Alexander McQueen is opening a new store in Los Angeles, and needs to drum up some publicity for the grand opening. So, he’s banned Paris Hilton from the event.
McQueen said: “If she comes past the shop, hopefully she will just keep walking. I don’t really covet that sort of thing. I’m not too fond of these openings, I find them quite superficial.
“The people who wear McQueen wear it because they want to wear it, not because it’s the new thing in town.”
The designer – whose red carpet creations are favoured by Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller, Katie Holmes and Lucy Liu – also says he wanted his close friend Amy Winehouse to perform at the star-studded opening, but fears she will unable to travel to America.
McQueen is quoted by Los Angeles Times newspaper as saying: “I wanted Amy to come over and perform but she is having visa problems. I have asked another huge star to sing, but I can’t say who!”
Seems ironic that McQueen will crow about having big name stars at his event, but ban Paris for being associated with things superficial. What is more superficial than expensive clothes? She has only been told not to come to the opening, from the sounds of it. She’s perfectly welcome to come back later, spend some money and bring more publicity to the store, I suspect.
If Alexander McQueen was really not into the openings, he’d probably just, uh, open the shop. With clothes in it, and some sales ladies. Is a grand opening obligatory? Does the Los Angeles City Council shut you down if you don’t serve canapes and champagne?
I guess us common folk won’t be too welcome in Alexander McQueen’s new store either. It seems strange to me to worry about who is wearing your clothes –shouldn’t you just want your stuff to sell?
Read the full interview with McQueen here. Paris also has launched her own line of shoes in Montreal, specializing in shoes that look cute on large feet. Paris herself is a size 11.
Whatever you say Alexander- you big GIRL. You two haughty bitches deserve each other.
I think this is the first time I’ve felt goodwill towards P Hilt. I’m size 11 too. It’s hard… sniff…
Right, now I’ll have to go back and read her archive to re-convince myself that she’s an airheaded skank.
Ling – if it’s any consolation, there’s nothing wrong with size 11 feet, they’re only wrong when they’re attached to Paris Hilton.
They are just as lame as each other… it’s like the ‘in’ thing right now in Hollywood to hate Paris Hilton. I think the best option is to ignore her entirely, and don’t make a big thing of banning her from the store.
Well, what can I say? I’m a McQueen lover. If I were an incredible designer, I’d rather not have my store opening spoiled by some tranny either (just to use Christian Siriano vocabulary).
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Spot on article Helen.
Gotta give Paris chutzpah for launching a line of big feet shoes
The girl is a steamroller
I think he doesn’t mind big RESPECTABLE names…. but he doesn’t want some superficial “ohh thats hot” kind of girl there. I could see why he wouldn’t want her to like his stuff. I was upset when I saw Paris wearing L.A.M.B once cause i love that brand and it made me upset she wore it.
Bellatrix – Agree on his talent but think he’d probably have been better off not to say anything at all since he’s now coming across as a bit of a pretentious twat. Since she’s beneath contempt, it would have been better to not even acknowledge her in the first place.
I don’t agree with the way he said it but I can understand not wanting Paris Hilton at an event. She brings negative attention wherever she goes and manages to make everything about her. Although I would have enjoyed it more if he said she was banned for life.
McQueen is a genius. If he doesn’t want his work associated with certain a HTM that’s good enough for me. She worked hard to make her rep let her enjoy it. That goes for both of them!
McQueen is just a bit provocative. He definitely doesn’t need the publicity stunt of saying that Paris Hilton is banned. He’ll get enough potential clients showing up.
I’d like to add, however, that Paris Hilton and some others of that “kind” are banned from many runway shows.
Let’s just say they are on the “not be given seats to, no matter what” list.
Whoever shows up at your party, store opening or catwalk show determines a lot in the fashion business.
The press would focus on Paris being there and it would certainly take away a lot of credibility of McQueen’s work.
Look at the front rows at fashion shows such as Chanel (whether it is the RTW collection or the Haute Couture) : people are being selected in a very drastic and “tasteful” way.
This is how the industry works and how one remains a “serious value”.
As for expensive clothes being superficial… I’m afraid that any form of art (visual or not) would be superficial too.
The protective aspect of clothes has since long changed. It used to determine social classes and now it has become some display of wealth (virtual or real, the wealth).
But real high fashion is art. Purely and simply.
The big stores with the “it” items and the monogrammed wallets are just the “food” of the art part of the fashion business. Without selling such designer hits, no designer could put out a line of real avant-garde clothes.
Bellatrix, you have nailed it and quite succinctly.
Well done.
A designer.. being a pretentious queeny twat… and dictating who should wear their “creations”; how novel *rolleyes*
(I DO like McQueen, but could we just gaffer-tape his gob?)
I was upset when I saw Paris wearing L.A.M.B once, cause i love that brand.
and it made me upset she wore it.
Thats the point. Mcqueen just did the right thing.
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