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Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Best and WORST dressed celebs at Sofia Coppola's glam Bal d'Ete Paris fashion event revealed
On Sunday night, tons of A-listers dressed to the nines flocked to Paris for the start of Haute Couture Week - which kicked off with the inaugural Bal d'Été at the Musée des Arts Décoratif. Filmmaker Sofia Coppola is the artistic director of the posh event, that takes place inside the famous French museum, which is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to Paul Poiret, a key figure in Parisian Haute Couture. The black tie event acts as a fundraiser, per Vogue, with the proceeds from the evening going towards the upcoming exhibitions at the museum, including 1925–2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco. The estimated proceeds from the 300-person gathering are estimated to be $2.8 million, the outlet reported. Coppola's goal was 'to keep the theme of a summer ball and bring the garden inside,' she told Vogue, as she took inspiration from a photograph of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes surrounded by tons of colorful florals. The gathering included a number of A-listers like Chanel ambassadors Keira Knightley and Kirsten Dunst, along with designers like Zac Posen, Christian Louboutin, and Giambattista Valli. The fête also featured a live performance by South African opera star Pretty Yende. Of course, the celebrities brought the drama to this event, and FEMAIL has the definitive ranking of the night's best and worst dressed. BEST DRESSED Model Camille Rowe really went for the Garden-party look as she donned a stunning, sheer Chanel gown from their pre-Fall 2011 collection. The gown was quite unique, as it featured white, red and blue embroidered florals all over it, along with sheer sleeves. She paired a gray slip underneath, topping it all off with a pair of pumps Gorgeous in gold! One of France's most influential content creators, Lena Mahfouf, stunned in a gold-and-black, checkered printed dress by Vivenne Westwood. The gown featured a corset bodice. She topped things off with a simple tennis necklace and bold earrings, wearing a fun updo with a side part and curl left in front Keeping it interesting! Designer Christian Louboutin wore a fitted black suit that featured orange and red feathers along the sleeves. Underneath, he wore a white button-down shirt, topped off with a maroon bowtie, sunglasses and a pair of black suede loafers with silver detailing WORST DRESSED Too many ruffles! Actress Diane Kruger wore a white, Alberta Ferretti Fall/Winter 2025 silk gown which featured all different kinds of ruffles on it. In addition, the high-neck didn't seem too appropriate for a summer garden party
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Of Course You Can Expect the Paris Ball Sofia Coppola Art-directed to Be ‘Cinematic'
A portrait booth manned by Craig McDean, floral decor by Thierry Boutemy, and cuisine from impossible-to-book Paris restaurant Septime are among the intriguing elements of the Bal d'Été scheduled for Sunday at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Credit Sofia Coppola, artistic director of the fundraiser, who said she approached the assignment as if she were directing a party scene in a movie. (Her formidable filmography includes 'Priscilla,' 'The Virgin Suicides,' 'Lost in Translation,' 'The Bling Ring,' 'Somewhere' and 'Marie Antoinette,' for which Boutemy did the lush arrangements.) More from WWD Onitsuka Tiger Opens Champs-Élysées Flagship as It Sets Its Sights on a Century Chanel Supports Cinema Paradiso at the Louvre, Brings Sofia Coppola for Opening Night Chanel Bolsters Management at Charity That Empowers Women and Girls Worldwide 'It's a little more nerve-wracking that it's a live event because I'm worried if the dessert comes out late or something. You can't edit it,' Coppola said in an exclusive interview about the event, which will kick off Paris Couture Week. But she approached it with a clear concept: 'It's just my fantasy of what a summer ball would be. 'The idea is really to feel like summer by bringing the garden inside the space with the decor, and for it to feel formal and easy at the same time — joyful, too.' Asked what she considers the most important ingredients in a successful celebration, she added: 'For any party, just for people to feel comfortable, you know — great music, great food and wine and beautiful flowers and hopefully a relaxed atmosphere.' Her mood board includes images of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, a legendary Paris hostess in the '80s, standing next to enormous bouquets. Another reference is the lavish Proust costume ball of 1971, hosted by Guy and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild. 