Fashion News: Miss USA 2012 crowned in Las Vegas
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Olivia Culpo, a 20-year-old cellist and self-described nerd from Rhode Island, was crowned Miss USA 2012 on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Among her winning looks were a lilac bikini and a flowing fuchsia gown. [Huffington Post]
The fashion world got in on the action during Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee celebration over the weekend. Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld was a commentator for French TV, and did a pastel sketch of the queen in the Angela Kelly outfit she wore to watch the celebratory flotilla on the Thames on Sunday -- adding his own embellishments. The real outfit included a dress and ivory boucle coat studded with Swarovski crystals and topped by a hat, of course. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a red Alexander McQueen dress and James Lock hat; the Duchess of Cornwall wore a cream coat and dress by Anna Valentine and a Philip Treacy hat. The royal men got to wear the usual military finery. [Telegraph]
Interesting footnote: A version of Duchess Kate’s McQueen dress was worn by Kim Kardashian a while back. [The Cut]
Vice President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley wore a Vera Wang gown when she married Dr. Howard Krein on Saturday. The ivory silk mermaid gown was accented by draped tulle and a hand-cut circular organza petal skirt trimmed with embroidered silk. She accompanied the gown with a chapel-length Chantilly lace veil. [People]
Drew Barrymore reportedly wore a long white Chanel dress in pleated muslin and organza, designed by Karl Lagerfeld, when she married Will Kopelman in a ceremony in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday. The skirt was embroidered with flowers in organza, muslin, tulle and feathers, and a black satin belt emphasized her baby bump. [Us Weekly]
Jessica Biel was clad in a long-sleeved white Chanel dress on the MTV Movie Awards red carpet -- but more notable was the $130,000 engagement ring from Justin Timberlake that sparkled on her hand. [Us Weekly]
Jean Paul Gaultier will skip the Paris men’s ready-to-wear runways later this month and plans instead to show his spring men’s collection in his Paris showroom in July. [WWD]
The 840-store Dress Barn chain is considering changing its name. The business is successful, but executives realize that ‘barn’ may not paint the most flattering image. One possibility for a new name is Roz & Alli, a new label carried in the stores. [WWD]
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-- Susan Denley
Upper photo: Olivia Culpo competes in the evening-gown portion of the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday. Credit: Isaac Brekken / Getty Images
Lower photo: From left, Prince Philip; Queen Elizabeth II; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge onboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames on Sunday. Credit: John Stillwell / Getty Images
