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Meta fashion lessons from the premiere of Zoolander 2
The Zoolander 2
premiere at the Empire Leicester Square was billed as a Fashionable
Screening. Imagine the kind of pressure that puts those poor stars
under. Looking extra fashionable to attend an event you are supposed to
be fashionable at to promote a film that lampoons being fashionable.
Man, the complexities. And the sheer meta-ness of the whole thing. So,
how did the celebs respond under the staggering weight of sartorial
expectation? And, crucially, what fashion question arose from the blue
carpet?
Penelope Cruz was clearly feeling the
pressure. That must be the explanation as to why one of the most
beautiful women in the world – who could wear a Derelicte binbag to a
premier – chose to go wardrobe route one. A silver glam Barbie pattern –
albeit by Versace
– with a side split and diametrically opposed hair parting is a
bafflingly boring choice. Unless Cruz is making a comment on the
unspoken sequinned conservatism and codes of the red carpet. Meta.
Who is being lampooned with the giant selfie here? The Oscars, backstage models or just really, really good looking people? Plus, look at Suzy Menkes (playing herself) mixing in with the cast. Where does the frow end and the fiction begin?
Clearly Kristen Wiig’s bow is a comment on how the
fashion industry wraps up its dark side in pretty frippery. It seeks to
distract and confuse us with its silky packaging. Fashion is an evil
master.
Owen Wilson is being Owen Wilson
here. He’s left Hansel on the screen. The sombre suit signifies which
side of the fiction/reality fence he’s chosen for the premiere. The
brown suede shoes with crepe sole and the monochrome suit is a clear
anti-fashionable move. Arch.
What do the leather gloves mean, Will Ferrell? Is it a
comment about remaining anonymous, hiding his Ferrell fingerprints and
staying in Mugatu character? He can’t just have been cold, can he? Can
he?
What is the significance of Lara Stone and Mario Testino’s
frozen smiles? Are they subconsciously speaking the international
airhead language of emoticon? Does gritted teeth emoji signify that no
one in fashion really likes being in fashion? Or are they cold, too
Jourdan Dunn is clearly in character as fashion model Jourdan Dunn. A meta move from BFA’s official model of the year.
Way before Blue Steel was conceived, fashion designer Valentino Garavani was
performing as Valentino Garavani, the fashion designer. How else to
explain his life, his designs, his tan, his coterie of pugs, his facial
expressions? An ongoing performance art piece the likes of which Gilbert
and George can only dream of.
The hair-choker – throw away your hairbands and tie your hair to your neck
Fashion quiz: this season, should you let your hair down, or wear it up?
Trick question! You should tuck it in. But you knew that, of course. The whole hair-inside-the-turtleneck look is, like, entry-level chic. You’ve been all over that since March 2011, when we reported on Phoebe Philo leaving her hair tucked inside her sweater to take her bow on the Celine catwalk. The I’m-too-cool-to-pull-my-hair-out-of-my-collar is now a near-basic styling trick. (Zara are all over it.)
Drumroll, please, for this season’s update: the hair-choker. It’s the
same silhouette – your hair is trapped under your chin in a loose,
insouciant way that just happens to be quite flattering on the
cheekbones – but the hair is tied to your neck with a silk scarf, or a
necklace, or a neon cable tie. On the Christian Dior spring/summer 2016
catwalk, and in the advertising campaign, printed silk scarves were
looped around models’ necks to fix the hair in a sort of low ponytail.
At Mary Katrantzou, the streetstyle trend for black ribbon chokers – think Gigi Hadid
– was turned into a party-ponytail-look for the London fashion week
catwalk. For out-of-the-box bonkers brilliance, though, it’s all about
Christopher Kane, who used cable ties as ponytail fastenings and
chokers, with the hair inside, for his spring/summer 2016 show.
But what does it all mean, I hear you cry. The charm of the hair-tuck
was that it looked almost accidental. Like, maybe you overslept after an
epic night out, and this morning you pulled on your navy cashmere just
before leaving the house and were then too busy/self-confident to bother
looking in the mirror. Whereas ending up with your hair on the inside
of your necklace or your silk scarf is deliberate, and therefore edgier.
And where the hair tuck was all cutesy-cosy, choker hair is almost a
bit bondagey. Especially if you use a black silk ribbon, when frankly it
gets into Agent Provocateur campaign territory.
Lastly, this just in from Paris. A new look spotted at the haute couture shows comprises a colourful silk scarf tied around your neck and hair, with a contrast colour wool scarf layered on top, hanging loosely around the neck. Fashion this spring: it’s such a wind-up.
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