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Training Day
“He is my male muse,” said Frida Giannini. “From the moment I met him, he inspired me. He is a package of genius, looks, and creativity. I mean, just look at him.” The “him” in question would be Mark Ronson, and in a cream suit, polka-dot waistcoat, coordinating polka-dot sneakers, and trademark pompadour, we understood what the Gucci creative director meant.
Giannini and Ronson were joined by a flotilla of stars and fashion types at the legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s last night to celebrate the Gucci Ronson sneakers that go on sale today at the brand’s pop-up shop in Covent Garden. In the mix were Bryan Ferry, Johnny Borrell, Idris Elba, Pam Hogg, Nick Rhodes, Poppy Delevingne, and co-host Jefferson Hack. Simon LeBon performed with Ronson’s band Chauffeur, which just so happens to be named after a relatively unknown early Duran Duran song. After the gig, the front man told Style.com, “Mark is producing our next album. He asked me to sing with him, and how could I refuse?”
LeBon’s performance wasn’t the evening’s only surprise. A gaggle of girls having a quick cig in the loo meant alarm bells went off—literally. As the fireman rushed in, a startled Anouck Lepère asked, “Is this for real or part of the party?” A drag queen who goes by the name Star answered: “Who cares, honey, take it in and enjoy. When’s the last time you had a Mr. Feb march right by you?”
—Afsun Qureshi Continue reading
Goodfellas
Last night, Vanity Fair fêted the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival with a cocktail party featuring a wide-ranging cast of characters. Lining up at the State Supreme Courthouse was everyone from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to Martha Stewart to festival co-founder Robert De Niro. Queen Noor of Jordan, who’s become a regular fixture of the TFF circuit on behalf of the King Hussein Foundation, was eager to chat about the Media and Humanity Program she launched in 2007. “This year we’re showing a film called Budrus, which humanizes both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict, so it’s a wonderful message,” she said.
She wasn’t the only one with an agenda. Christy Turlington Burns worked the red carpet not only as a supporter of her filmmaker husband, Edward Burns (whose Nice Guy Johnny is premiering this week), but also as the director of an ambitious new feature-length documentary called No Woman, No Cry. The film is an elaborate series of stories examining the topic of women’s health across the globe, with a particular focus on child birth within third world countries. “This issue affects us all,” the supermodel told us. “It’s something that’s very universal, and I thought this film would be a great way to rally people for the cause.”
An Azzedine Alaïa-clad Veronica Webb, meanwhile, offered a lighter note. Reflecting on the most stylish movies of all time, she had no hesitation in naming a favorite. “Two for the Road, with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney,” she said. “That’s it. Without question.”
—Johnny Misheff Continue reading