Browsing all posts in Fashion.
Zandra Rhodes + SFO’s Aida = Fabulous Costumes
by Christie Connolley
Zandra Rhodes, I just love ger name. I could just say it over and over, each time drawing more emphasis to the Z. Sorry, got lost in her name there. Anyway, textile artist Zandra Rhodes is featured in a piece by the San Francisco Chronicle regarding her collaboration with San Francsico Opera on [...]
Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed List! Who made the cut?
by Christie Connolley
Vanity Fair’s Annual Best Dressed List of 2010 is out! Check out who made the list!
INTERNATIONAL BEST-DRESSED LIST: WOMEN
HOPE ATHERTON, artist
CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY, First Lady, France
SAMANTHA CAMERON, First Lady, U.K.
NORA EPHRON, writer, director
DIANE KRUGER, actress
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCESS MARY OF DENMARK
CAREY MULLIGAN, actress
WENDI MURDOCH, movie producer
MICHELLE OBAMA, First Lady, U.S.A.
TATIANA SANTO DOMINGO, socialite
INTERNATIONAL [...]
The Met’s Costume Shop
by Christie Connolley
The New York Times recently published a piece that went inside the Met’s costume shop with the Head of Costumes, Lesley C. Weston. The article dishes on Weston’s history in the world of couture, price tags, and wardrobe malfunctions. And she insists, “We don’t hear people having tantrums about their costumes, or not [...]
Showcase of a Diva’s Duds
AFP – The sumptuous salmon pink gown worn by Maria Callas in 1964 in Bellini’s “Norma”, one of her most famous roles, still looks immaculate, but it has a flaw: a tiny square of fabric is missing.
“It was likely snipped out by some fetishistic collector when it was on display in the past” speculates Italian [...]
Dolce & Gabbana Makes Dreams Come True
by Christie Connolley
You know when you wake up from a deep sleep and you have a vague memory of your dream? I am pretty sure this is what I have actually been dreaming about most nights. Check out the new Fall 2010-2011 advertising campaign for Dolce & Gabbana. Dreamy!
Visit http://vainstyle.com/?p=11491 for more photos.
Reduziert at Jimmy Choo!
by Christie Connolley
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any better the OFFICIAL shoe of Operagasm is having a sale! That’s right! You can now get your Jimmy Choo’s for less! Check out the sale in stores and online.
Best and Worst Dressed: Tony Awards
by Christie Connolley
Broadway’s best and brightest turned out for the 2010 Tony Awards. So many fashions, good and bad! Operagasm declares the following contenders for the following categories:
Best dressed: Scarlett Johansson
Worst dressed: Tie between Cate Blanchett and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Worst weave of all time: Aretha Franklin
Who do you think is best and worst dressed?
[...]
San Francisco Opera Plays Dress Up!
by Christie Connolley
This has bad drag queens and pets costumed against their will written all over it! San Francisco Opera is inviting fans to celebrate the summer production of Die Walküre by dressing up as their favorite character from the Der Ring des Nibelungen series. Festivities take place in the courtyard immediately north of the [...]
A Little Isaac Mizrahi
by Christie Connolley
Operagasm told you in an article last February about Isaac Mizrahi’s collaboration with Opera Theatre of St. Louis on an upcoming production of A Little Night Music. With opening night fast approaching this weekend, Sarah Bryan Miller of STLtoday.com published a great article about Mizrahi’s take on the Sondheim classic.
Check it out the [...]
Project Runway Alum Designs for Opera
by Christie Connolley
Make it work! That is what Austin Scarlett is doing while designing costumes for the production of Hans Werner Henze’s The Runaway Slave (El Cimarrón) for the Greenwich Music Festival. If you remember his stint on Project Runway, then you know of his penchant for grand, luxurious, Oscar-worthy gowns. Can’t wait to see [...]
