Word: mcqueen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fashion is nothing if not international. The last Frenchman to enter the big time was Christian Lacroix 10 years ago. The king of the industry is Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld, who is German. But the headlines are now being made by two young Englishmen: John Galliano, 36, and Alexander McQueen, just 27. A charming, egregiously talented pixie of a man, Galliano took over the house of Givenchy last year but has already moved on to preside over Christian Dior, considered--along with Chanel--the most important French fashion empire. McQueen, an East Ender previously unknown outside the trendier London precincts...
...Bernard Arnault, whose LVMH owns both Dior and Givenchy, is betting his money that the route to a younger market--the new, galvanizing image that has evaded the old couture houses in recent years--lies across the Channel. For if Galliano is famous for his sizzling sense of romance, McQueen delivers exquisite tailoring and "kick-arse clothes." And both newcomers pack an intangible in their sewing kits: they radiate a genius, confidence and eccentricity that make people think they are on the brink of reinventing fashion...
...padding, above, that only a Quasimodel could love. The designer said her aim was to "create clothes without any reference to anything existing." She's right on target. Meanwhile the big couture houses seem to be getting a taste for the wacky. Givenchy has hired British enfant terrible Alexander McQueen, 27, the son of a taxi driver, who's most famous for his "bumster" pants--like hipsters, but much lower...
...After a disastrous U.S. premiere in Miami, Godot had a respectable Broadway run with E.G. Marshall as Vladimir and Bert Lahr as Estragon. Other beguiling star tandems never quite materialized: Alec Guinness and Ralph Richardson in London; Buster Keaton and Marlon Brando on Broadway. In the '60s, Steve McQueen wanted to star in a Godot film. Beckett declined...
...next year. But if you think she is doomed to play only transatlantic prisses in genteel screen dramas, think again. "Gwynnie is very American," says Kloves, "but the interesting part of American--dark, dangerous. Her appeal is her mystery and unpredictability. It's what people liked about Steve McQueen." Hmmm. Maybe Paltrow can be the one-stop movie star of the next millennium: Grace Kelly and James Dean, in one glorious package...