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Kate Moss at Stella McCartney
Kate Moss, called “the Garbo of fashion” by the NYT this weekend, is coming out with a huge photo book spanning her career, Kate, with commentary by Moss herself. Here she is exiting the Stella McCartney show in Paris this fall, surrounded by a mob of paparazzi.
Eccentric English Style: What to Wear
Now more than ever, it’s time to make your own rules when it comes to fashion. As we move blessedly away from the brand-driven consumerism of the early part of the decade, getting dressed is more about putting on whatever suits your fancy than making a statement with the latest must-have.
So here’s a celebration of the original eccentric dressers: the British, who are still pushing the envelope today. Style icons like Vita Sackville-West, Kate Moss, Simon Doonan, and Glastonbury rockers make for excellent inspiration. Best of all, eccentric works at any age or size if you do it right. (I disagree with Cathy Horyn’s assertion in today’s Times that you have to ditch the irony after 50: there are many examples of successful creative dressers of certain age in the fashion world – Madonna notwithstanding.) The world of Wellies, florals, and kooky hats has long been reigned by the British.
Kate Moss Summer Collection at Topshop – Top Picks
A new batch of Kate Moss clothes comes out tomorrow at Topshop, and unless you have more tolerance for dressing room lines than I do, you might want to shop online. As the Topshop copy goes, “Taking inspiration from Kate’s summer travels, her latest pieces are rich in texture and heavily embellished,” and indeed, the elaborate and ’70s Morocco-style designs are the most lust-worthy. Here’s a preview of some top picks – no pricing details yet.
Best and Worst Dressed of the Met Costume Institute Ball
There was a lot to love – and so much to hate! – about the celebrity fashion at the 2009 Met Costume Institute Ball. First off, the theme of “The Model as Muse” guaranteed that there were going to be a lot of beautiful models there, because what beautiful person doesn’t want to go look at photographs of herself? Marc Jacobs, who bought up several tables for the event, supposedly counseled his posse to “wear short.” Maybe I am drinking the MJ Kool Aid, but the short styles, especially with the minidresses with trains, looked especially fetching. Mermaid styles? Please, please, celebs: stop shopping your closet for these.
All these photos are from WWD, which has an amazing slideshow of all the major hitters.
– OMG, Donatella, you didn’t tell me you were going to wear the blue Versace dress too?
– Quit your bitching, Cindy. At least I’m not popping out of my fabulous clashing blue Versace creation. You should be lucky we got these back from those drag queens in time for the ball.
TopShop Opening Day Photos
There were a lot of trendsters in line on the opening day for TopShop – in fact, there was more fashion outside than inside TopShop, due to the sheer volume of TopShop fans.
The biggest trend? Jean shorts in a variety of washes and cuts, often paired with tights and Doc Marten’s. New York designers may be channeling the ’80s right now, but this generation definitely seems to be having its own 1993 grunge moment.
A more tailored version of jean shorts.
First male TopShop fan in line. He was dressed a lot like the TopShop guys in their uniform of cropped pants.
Bright colors continue to be a big spring trend.
A variety of footwear. The heels are killer, but I would probably go with the other two choices for standing in line for two hours.
The official TopShop male uniform. Love the socks and the blazer with piping.
Sir Philip Green, left.
Kate Moss in a green dress, her own design, blocked from view by a cop who promised paparazzi he would move out of the way when the time came. Thanks, buddy.
Doc Marten’s, first sighting. Very appropriate for this occasion since they’re a British brand.
This look is sort of lazy-post-collegiate. Very artfully done.
The floral, feminine dress belted with a rough-looking leather belt is right on target. It echoed several of the Kate Moss Liberty prints inside.
Model Coco Young. Her blazer is perfection! The shoulders are just strong enough without being overwhelming.
More Doc Marten-esque boots, this time paired with a stretchy black miniskirt.
The ripped denim shorts paired with ripped tights and Doc Marten’s are classic early ’90s – but the feminine blouse and cool headphones place the whole outfit in this era.
Kate Moss Has Left the Building
After a very disappointing paparazzi stake out that resulted in limited, blocked shots.
But it’s always entertaining to hear the paparazzi’s fashion and beauty commentary:
On a woman walking by in this season’s red-orange lipstick: She looks like that bird from Florida.
On a not-very-attractive woman with bright purple hair: Because when you look that good, you wanna draw a lot of attention to yourself.
On a large lady leaving from the same door Kate would eventually come out of: That’s not her!