Here are just a few possibilities - some more likely than others:
Flattered that Beyoncé wore Dolce & Gabbana for her now-infamous VMA performance, Domenico and Stefano dedicate their Spring/Summer 2012 collection to Bey. Models are sent out wearing miniature baby bumps which they gleefully rub at the end of the runway. The trend soon catches on, with Primark introducing a copy-cat line of faux-bumps.
A rumour starts on Twitter that Beyoncé is expecting a boy. Worried that the chicest designer gear for boys will all be snapped up for baby-Z, Rachel Zoe panic buys. Barneys is forced to issue a statement, reassuring customers they will do everything in their power to get more stock for baby boys as soon as possible. Beyoncé then has a girl.
In a bid to land the coveted role of godmother (she is up against Destiny's Child, after all), Gwyneth Paltrow asks Stella McCartney to make Beyoncé a one-of-a-kind maternity dress. The dress - which includes 4,444 gold sequins in honour of Bey's love of bling and the number four - is created in secret, with crowds gathering outside McCartney's studio each morning. It's then displayed in a museum.
Anna Wintour scraps her October cover (rumoured to be Adele) in favour of Beyoncé. Grace Coddington is forced to beg Jean Paul Gaultier to make a slightly larger couture sample for the last-minute cover shoot and Mario Testino cancels a photo session with Kate Middleton so he can snap Bey's cover. The issue is a bestseller. Kate doesn't mind.
Baby Beyoncé is a natural beauty. André Leon Talley dedicates his US Vogue column to the tot, declaring, "The famine of beauty is over". Model agencies bombard Baby Bey with million dollar contracts and Allure magazine run a feature the six-month old. Harper Seven and Suri Cruise wonder what they did wrong...]]>Lady Gaga's Taking Inspiration From Donatella Versacetag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2011:/theblog//3.9269662011-08-15T12:35:31-04:002011-10-15T05:12:02-04:00Ella Gregoryhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ella-gregory/
It all started in June, when Gaga wore vintage Versace throughout her "Edge of Glory" music video. Donatella exclusively opened up the Versace archive for the video, revealing she was "a great fan" of the headline-grabbing singer. The love affair quickly deepened, and Gaga began wearing Versace on a near daily basis.
All was perfectly normal (or as normal as things can be when Lady Gaga is involved) until the 25-year-old was spotted wearing a low-cut black Versace dress in Beverly Hills last week. Accessorized with ounces of cleavage, golden skin, long bleach-blonde hair, large gold earrings, red nails and over-sized sunglasses, she looked like a young Donatella. And it didn't stop there. The next day she was pictured in a Versace cocktail dress -- again styled in classic Donatella fashion -- followed closely by a floor-sweeping sheer number, and then a body-con snakeskin-print dress from the A/W 2011 collection.
Within a week Gaga will have moved onto her next OTT look, but the 1990's Versace revival is well timed. The Versace and H&M collection is due to hit stores in November, so if you're going to channel Donatella's signature style now it the time. As Gaga has proved, though, the look takes real commitment, so here are the three key steps to getting Donatella's iconic Versace look...
The Hair: This is the most important factor. Get the hair wrong and there's little point in following the next two steps. It must be ice blonde, long, thick, straight, glossy and fabulous. Roots are unacceptable. As is frizz. If you can't grow the Donatella mane yourself then head to the nearest salon and fake it until you make it.
The Clothes: Tight and bright. A flash of cleavage and more than a hint of thigh never lets you down. In the evening go for sexy cut-out detailing and sparkle, in the day skin-tight leather will do nicely. Flat shoes are always no-no and if you must wear denim make sure it's a pair of baroque print vintage Versace jeans. Baby Donatellas get theirs on eBay.
The Accessories: You must be tanned at all times. As with the hair, fake it if you must. Make-up should always be worn in public -- the nude lip and smokey-eye combo is a Versace classic. Teeny-tiny handbags look great for black tie events, but teeny-tiny celebrity friends hanging off your arm look even better.
