Kate Bosworth and Karl Lagerfeld
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A one-of-a-kind apparition has landed in Central Park, courtesy of Chanel—and no, we're not talking about
Karl Lagerfeld.
Zaha Hadid's
Mobile Art Pavilion, the gleaming curvilinear, globe-trotting gallery
space commissioned by the French fashion company, had its official New
York unveiling Tuesday night.
Lagerfeld was on hand, of course. Arriving on the heels of
Kate Bosworth,
who looked appropriately space-age in Chanel Haute Couture, the
designer was as quick with a quote as ever. "What is art, what is
architecture, what is fashion?" he demanded when asked about the
connection between Hadid's work and his own. "All those things, one
should not put it in the same melting pot. Architecture is
architecture, fashion is fashion, and art is art. We don't need art,
but we cannot live without it." He seemed to have made his point, but
then amended, thoughtfully, "Actually, architecture we need because
otherwise we are freezing, and clothes we need because we cannot run
around naked."
While no one was naked, some people were
freezing, having arrived unprepared for the evening's sudden drop in
temperature. Guests like Helena Christensen,
Raquel Zimmermann,
Jeff Koons, and
Vidal Sassoon,
who had made the trip from London to support his pal Hadid, stayed warm
inside the reflective black cube that served as the event's
Champagne-friendly zone. Hercules and Love Affair played a rollicking
set.
Over in Hadid's coiled white pod, meanwhile,
Agyness Deyn
was admiring the exhibit. "I love the giant Chanel handbag," the model
said, adding coyly, "and the room you can look into." She was referring
to the S&M mise-en-scène, which features a giant teddy bear chained
up with a metal purse strap. Deyn, there with musician boyfriend
Albert Hammond, Jr., then scribbled on a paper tag and tied it to Yoko Ono's
Wish Tree. Her inscription? "Aggy ♥s Albert Forever." Even on a cool night, our icy fashion heart melted just a little.