'It sounded like a fun project, something I've never done before,' Coppola explained. 'And I'm happy to help the museum as a fan of French culture.' To be sure, the Arts Décoratifs holds a special place in her heart. 'I love to visit that museum. It's such a beautiful space. And my husband's band Phoenix had set up a studio there during the pandemic,' she said, referring to Thomas Mars, lead singer of the French pop group. 'They gave them a space to record their last album. So I would go visit them, and it was just incredible to spend time in that museum. 'I thought it's so cool that they support artists and music, and I would pass Napoleon's throne to get to the room where they were rehearsing. So I had great memories and when they asked me if I would want to be involved in the ball, I was happy.' L'Oréal board member Jean-Victor Meyers, who is president of the honorary committee for the gala, called Coppola a 'natural choice' to curate the event given her 'deep personal and professional connections with Paris and French cultural institutions. 'She understood right away what we wanted to do, and some of the references that shaped the event were already common to us,' he said, also lauding her 'very refined taste, and cinematic sensibility.' 'It made her the ideal person to capture the spirit of the evening, with elegance and authenticity.' In addition, Meyers and Coppola assembled an impressive list of famous Paris personalities, patrons and artists for the honorary committee. Meyers said Betty Catroux, Madison Cox, Athina Onassis, Paloma Picasso, Jordan Roth, Lauren Santo Domingo, Cindy Sherman, Mathilde Stern-Pointillart and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch all shared their unique perspectives and personal experiences. Unique from other fashion galas, where brands typically buy a table and invite guests of their own choosing, the Bal d'Été sold individual tickets, and so the seating plan will be overseen by organizers. This dovetails with Meyers' conviction that a successful ball 'has to feel festive, and it has to be eclectic, bringing together people you don't usually see in the same place.' 'That encourages spontaneity and encounters,' he explained. 'So there will be a mix.' And the energy won't dissipate once the dessert plates have been cleared. 'We have a second part of the evening that Sofia Coppola also developed featuring a surprise performance, then a deejay and an after-party space,' Meyers revealed. 'So this sense of progression and discovery will be key to making the end of the night unforgettable, too.' In one of his first interviews since being named president of Les Arts Décoratifs, Lionel Sauvage said the Bal d'Été would help the museum meet its fundraising goals, since it relies on private donations for about a third of its annual budget, roughly 40 million euros. 'It's about celebrating art, fashion and design,' in addition to 'celebrating the families that help the museum, over generations in some cases,' he said. 'We have a strong group of American donors who have been donors for generations, and we keep on adding new donors. It's a museum people are attached to. 'We would expect the ball to get us to the upper end of our fundraising goals.' Proceeds from the black-tie affair — to be held in the soaring nave of the museum — should help the museum finance upcoming exhibitions, which will include '1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco,' slated to open on Oct. 22. While perhaps best known for its blockbuster fashion exhibitions dedicated to the likes of Thierry Mugler, Iris van Herpen, Louis Vuitton, Dries Van Noten and Dior, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs also showcases its vast collections of furniture, tableware, textiles, jewelry, wallpaper, art and design objects, glass, toys, advertising, drawings and photographs. The museum boasts one of the largest decorative arts collections in the world, spanning some 1.5 million objects dating from the Middle Ages through to today. Last year it welcome about 800,000 visitors, Sauvage said, noting that 56 percent of them are under the age of 26 and enter free of charge. 'So it's a very, very young museum.' At present the museum is hosting several exhibitions at its main site in the Louvre building's Rohan and Marsan wings, including 'Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Celebration' and 'Bamboo: From Pattern to Object.' Oh, and if you wish to be surprised about Coppola's outfit for the ball, stop reading. It'll be a pale pink dress from Chanel's haute couture studio. 'It's a dream,' she said. Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sofia Coppola was Thinking Pink for Les Arts Décoratifs Ball
