Over 1,000 Attend Yves Saint Laurent’s FuneralThe crowd applauded outside the church as the legendary couturier’s coffin was carried in. All were silent while Pierre Bergé gave a tearful speech.
Nude Carla Bruni Photo Fetches $91K at AuctionIn a protracted bidding battle, a New York buyer for a Chinese art collector won the 1993 photo for 22 times what the Christie’s people thought it would fetch.
Vivienne Westwood Gets Political; Marc’s Latest Escort Allegation• In her first London show in ten years, Vivienne Westwood’s highly anticipated return to the runway wasn’t short on politics. One model walked with a placard protesting for the rights of Guantánamo Bay prisoners and Westwood took her bow in a blouse covered in protest badges. [Telegraph]
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Carla Bruni Should Not Have Indirectly Mentioned the HolocaustIn her first interview since marrying French president Nicolas Sarkozy, former model Carla Bruni vented to L’Express about rival French news magazine Le Nouvel Observateur. Here’s what the mag did to upset the Sarkozys:
Last week, the magazine’s website published a copy of what it claimed was a text message from M. Sarkozy to his divorced wife, Cécilia, eight days before M.Sarkozy was to marry Mme Bruni.
