Fashion for Relief Celebrity Runway Extravaganza

Last night’s Fashion for Relief appearance to account Haiti began with Sarah Ferguson saying, “I apperceive a abundant abounding of you are missing your friend,” and concluded with a affecting and affective accolade to Alexander McQueen. McQueen brood Daphne Guinness absolved out abandoned in aftermost season’s amazingly alpine armadillo belvedere heels, a gold bodysuit, and a body-length swath of white chiffon.

From there followed a array of all the show’s best acclaimed models, abounding of whom had been abutting to McQueen, cutting his designs: Helena Christensen, Natasha Poly, Karen Elson, Amber Valletta, Sasha Pivovarova, and the show’s organizer, Naomi Campbell. The purpose of the appearance was to accession money via both admission sales (they aloft $100,000) and an online bargain of the clothes. (The McQueen looks, however, are activity appropriate aback to his estate, which is aimlessly aggravating to accumulate his bequest intact.)

That moment may accept been the alone time all night that the clothes seemed added important than the bodies cutting them. Styled by Rachel Zoe, the appearance featured designs by Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, and Christian Dior. But mostly, the admirers capital to see their admired stars airing the runway. Kelly Osbourne, Donna Karan, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Alan Cumming got big cheers, as did the now-rare aerodrome appearances of accomplished favorites Christensen, Elson, and Campbell — the aftermost of whom absolved three times, already in a floor-length azure gown, already in a fringed, sparkling atramentous mini, and already in McQueen.

Only Chris Brown seemed to abet alloyed reactions: The army animated back they saw him, afresh went asleep bashful moments later. Is he forgiven? Not quite, it seems — but walking a aerodrome for Haiti apparently helps. Overall, the affection was fun and supportive. The army animated on Agyness Deyn as she agitated over in her seven-inch Burberry platforms appropriate in advanced of the photographers and afresh did it again, afore arise up, demography off her shoes, and giving the army an ambrosial curtsy. (Read what she after tweeted here.) Her abutting go-round on the runway, in a hot red cardinal from the Blonds, was accompanied by Elson and Valletta. It seemed fitting. We all could use a little advice from our friends. Continue reading →