQueen, memories poked their way through the evening's glamour. ‘Certain pieces were almost torturous in a way. I saw so many girls almost faint backstage,’ Natalia Vodianova recalled. ‘But we all loved it, because it was a real show and the atmosphere was so exciting always. It was magical.’ When she was asked about McQueen, Jessica Stam couldn't summon the words. ‘He was always very…’ she began. But then she swallowed hard and excused herself.

‘Was always’—but in a way, still is. Kate Mulleavy suggested that a flicker of the late designer lived on in Saoirse Ronan's Wizard of Oz-inspired red dress from Rodarte's Fall collection. ‘In the sense,’ Mulleavy explained, ‘of the spirit of doing something that's more fantastical and has a life. That's really the essence of what McQueen's clothes are like. They almost come alive.’

In some respects, of course, this year's gala was like any other. Emilio Pucci's Peter Dundas, grinning mischievously, explained the secret to the neck bow on the clavicle-baring number he'd put on Jessica Chastain: ‘One pull and it opens.’ And at the top of stairs, Giancarlo Giammetti, longtime partner of Valentino, took to one knee as he greeted one of the evening's most confidently exposed guests, Mariacarla Boscono, who wore sheer Givenchy.

Lady Amanda Harlech's black Chanel channeled McQueen, as did her diamonds and ‘S&M gloves.’ Where else does one see this much McQueen all at once? ‘British weddings, funerals, and AngloMania,’ she offered—a reference to the 2006 Met Ball, the only one McQueen attended. His date then was Sarah Jessica Parker, who walked the carpet this year in a dress from his Fall 2005 collection. ‘Reluctant to be social’ is how she described her friend. ‘He didn't genuflect in the traditional way,’ she added.

After the likes of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Salma Hayek, and Sir Paul McCartney had walked the carpet, Madonna paused along the stairs to offer her take on the departed man of the evening. ‘He was kind of shy. But he had a naughty side to him,’ she stressed. And what if he was here for the little carpet ride that began with Friday's royal wedding and was in full flight this night? Madge had an answer for that one, too. ‘He'd say something completely politically incorrect and just breeze through'."

Source: Style.com

May 03rd, 2011