Just remember, this style is not for fashion wallflowers. You must be bold and brave to rock the Donatella Versace look. ]]>Why Celebrities Won't Ever Make It As Runway Modelstag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2011:/theblog//3.8940352011-07-10T14:39:06-04:002011-09-09T05:12:02-04:00Ella Gregoryhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ella-gregory/ELLE magazine, and an interesting point about the future of modelling is raised. When asked about celebrities pinching magazine covers and beauty contracts from models, Iman replies, "at least the last sacred ground for a model is the runway. So far." Prompting Coco Rocha to wonder whether the runway -- just like the pages of magazines -- will soon be invaded by the cast of 90210, and the like.
Celebrities are hardly strangers to the catwalk. Paris Hilton once walked in Julien MacDonald's A/W 2006 show, Beth Ditto for Jean Paul Gaultier's S/S 2011 collection, and, once upon a time, Victoria Beckham even strutted up the London Fashion Week runway for Maria Grachvogel. But an all celebrity line-up? Could that really work?
Probably not.
Not only is there the near-impossible task of clearing the schedules of enough pretty A-listers to walk in a designer's show, but there's also the tricky issue of body size. Sure, many stars are a sample size anyway, but when it comes to height Coco, Anja, Freja and Co tower over Hollywood's elite. Factor into this the issue of paychecks (campaigns pay much more generously than catwalk shows) and the disagreements that could arise when an Oscar-nominee is asked to bleach her eyebrows/shave her head/dye her hair blue at the last-minute, and you have a nightmare situation.
More than the impracticalities, though, would a designer even want an all-star line-up? The recent Mugler A/W 2011 show, in Paris, was a great example of what happens when a celebrity takes to the catwalk. Lady Gaga made her runway debut; and whilst her presence was memorable, it's hard to recall exactly what she was wearing. She was smoking, her hair was in bunches, and her heels were ridiculously high, but there's little memory of the clothes she was sent out to model. Because, when you send a famous personality out onto the runway the clothes are never the first thing you notice. And no designer wants their clothes to be the second most exciting thing on the runway.
It's best for everyone concerned if models stick to the runway and celebrities stay safely on the red carpet. Coco Rocha shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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Because ever since Jen hooked up with actor Justin Theroux, in May this year, she's been making subtle tweaks to her wardrobe that suggest a reinvention could be on the cards. Justin - who hangs out with Terry Richardson, has a beard and rides a motorbike - has been described as a "bad boy" by just about every gossip rag. Jennifer, as we all know, is no bad girl. But she's certainly trying.
Whilst she's, so far, failed to slip into bad-girl leathers (perhaps that's one step too far into Angelina Jolie territory) she recently got her first tattoo (albeit, of her dead dogs name) and tried her hand at knicker-flashing. Yes, her white skirt did only become see-through because of a cheeky burst of sunshine, and the knickers in question were sensible cotton briefs, but the Jennifer of old would never be caught in such a saucy scandal.
There's also the case of the slightly chavy his and hers gold nameplate rings, which both Justin and Jen have been photographed wearing on their wedding fingers, and the Michael Kors buckle-detail spiked-stiletto heels that she was spotted wearing in New York. A risqué choice for someone who's famed for their love of flip flops.
Small statements they may be, but they're all starting to add up. If Jennifer continues to flirt with her inner bad girl it would undoubtedly be the most exciting celebrity reinvention since Gwyneth Paltrow swapped her earth-mother image for platform heels and sassy mini dresses.
The big question is whether Jen's loyal fans will accept her new look. The actress is not just a celebrity but a brand too. If she ditches the safe denim cut-offs, predictable little black dresses and honey-gold highlights what will be left? Hopefully a woman ready to finally distance herself from Rachel Green, Brad Pitt and the "unlucky in love" headlines. Jennifer Aniston Part Two, we welcome your arrival...]]>