From the Daily Telegraph
Family Day at Stella McCartneys Show
Family Day at Stella McCartney’s Show in Paris
It was like a Parent’s Day, at Stella McCartney’s autumn/winter 2010/2011 show, at the Paris prêt-à-porter season on Monday morning.
By Hilary Alexander
Published: 1:24PM GMT 08 Mar 2010
Paul McCartney, right, and Nancy Shevell watch the presentation of British fashion designer Stella McCartney Photo: AP Sir Paul McCartney, the proud father, with his girlfriend, Nancy Shevell, by his side, beamed, as his daughter’s collection came down the catwalk.
On his other side sat, Maria Shriver, the First Lady of California, and the wife of the Governor of California, the actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a surprise front-row guest, with her daughter, Christina - both attending their first Paris show.
Paris Fashion Week: Hussein Chalayan vs. Christian LacroixAlongside them was Twiggy, with husband Leigh Lawson, smiling, too, in the knowledge her daughter, Carly, was backstage, a key member of Stella’s design team.
Ms McCartney dedicated this collection to her husband, children, family, team and friends, adding, in a tribute to the late British designer, Alexander McQueen, “This one is also for Lee- you’re missed!”
The former Beatle’s daughter, who joined Gucci Group with her own label, in 2001, chose to return to the opulent surroundings of the neo-baroque Opera Garnier - the place where she first made her Paris debut as the designer for Chloé, in March, 1997.
Back then, she made her name with mannish tailoring and vintage-lingerie. Yesterday’s show was clean-cut, modernist and devoid of accessories, save for shiny, patent, pointy-toe slingbacks.
Straight coats in grey, camel or black cashmere, featured notched lapels, or cuffed, patch-pockets. Anorak-jackets had sealed seams, quilting details and detachable hoods, in rubberized ivory and black.
Linear shifts were above the knee in front, but cut longer at the back. High-collared tunics,buttoned down the back, came over black, slim trousers with deep turn-ups.
While the daywear was minimalist, McCartney’s after-dark approach allowed a hint of decoration, via hand-embroidered and sequinned, lace slips, veiled in organza, and purple, cinnamon and orange satin gowns, cut high in front, but with a long, straight-cut “train”, streaming behind.
Meanwhile, at the Emanuel Ungaro show, mystery surrounded the complete absence backstage of the Hollywood star, Lindsay Lohan, who last season made a universally derided debut as the famous French house’s ”fashion advisor”, alongside the chief designer, the Spanish, Estrella Archs.
According to an inside source, Lohan was “not even invited to the show”, although she has been a prominent presence during the Paris season, including sitting front row at John Galliano.
Speaking backstage, Ms Archs confirmed that the actress, best known for her tabloid exploits, “was not involved in any way.”
The Ungaro collection referenced some of the founder’s signatures, such as a black and white, Prince of Wales check, mixed with polka dot, jewel tones, and florals, but was not helped by the young and thin models who mostly looked as if they were wearing their mothers’ clothes.
From This Is London
Now Stella cuts her collection from wardrobe of a fella
Gianluca Longo
08.03.10
Imagine diving into a bespoke men's wardrobe, taking the sharpest scissors and reinventing it as an autumn/winter collection for women. And make it sexy! That was what Stella McCartney did today in Paris for her new line.
And all in the simplest of colours — black, grey and camel, and the finest double cashmeres.
There was a beautiful grey knee-length coat, a perfect boat-neck top and miniskirt in black, and a sleeveless taupe jacket, as sexy as a dress.
A sleeveless high-neck dress in burnt orange and a grey one with appliquéd pockets gave a Sixties feel. Also on show were some sleek, beautiful minidresses, one trapeze-shaped in grey, and another with oversized stripes in camel and black.
Among those at the Opera Garnier for the Fashion Week show were Thandie Newton, Twiggy, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell. They saw an ivory coat, a maxi ribbed V-neck cardigan and a one-sleeve black organza dress worn over bare legs. Pointy patent slingbacks, sharp and in perfect harmony with the cuts of the outfits.
Together with the beautiful tailored jackets and trousers — this time slim and to the ankle — were a couple of khaki parkas with zip detail or padding, now a major trend on Parisian
catwalks.
Commenting on the show, British model Laura Bailey said: “I love Stella and her principles, her ethic about fashion.” She must have loved those black organza minidresses for eveningwear.
Big shiny sequins glittered in the finale, with embroidered lace making the effect fluid. A bright orange one-shoulder dress and a vibrant fuchsia one enlivened the eveningwear, while some had draped backs or long trains. The message? All must have the best legs to wear. Maybe train for a charity marathon as model Natalia Vodianova did yesterday for her Naked Heart Foundation. And sitting front row at the show.
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