The lines are starting to blur.
The toothy seams from Haider Ackermann’s FW09 collection…
High waisted it seams at Haider Ackermann FW09
Pedal to the metal, madame.
…zipped on over to Burberry for SS 2011.
Hip to be zipped at Burberry SS11
Hard and soft at Burberry SS11
All photos from Style.com.
If there was anywhere in the world I could have been today, I would have transported myself to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
I know my heart was there.
Lee Alexander McQueen was remembered there publicly today, during what I hear was a bright, sunny September morning in the city that adored him, nurtured him and ultimately the city where he would leave this mortal coil.
Sarah Jessica Parker holds the order of service in front of St. Paul's.
After Lee’s passing, I have suffered a detachment from fashion. It has lost much of its colour. In a time of what I call ‘blender fashion’ (more on that in a post soon, I promise) he was an artist, like Michelangelo, flat on his back, strained and painting a masterpiece ceiling that we could all look up at, aspire to and be inspired by.
He may have been haunted by demons, but he was our collective angel. May he shine his light on us from afar.
If I were there, I would have worn McQueen, too.
Ms. Wintour should wear McQueen more often. She is a vision in black.
Ms. Wintour pays her respects.
The one and only Ms. Guinness who can stand out in the most fashionable of crowds.
Yes, madame, we are looking at you - and to you, constantly in awe.
The ethereal Ms. Moss.
Classically, Kate.
McQueen was clearly a man who adored women and the ladies within us.
...not to mention the mavens and warriors within us.
Naomi Campbell in fine feathered form.
Ms. McCartney covers up.
Vogue's Hamish Bowles, Anna Wintour and Style.com's Tim Blanks outside St. Paul's. Blanks wrote one of the best tributes to McQueen just after his death.
Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director of The Daily Telegraph looking like the fashion royalty that she is.
Brit model Stella Tennant pays her respects.
It was a meeting place for media mavens, models and media savvy celebs, alike. Annabelle Neilson embraces Sarah Jessica Parker.
While Parker posed for many a photo, my favourite is this one which really does justice to McQueen's tailoring.
There wasn't an artistic realm McQueen didn't touch. Music was no exception. Bobby Gillespie arrives.
Bjork performed Gloomy Sunday during the service.
Pipers played on the steps of St. Paul's after the memorial.
An homage to McQueen's Scottish heritage.
While we try and move forward, we will not forget you, Lee. Hope you are in a happier place.
I’m going back to a happy place
All my life I’ve lived to taste
Someone else’s flavours on my tongueCherry take me back to the start of it all
Where everyone’s up then everyone falls
Almost could destroy me with her kissOh, I wish that I could feel
And I feel too real
For this grey moat
And me, I’m drifting like the sun
Down on everyone, the TV skySave me
Come and save me
Come on touch me
Come on and touch me
Come on hold me
Come on and hold me
I live my life for something I can’t see
Let me take you in my summer dream-Happy Place lyrics by The Jesus and Mary Chain
My thanks to The Telegraph UK, Metro UK, Contactmusic.com, Reuters India, Monsters and Critics, PA, Imnotobsessed.com, Marie Claire UK and Vogue UK for use of these amazing images.
My love of fashion is closely tied with my love of music, as many of you know from hanging out in this space from time to time.
I have been eagerly awaiting the release of the forthcoming Bryan Ferry album – an oasis in a long, arid, desert journey without Mr. Ferry. It’s been over three years since Dylanesque - an album of covers of well, Bob Dylan songs.
What I’ve uncovered today is that none other than the fabulous Kate will be gracing the cover of Ferry’s new album, entitled Olympia.
Kate Moss photographed by Adam Whitehead for Bryan Ferry's latest album.
Glam women have always had a place in glam rock. Mr. Ferry is no stranger to model muses, including his ex-fiancée, Jerry Hall. Supermodels and slightly lesser-thans have graced Roxy album covers since the beginning, wearing big baubles and little else.
Olympia certainly recalls Roxy’s past and for me, it’s specifically from these combined covers…
Roxy Music: Stranded album cover, November 1973.
The Best of Roxy Music, 2001.
Trash single cover, 1979 (from the Manifesto album)
This, then is a return to the classics.
Roxy Music's self-titled debut album, 1972.
Remember when actual albums had inside covers? This is Kate's under-the-covers inside cover.
The album’s title and photo shoot is also based on Manet’s painting of the same name.
Edouard Manet. Olympia. 1863. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
Given Ferry’s art school roots, it all just comes together like paint by numbers, doesn’t it?
Can’t wait to hear the remaining new songs, out October 25th. You Can Dance, the first single, is pure Bryan.
I, too am starting to come back, after a much-needed creative hiatus. Let’s just say I’ve been inspired again after seeing one of my favourite album covers of all time…
Roxy's For Your Pleasure, 1973.
Kate Moss pics courtesy of Daily Mail UK. Old Roxy cover images courtesy of Wikipedia. Manet image courtesy of ABC Gallery.
