Anna Wintour & Jeff Koons
Story by Heather Corcoran
We’re of the mind that whether it’s two Sapphic supermodels or a
69-year-old fashion icon and his 21-year-old underwear-model boytoy, any
flavor of love makes the world a more beautiful place. And while, since
the summer, New Yorkers have been able to wed whoever they damn well
please, the state is one of only six to recognize same-sex marriage. But
last night, at the Calvin Klein flagship in Manhattan, a group of New
York heavy-hitters including Anna Wintour, Robert DeNiro, Neil Patrick
Harris, and Francisco Costa gathered to launch Americans for Marriage
Equality, an campaign to promote equal marriage rights nationwide.
Spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign, the movement is an expansion
of New Yorkers for Marriage Equality, which successfully rallied support
for same-sex marriage in the Empire State.
In addition to the well-heeled crowd—i.e. Hamish Bowles, Sally Singer
and even professional gala-goer Courtney Love—guests at the launch got
to check out a specially commissioned sculpture by Nathaniel Rackowe. In
case your invite got lost in the mail, you can check out the
installation through January 3, and don’t forget to throw in your
support for the cause
here.
Schiaparelli and Prada,
many guests at this year’s ultimate fashion gala on Monday night
observed some surprising similarities between two women whose work is
separated by half a century. Walking through the displays of ugly-chic
dresses and slightly surreal designs in a new Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition that compares the designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. “I loved the play of the two of them together,” said Tom Ford, arriving at the Costume Institute gala
with the model Chanel Iman, who wore a dress made of pheasant feathers
molded to her body. “It was amazing how hard it was to differentiate
some of the pieces.” Best not mention that to Mrs. Prada, one of the
most influential female designers in recent history, who initially
rebuffed the museum’s plans to mount an exhibition that compared her to Schiaparelli, who died in 1973.
Stella
McCartney’s in between seasons presentations are always something to
look forward to. Her autumn 2012 collection was held in New York, at One
If By Land, Two If By Sea, a restaurant often voted the most romantic
in the city. Models wandered around the candlelit cocktail party
drinking champagne and playing pool and backgammon. The roaring fires,
huge bouquets of flowers, photography books and a jazz band playing in
the corner, meant McCartney’s presentation felt more like a convivial
house party, not a stress inducing rushed runway show. There were vegan
hors d’oeuvres. McCartney’s autumn accessories collection – also vegan –
were on display in a room overlooking a winter garden. – - read more
