6 posts tagged "David Walliams"
Fashion’s Curvy One To Get Curvier
The news of the day: model Lara Stone, she of the incessant “curves” references, is expecting. She and her husband, English comedian David Walliams, will have their first child next year.
Time to update the Stone files. Below, by way of catch-up, the highlights of a still-developing career in catwalking and child-bearing. Continue Reading “Fashion’s Curvy One To Get Curvier” »
Will The Real James Bond Please Stand Up?
Last night, the Barbican in London opened its Designing 007 exhibition, which coincides with 50 years of the James Bond franchise and celebrates what co-curator Bronwyn Cosgrave noted is “the cutting-edge style of Bond, as the look has always one step ahead.” From Sean Connery’s Aston Martin, which greets visitors as they walk in, to sketches and props like snake candlestick holders from Live and Let Die as well as David Morris jewels, this is a very comprehensive retrospective.
Partygoers at last night’s opening party, like Little Britain‘s David Walliams and Richard Buckley, were shaken and stirred in their finery, and all received a James Bond “passport” in lieu of a ticket. Fashion lovers will recognize sexy jersey dresses worn by the characters of Plenty O’Toole and Domino Derval mixed with Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, and Versace Bond girl ensembles. Speaking of which, legendary Golden Girl Shirley Eaton joked that her doppelgänger “had a cheekier bottom” than her famous derriere. As for the boys, I would take home any of the brocade Brioni dinner jackets in the Casino Royale room for my closet. Being a Bond show, après-ski and plage looks were aplenty, including the bikinis of Halle Barry and Ursula Andress. When I asked Oscar-winning costume designer and co-curator Lindy Hemming which was her most difficult fitting, she teased, “Daniel Craig’s Grigio Perla trunks,” with a sparkle in her eye. Those are on display along with the rest of the lot through September 5.
Best-Dressed Blokes Of 2010?
The U.K. edition of Gentlemen’s Quarterly—a magazine that ought to know about such things—published its list of the 50 most stylish men in Britain online today. (The print edition, which will also include the ten worst-dressed men, not only in Britain but worldwide, arrives on Thursday.) The inclusion of young Romeo Beckham (#26, ten spots behind his father) has caused the most commotion. But there are plenty of other reasons to check it out.
For one, the Beckhams aren’t the only family pair included. Princes William (#27) and Harry (#5) both made the list, with a 22-place differential that ought to make for a bit of sibling rivalry. A few gentlemen included (Alasdhair Willis, #42; David Walliams, #11) may have had a little help from their fashionable wives (that’d be Stella McCartney and Lara Stone, respectively). One married pair even had both partners on the list: Sir Elton John (#21) and husband David Furnish (#6). (We personally look forward to the day when all three members of the family show up: the Rocket Man, his mate, and their new baby son, Zachary Furnish-John.)
Several unimpeachable icons of Brit style (David Hockney, #47; Bryan Ferry, #36) as well as a few designers (Christopher Bailey, left, #33; and the not-quite-British Tom Ford, #7) made the cut. Ford’s protégé of sorts, Nicholas Hoult, star of A Single Man and of Ford’s recent campaigns, clocks in at #3. And at #1? Nowhere Boy star Aaron Johnson, more familiar to American tabloid audiences than movie audiences: The 20-year-old proposed to director Sam Taylor-Wood, 43, shortly after wrapping the Lennon biopic.
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Fantastic News: Little Britain Duo As Lagerfeld/YSL?
Fantastic Man, the charming if occasionally mannered menswear publication, always manages to surprise. Its autumn/winter edition, on discerning newsstands now, is no exception. Trust its sharp-eyed editors, Jop van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers, to spot that David Walliams, the British comedian, is a Tom Ford fanatic. Walliams, perhaps best known here for his cross-dressing “I’m a lady” character on HBO’s Little Britain USA and for his marriage to the model Lara Stone, looks nothing short of dapper, wearing his own Ford clothes in Alasdair McLellan’s black-and-white photo shoot. The accompanying interview also contains this gem: Walliams would like to star with his equally brilliant comedy partner Matt Lucas in a film adaptation of The Beautiful Fall, Alicia Drake’s book about the rivalry between Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent. It may be only a dream at this point, but that would be fantastic.
The Bride—Lara Stone, That Is—Wore Custom Givenchy
As predicted, Lara Stone tied the knot this weekend in London, to beau David Walliams. (Will they share outfits? Walliams famously played a fairly unconvincing transvestite on Little Britain.) If Walliams’ Emily “I am a lady!” Howard is looking to borrow, there are worse places to start than Lara’s wedding dresses. Riccardo Tisci custom-made both her gown—a gold-trimmed cream column—and the belted, gold-sequined mini (pictured) she wore to the after-party. What do you think of her off-the-aisle look?