Before guests stepped into the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris on Sunday night for the inaugural Bal d'Été, stickers were affixed to the lenses of their smartphone cameras so they wouldn't take pictures of the potted palms and crystal chandeliers decorating the central nave; of the round tables set with flickering votives and gobsmacking arrangements of flowers and fruit; of the chrysanthemums frozen into the ring of ice used to ferry oval scoops of strawberry ice cream to the strawberry tarts for dessert; or of Sophia Coppola, a vision in Chanel haute couture and bouncy hair, arriving at a party completely art directed by her, from the fiery rose dinner napkins to the blistering after-party set by pop band Phoenix, fronted by her husband Thomas Mars. It was lovely, evoking a pre-Instagram era where you simply had to savor how stunning Diane Kruger looked in her pale, fluttering Alberta Ferretti gown; the spectacle of Jordan Roth arriving in a Valentino couture gown that required four men to manage the train; and the surprising ingredients that went into Total Madness, a vodka-based cocktail created by Colin Field, the famous bartender from the Hemingway at the Ritz. More from WWD Of Course You Can Expect the Paris Ball Sofia Coppola Art-directed to Be 'Cinematic' Rene Caovilla Introduces Opulent Couture Capsule Collection Jannik Sinner Fetes the Start of Wimbledon With Gucci Dinner 'I just stepped in. It looks gorgeous,' Kirsten Dunst, the star of Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' and 'Virgin Suicides' said as she shimmied between the closely spaced dinner tables in a silver sequin gown. 'It's stunning,' concurred makeup artist Pat McGrath, eying the dense, pink and red table arrangements by Belgian florist Thierry Boutemy. 'There's a lot of lipstick inspiration, and also perfume inspiration here,' she enthused. Penelope Cruz, Keira Knightley and a host of fashion designers including Pieter Mulier, Zac Posen, Julie de Libran and Gabriela Hearst piled into the party, pausing for official portraits amid carefully arranged greenery and copious delphiniums. 'I glammed up for once,' said Hearst, wearing a strapless blue gown of her own design and singing the praises of Les Arts Decoratifs. 'The recent Christofle exhibit that they did was mind-blowing,' she said. 'There are very few places in the world were you can visit the treasure chest of how beautiful things are made.' 'Everything can be looked at for its esthetic beauty – toys, shoes, flowers, chests of drawers, cookware,' Roth concurred. 'My favorite show here was the Maharaja show, it was to die for,' said Betty Catroux, referring to the 2019 exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs that shed light on the life of art patron Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, who became Maharaja of Indore in 1930. Opera singer Pretty Yende, who performed 'O mio babbino caro' to the rapt room, said 18th-century interiors are her favorite, and she was relishing the opulence of the dinner decor. 'It's colorful, it's beautiful. It's so warm in the room. I love it.' Told that the Paris museum's collection spans from furniture, tableware, textiles and jewelry to toys, advertising, drawings and photographs, Knightley exclaimed: 'Maybe I should visit the chairs!' The English actress, also in Paris to attend the Chanel haute couture show, said she would start work on season 2 of the spy thriller 'Black Doves' in about a month. 'We're filming in London and around, I should imagine.' No summer holidays yet either for Kruger, who has about 10 days of filming left in Spain for 'Each of Us,' a drama about the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp during the final days of the Second Word War. 'So this is quite a departure,' she commented. Paloma Picasso fondly recalled a trawl through the museums's archives a few years back when she was working on the scenery a theater production set in the 1910s. 'They didn't have the cushions, but they had the drawings of the cushions,' she said. The Bal d'Été, which helped kick off Paris Couture Week, helped raise funds for upcoming exhibitions, which will include '1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco,' slated to open on Oct. 22. Launch Gallery: Inside Sofia Coppola's Grand Bal Opening Couture Week in Paris Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]