Posts for September 24th 2010
Backstage Snaps from Milan Fashion Week Part Two: Sasha Pivovarova at D&G, Karlie Kloss at Fendi, and More
>> Yesterday we caught the first glimpse of Raquel Zimmermann and Natasha Poly on the runway this season, and today, it's all about Sasha Pivovarova's first appearance on the Spring 2011 catwalks at D&G.
>> Yesterday we caught the first glimpse of Raquel Zimmermann and Natasha Poly on the runway this season, and today, it's all about Sasha Pivovarova's first appearance on the Spring 2011 catwalks at D&G. Check out Sasha, plus Karlie Kloss at Fendi yesterday (in her first appearance since New York Fashion Week), and Jessica Stam and Diana Dondoe making a return to the Seussical Prada catwalk.
Photos: Greg Kessler
Giorgio Armani and Lady Gaga Have a Multimillion Dollar Partnership
>> In efforts to rejuvenate his business, Giorgio Armani has entered into a multimillion-dollar partnership with Lady Gaga.
>> In efforts to rejuvenate his business, Giorgio Armani has entered into a multimillion-dollar partnership with Lady Gaga. The relationship is being shepherded by Armani's niece Roberta Armani, who heads up VIP relations for the company; she contacted Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti last November after seeing the singer perform live at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, wanting to see if Lady Gaga would consider wearing Armani for the Grammy Awards. Giorgio Armani sketched out three designs for the occasion — all of which Gaga ended up wearing.
It is unusual for Armani to design specifically for one person — brand loyalists like Cate Blanchett and Michelle Pfeiffer typically chose existing outfits from the collections — but, Roberta Armani says, "It wouldn't be possible to give Gaga a look from the collection because she wears pieces of art. It's theatrical." She adds that Lady Gaga has helped the company think younger: "A huge company like Giorgio Armani has the duty to always be alert to trends and what appeals to young people. It helped to see how the world is through Lady Gaga, the way she uses Facebook and Twitter."
Post-Grammys, Gaga reached out to Armani about her Alejandro video — she wanted tight black military-style leather suits for the male dancers; the suits not only showed up in the video, but in the Emporio Armani men's fashion show in June (the "Alejandro" video played on the runway backdrop). Armani has since dressed Lady Gaga for the MTV Video Music Awards, her appearance on American Idol, and for her "Monster Ball" concert tour. He's soon to start working on costumes for her concert in Italy in December. But the two have yet to meet.
Gisele Bundchen On Auctioning Her Custom Calvin Klein Dress — "Who is going to fit THIS?"
>> While her husband Tom Brady became the highest paid NFL player in history earlier this month, last night, Gisele Bundchen pledged $50,000 of her own money to the Brazil Foundation at a gala for the organization in New York.
>> While her husband Tom Brady became the highest paid NFL player in history earlier this month, last night, Gisele Bundchen pledged $50,000 of her own money to the Brazil Foundation at a gala for the organization in New York. Not only that, but the custom Calvin Klein dress Francisco Costa made her for the event was sold right off her back to a Brazilian millionaire for another $50,000 — at the thought of someone buying her dress, she apparently quipped: "Who is going to fit THIS?" [NY Post, @derekblasberg, @jimshi809]
