the gossip...
As the rumours gather pace ahead of the Met's Costume Institute gala, it seems that Marc Jacobs is exerting his powers as co-chair to cherry-pick who sits at his table (who can blame him?). According to New York magazine blog The Cut, the newly-engaged designer is to be flanked by Madonna and Courtney Love, which in addition to guaranteeing a whole lotta ego on a single table, will no doubt lend an early-1990s flavour to proceedings (celebrity attendees reading this take heed of this when deciding what to wear). But in the midst of her current fashion moment, Ms Love has been bad-mouthing an apparently down-and-out Pamela Anderson. "Pam Anderson doesn't even have a credit card. And she lives in Paradise Cove -- which is in Malibu, but it's a trailer park in Malibu," she told PageSix.com. Ouch. But with residences at the trailer park apparently valued between $350,000 and $1m plus, we definitely wouldn't mind being Pammy's neighbour…
It seems not a day goes by without another mega-celeb donning a bit of Balmain. Those of you paying attention will remember that La Moss gave her official stamp of approval to Christophe Decarnin's autumn/winter collection on Wednesday night. And last night was the turn of Beyoncé Knowles, who sealed her position in the A-list fan club by wearing Balmain again. This time she wore a gown with a black sequinned bodice, thigh-skimming skirt and black train from the autumn/winter collection - rather aptly - to the New York screening of her film Obsessed. After a prolonged period of "safe" red-carpet choices, we rather hope all this sparkle marks a new era in adventurous premiere dressing. And this brings us rather neatly to none other than popstrel Miley Cyrus. There was hardly a hint of cookie-cutter bland last night as the tween idol stepped out in a metallic Hervé Léger by Max Azria embellished minidress complete with power shoulders. The occasion? The Hannah Montana: The Movie premiere in London. Surely no one saw that coming? It might not have been age-appropriate to your average Hannah Montana viewer, but we liked it very much indeed.