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Gucci artistic director Frida
Giannini is no stranger
to a YSL reference. She
beautifully mined the
whole ‘70s archive. She
started with the late French
designer’s inspiration from
North Africa and its tribal
and safari influences and
finished with the master’s
color blocking. To complete
the power glamour look, she
also turned to Guy Bourdin
and David Bailey’s photo
documention of the
disco-tastic jet set era.
PHOTOS BY VENTURELLI/WIREIMAGE(2).
AFP/GETTYIMAGES(2). VENTURELLI(6).
The fashion
broadsheet from the
The New York Post, founded 1801 by Alexander Hamilton
May 4, 2011
LONDON
Kiss me Kane
Forget Miss Middleton and her pencil
skirts and prim fascinators. Royalists
may be gaga for the new princess, but
in New York, Anglomania’s taking an
edgier turn. At Seven, Manhattanites
have been snapping up daring
dresses from Christopher Kane’s
“Yakuza Serpent” line, while at Jeffrey,
trendsetters are mad for the cool young
designer’s bold neon lace looks.
From $1,490 at Jeffrey, 449 W. 14th St.
MILAN
Customizable Italian couture
A visit to Fendi’s ateliers in Rome might be a stretch this
spring. Thankfully, Fendi’s bringing the craftspeople to you.
As a part of their collaboration with American architects
Aranda\Lasch, Fendi has introduced customizable Modern
Primitive Selleria bags in a series of happy, seasonal hues.
On May 12-13, customers can work with one of Fendi’s
craftsmen at Crystals at CityCenter Las Vegas to design
their very own. For details, visit fendi.com.
“Selleria 2” bag (left), $2,050, and “Selleria Roll” bag,
$1,650 at Fendi, 677 Fifth Ave.
PARIS
Tennis, anyone?
FIT FOR
In May, Parisians go sportif,
quaffing their red wine
while they cheer on tennis
greats at the French Open.
Thanks to Catherine
Malandrino and Lacoste,
these fashionable fans
now have something to
wear for the occasion.
Lacoste + Malandrino,
a womenswear
collaboration, debuted in
stores last month. With
funky, drape-y takes on
Lacoste’s sporty classics,
it’s sure to be a hit for
summers by the Seine.
From $58 to $275 at
lacoste.com.
McQUEEN
‘THE BORGIAS’ STAR
Lotte Verbeek
SHOWS THE DESIGNER’S
FEMININE SIDE
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NEW YORK
PHOTO BY EILON PAZ. FASHION EDITOR: SERENA FRENCH. STYLIST: EMMA PRITCHARD. PHOTO EDITOR: MARIE MONTELEONE. MAKEUP: SCOTT MCMAHAN.
HAIR:SHINTARO TERAOKA/FORD ARTISTS NYC . SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL AND GILT BAR, 455 MADISON AVENUE.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN GOLD/BLACK SATIN JACKET, $4,795 AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, 611 FIFTH AVE. BEN-AMUN GOLD CUFF, $245, AT BEN-AMUN.COM.
ERICKSON BEAMON NECKLACES, $1,253 AND $978, BOTH AT BEYOND 7, 601 WEST 27TH STREET
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG ADDS
A SOHO BOUTIQUE TO HER EMPIRE
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THE DIVINE DVF
Agnes B.’s
gone gallerista
Right:
A look
from agnes
b.’s spring
runway.
Her artist
T-shirts
retail from
$85 to $95
at agnes b.,
50 Howard
St. (above).
Last month, agnes b., famed
for it’s bon chic, bon genre
Paris preppy chic, opened a
3,000-square-foot boutique
at 50 Howard St. Alongside
the label’s crisp looks, the
boutique showcases designer
Agnes Troublé’s personal
collection of film noir posters
and features a temporary
exhibition space for artists
like Ryan McGinley and Louise
Bourgeois. Get into the artistic
spirit with T-shirts made by the
artists to mark the fresh digs.
PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES(2).
Fashion Editor
Serena French
Photo Editor
Ronnie Weil
Contributing Editor
Sarah Horne
Art Director
Nichole Faux
Senior Designer
Beth Allison
Group VP of Advertising, Patrick Judge
212-930-8230
BY MAUREEN CALLAHAN
SHE has been a one-woman
empire for well over 30 years,
proficient in the worlds of art,
interior design, publishing, beauty,
high fashion and business. She was
the first female fashion designer
to become a multi-platform brand,
long before the phrase “multiplatform brand” was part of the
vernacular. Last March, she was
elected to her third term as the
president of the CFDA, and has
established the 2-year-old “DVF
Awards,” honoring the work of
female activists and humanitarians.
“I was very . . . I’m not going
to say ‘premature,’ “ Diane von
Furstenberg tells Alexa. “I was very
advanced.”
PHOTO BY WIREIMAGE.
