When Stella Met Bruno!
(PARIS) A 10:00 a.m. show in the Marais felt particularly cruel thanks to a late night courtesy of Rykiel. But this morning, all the bleary-eyed suffering proved well worth it. We'll discuss the Paul McCartney appearance later, and the collection was, of course, splendid, but The Daily is ashamed to admit that at a certain point, we basically stopped watching.
It all began when an ever so slight giggle escaped from Bazaarette Kristina O'Neill. Quoi? She pointed across the runway, where in the second row, a man in a sleeveless leather vest and blonde highlights was smoothing his coif. Could the man in question be...Bruno? Indeed it was. Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego was seated directly across from section F, which was filled mostly with Harper's Bazaar editors. Surely those in charge knew that the legendarily hilarious Glenda Bailey would be greatly amused by the spectacle--especially given that most others were seated a safe distance away from the merry prankster.
Around the same time Lara Stone ambled along the runway in a nude bandage minidress, Bruno leaned forward and inserted his palms between the two British editors seated in front of him. "Please move," we assume he said, attempting to clear a window for maximum viewing. (We can't always read lips, but we do try.) The two editors appeared visibly annoyed while their staffers looked on, awestruck. Inexplicably, Bruno then removed a tampon from said vest, unwrapping it delicately before placing the tip in his mouth. At this point, The Daily looked wildly for our cameraman, finally locating him about 10 feet behind us in the standing section. A brave soul seated behind Bruno attempted to pose a question, but he pointedly ignored her and began clapping aggressively for the finale. When Stella came out to take her bow, Bruno then rotated his wrist in a "comme ci, comme ça" gesture.
The Daily attempted to track him down post-show, but we were sidetracked by a moment with Sir Paul. One gutsy reporter went straight for the jugular by asking about the conflict in Israel. Utterly unruffled, McCartney endorsed Obama "because the others are old" before he finally had enough with such talk. "But you know what?" he said. "This is a fashion show!" Naturally, we wanted to know his favorite piece. "I liked the shoes," he confessed. "I'm always proud of Stella, now more than ever."
The Bruno search resumed, leading us backstage where Stella was holding her baby Beckett Robert Lee and making plans with Ingrid Sischy. "Oh no!" she frowned, when an aide took him out of her hands. "Sad!" When we asked Stella if she knew about Baron Cohen's cameo, she broke out into a broad grin. "Bruno?" she exclaimed. "I had no idea!" We were compelled to share that he was clapping maniacally. "Good boy," the affable designer laughed. "Good boy."
ASHLEY BAKER
