'Now you're just some Bunny that I used to know...'
Stella McCartney receives OBE from the Queen
Stella McCartney was the perfect poster girl for her brand yesterday as she collected her OBE for services to fashion from the Queen. Wearing a bespoke navy suit of her own design, with a vintage platinum headpiece by Cartier and velvet pumps, Stella told the Press Association, “I feel really proud and really excited and honoured to be here." Stella also revealed that despite the Queen looking “very chic” she felt the 86 year old monarch should have been wearing Stella McCartney, “I slipped her a card…”
Stella McCartney joins fellow designers Dame Vivienne Westwood and Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, as well as Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon in being awarded the Order of the British Empire. Congratulations Stella!!
The Black Cat Cabaret
Last week I was invited to the decadent Titanic Ballroom at the Café de Paris to watch The Black Cat Cabaret, the descendent of the infamous Parisien nightspot, ‘Le Chat Noir’, brought to London by the co-founders of the Boom Boom Club and La Rêve.
Whilst enjoying a delicious three-course dinner, I was treated to an array of vintage-inspired performances from musicians, dancers and acrobats, transporting me back to the bygone era of Montmartre’s daring cabaret world. It was easy, having been to London hotspot, ‘The Box,’ not to be as impressed with all the performances as I perhaps should have been (some of the acts were simply too underwhelming), but the show’s devilish host and co-creator, Dusty Limits, gave a fantastically mischievous and utterly commanding performance, ably abetted by wonderful can-can dancing, an ethereal burlesque performance, mesmerizing hula hooping from ‘drunken’ showgirl Kalki and, my favourite, Dickie Beau’s brilliantly mimed invocation of Kenneth Williams. A totally charming and whimsical night out.
The Black Cat Cabaret has one last performance with this cast on Good Friday. For £10 off tickets enter the discount code '8livesleft'
General Show Admission: £15.00
Early Bird Show Admission: £12.00
2 Course Dinner & Show: £47.50
3 Course Dinner & Show: £52.50
VIP 3 Course Dinner & Show: £75.00
Designer Sushi by Kate Moss
In what appears to be the weirdest collaboration, Kate Moss has teamed up with the French chain Sushi Shop to create the limited-edition Kate Moss Sushi Box – a sequined designed box available from May 13th, carrying 40 pieces of the supermodel’s favourite sushi at a cost of £38.00. "We are opening our first London location next month so it felt natural to collaborate with her," a spokeswoman for the restaurant announced.
Beyonce as Mrs Carter for H&M
Beyonce is the face of H&M swimwear this summer and HOW gorgeous does she look in this pre-released campaign shot?! Taken in the Bahamas by Inez van Lamsweerde andVinoodh Matadin, Queen Bey reclines on a sun lounger modelling pieces inspired by her individual style. The campaign will introduce the star as "Beyoncé as Mrs Carter in H&M."
"I've always liked H&M's focus on fun affordable fashion. I really loved the concept we collaborated on to explore the different emotions of women represented by the four elements - fire, water, earth and wind," said Beyonce, "It was a beautiful shoot on a tropical island. It felt more like making a video than a commercial."
H&M's High Summer 2013 collection will be in stores from May.
Princesse Tam.Tam's Red Nose Day Pyjamarama
Princesse Tam.Tam promised to donate £50.00 in my name at tonight’s 25th Comic Relief fundraiser if I agreed to be ‘Funny for Money’ and wear my pyjamas to work this morning! I have worn my Princesse Tam.Tam Diamond Blue PJs (available here) along with the accessory du jour, a Red Nose, all day – including at a meeting with Literary Death Match creator Adrian Todd Zuniga at Notting Hill’s Granger & Co (below).
To donate to Red Nose Day click here. The money you give will help poor and vulnerable people, both in the UK and in Africa.
HAWT: Olivia Palermo in Christian Dior Shoes
Hawt = A late 1940's and early 1950's acronym for "Having A Wonderful Time."
Now the word is used on the internet as slang for something reeeeally hot.
Olivia Palermo arrived at the Christian Dior A/W'13 Ready-to-Wear show during last week's Paris Fashion Week wearing these incredible heels from Dior's Spring 2013 collection. The black leather slingbacks featured a mirrored purple cuff.
Shoe envy factor? High.
Looking as gorgeously stylish as ever, Olivia (left) paired her shoes with a striped sleeveless Dior dress, also from their SS'13 collction, and the Felder Felder Nashville fur-trimmed wool coat. Olivia's burgundy bag was also, of course, by Dior. Aside from the unfortunate use of fur on her coat, Olivia's look is as flawless and perfectly polished as ever.
Kate Moss Walks for Louis Vuitton AW'13
Two years ago it was a cigarette, last year a carousel, and this year it was a cropped black wig. Kate Moss once again walked the Louis Vuitton Fall 2013 runway on the final day of Paris Fashion Week last week. Kate wore the revealing, floral embroidered gown with her signature nonchalance, supporting her good friend, designer Marc Jacobs.
The show had a real Downton Abbey vibe – according to the show notes this was translated with an ‘attitude of getting dressed up only to find the most glamorous destination is one's own hotel room.’ With that energy in mind, models emerged from behind closed doors adorned in a selection of gorgeous 1920’s-style French lace lingerie dresses and shimmering long-sleeve gowns covered in rounded, lavish overcoats in dusky pink and soft grey. 1940’s-style inspired suits, ladylike shirts and jackets in an array of velvet, tweed, printed satin (and unfortunately fur) made for an elegant, sophisticated collection (despite the lack of bras - apparently not so 2013). I adored the luxe silk pyjamas which were not only worn by several models on the runway, but also by Marc Jacobs himself as he took his bow (below).
Promise...
Stella McCartney's Red Nose Day T'shirts
Stella McCartney created a capsule collection of t'shirts in celebration of this Friday’s 25th Red Nose Day - and one of the designs features her dad alongside his fellow Beatles all sporting red noses! The t’shirts, which also feature Kate Moss, Tommy Cooper and Marilyn Monroe, were made in Africa using 100 percent Fairtrade-certified organic cotton.
Stella (above with supermodel Kate Moss) commented, “I admire the Red Nose Day Team and their achievement for this incredible worthwhile cause… To be able to be a small part of supporting that is extremely rewarding.”
Available in store at TK Maxx now from £9.99