Up on stage, Bruce Weber presented the Beauty prize to a bowled-over Bobbi Brown; Stefano Tonchi devoted a warm (and lengthy) encomium to Carla Sozzani; and Starck, after announcing the trophies were "ugly," enthusiastically handed one to Christian Louboutin.
Versace, meanwhile, accepted the Superstar Award with minimal to-do. It was Karl Lagerfeld who brought things up a notch. During pre-dinner cocktails, the designer had griped about having to remove his shades on the podium to read his speech: "I hate the idea!" But when his turn came, he lowered his eyewear ever so slightly and tore through a précis on sartorial preservation that touched on everyone from Diana Vreeland to Dalí. "The red carpet, another invention of our time, distorts fashion by giving it a fake and too glamorous face," he declared. It wasn't clear whether his statement made an impression on the audience. But it definitely qualified as savoir faire.
Versace, meanwhile, accepted the Superstar Award with minimal to-do. It was Karl Lagerfeld who brought things up a notch. During pre-dinner cocktails, the designer had griped about having to remove his shades on the podium to read his speech: "I hate the idea!" But when his turn came, he lowered his eyewear ever so slightly and tore through a précis on sartorial preservation that touched on everyone from Diana Vreeland to Dalí. "The red carpet, another invention of our time, distorts fashion by giving it a fake and too glamorous face," he declared. It wasn't clear whether his statement made an impression on the audience. But it definitely qualified as savoir faire.
Fashion Group International's 25th Annual Night of Stars
Donatella Versace and Jennifer Lopez.
Fashion Group International's 25th Annual Night of Stars
Francisco Costa and Ashley Olsen.
Fashion Group International's 25th Annual Night of Stars
Kate Bosworth and Christopher Bailey.