Advanced she remains: von
Furstenberg has recently launched a well-received home line with
a new boutique opening on Wooster Street at the end of May, has
just been honored with the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal for
championing the High Line, and spoke earlier this month at Harvard
Business School. So does it annoy her a little that she’s most lauded
for her wrap dress? She is asked about it in every interview: How she
came up with such an elegant solution, why the wrap has had such
Continue DIANE on page 4
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clockwise from left
Alexander McQueen
black cap sleeve dress with belt,
$1,495 at Bergdorf Goodman,
754 Fifth Ave. Subversive
Jewelry by Justin Giunta
red sunken treasure necklace,
$575, at subversive jewelry.
com. Virgins, Saints &
Angels red rosary, $239, at
Lola’s Boutique. Gold cross
pendant with red stone. (left):
“Elements” bronze engraved
cuff, price upon request, “Miss
Havisham” modern Georgian
framed ring, $245 and “Miss
Havisham” modern Georgian
framed triple ring, $325, all at
alexisbittar.com. (right)
Ben-Amun Red Stone Brass
Cuff, $120, www.ben-amun.
com. Virgins Saints &
Angels rings, $294 and $304,
both at Lola’s Boutique. Blakke
gold snake ankle bootie, $295 at
pourlavictoire.com
Alexander McQueen black/
white long sleeve graphic dress,
$955 at Saks Fifth Avenue, 611
Fifth Ave. Pave snake ring in
sterling silver, onyx & peridot,
$375 at michaelspirito.com.
Viola sandals in anthracite
with crystals, $1,850
at jimmychoo.com .
Alexander McQueen red
silk halter dress with belt, $2,350
and gold skull ring, $345 at
Bergdorf Goodman.
Calder nested cuff, $395, at
alexisbittar.com. Gold
snake pendant necklace,
$170, at ben-amun.com .
Necklace worn as a head piece,
Erickson Beamon,
$815, Beyond 7.
Alexander McQueen
v-neck silk mini-dress with gold
embroidered collar, $4,795 at
Saks Fifth Avenue. Erickson
Beamon beaded cross
necklace, $728 and beaded fringe
collar, $1,253, both at Beyond 7,
601 West 27th St
Stylist: Emma Pritchard
Makeup: Scott McMahan
Hair: Shintaro Teraoka/FORD Artists NYC
Costume
drama
LOTTE VERBEEK, STAR OF SHOWTIME’S
THE BORGIAS, CELEBRATES THE LUSH,
DARK LEGACY OF ALEXANDER McQUEEN
Fashion Editor Serena French
Photos by Eilon Paz
Photo Editor Marie Montelone
R
omance,
eccentricity and
expert tailoring
paired with a dark
whimsical streak.
Such is the
legacy of Alexander McQueen, the
late enfant terrible of British fashion.
A year after the designer’s tragic
death, he was feted by international
fashion royalty at Monday’s Costume
Institute Gala at the Met, which
marked the launch of the museum’s
exhibition, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.
Long drawn to the colorful melodramas of European history, McQueen
would have been exalted to see the
future queen of England, Kate Middleton, wear a showstopping lace and
satin McQueen gown as she walked
down the aisle at Westminster Abbey.
With his collection now under the
creative direction of Sarah Burton, his
brand of dramatic escapism lives on.
And who better to model Burton’s
first collection for Alexander McQueen
than actress Lotte Verbeek, the ethereal
Dutch beauty who stars opposite Jeremy Irons in Showtime’s popular new
period drama “The Borgias.”
With her porcelain skin and icy gray
eyes, the 28-year-old muse-in-themaking transitions from her on-set
wardrobe of corsets to this season’s
deft eveningwear with grace. Playing
Giulia Farnese, the real-life mistress
of Pope Alexander VI, Verbeek is
stunned to find herself suddenly
catapulted to fame. “It’s quite impressive to see all the posters in Times
Square and on the subway,” Verbeek
says. Fans of “The Tudors,” however
should be warned — “The Borgias”
isn’t your typical bodice ripper. “It’s
even darker and a bit more obscure,”
says Verbeek with a hint of mischief.
A woman after McQueen’s heart.
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‘
Jeremy Irons is very
experienced. To be
starring opposite
someone like that is
something you don’t
really expect if you’ve
just graduated from
drama school, so I’ve
been really lucky.
LOTTE VERBEEK
’
Alexander McQueen orange/red print silk dress, $5,595 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiger’s eye multi-chain necklace, $595, at alexisbittar.com ,
Rose gold cross cuff: $220, at michaelspirito.com, Hammered filigree snake cuff, $220, at wendyminkjewelry.com
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tuna tartare and Wagyu beef burgers from the two-Michelin-starred chefs of Gilt. Come early evening, cocktails, wines by the glass, and small
plates reign supreme. Weekdays, noon to 8 p.m.; weekends 4 to 10 p.m. 455 Madison Ave., at 50th Street; 212-891-8100, palacegatenyc.com.