Meet Your Designers!

Vivienne Westwood and me at the Met Gala in 2013.  I had lunch with her on my birthday a few years ago and she only wanted to talk about men!

It's important to meet the people who design and oversee your wardrobes!

Zandra Rhodes and me at the Met Gala in 2013.  She's jolly good fun because she lives in Southern California now!

Karl Lagerfeld with Ciina Feng and me at his 75th birthday party in New York.  He told me there was no such thing as arthritis.  I happen to know that's not true.

With Jean Paul Gaultier in London in 2016.  He told the photographer to do a good job with the photo as I was an elegant woman!

With Alexander McQueen in 2006 in San Francisco.  No, he wasn't happy.

With James Galanos in San Francisco in 2005. I first met him as a child when he showed his collections at my mother's charity fashion shows.

With Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte in New York  in 2019.

  They are responsible for 90% of my wardrobe!

With Johnson Hartig of Libertine in Woodside, California, 2019.  I love his California aesthetic!

With Brandon Maxwell and Tony Bravo in 2016 in San Francisco.  He's not responsible for dressing me but for dressing Gaga, for which he was awarded Designer of the Year by the CFDAs.

With Jonathan Saunders in San Francisco in 2017.  I love this guy so much.

With Zac Posen in San Francisco in 2018.  I love Zac, too!

With Azzedine Alaia in San Francisco in 2005.  I adored Azzedine and cried when he died.

With Simon Ungless and Sarah Burton in San Francisco in 2012.

And last but definitely not least these guys, Livi and Yass of on aura tout vu.  I like to say that before they were dressing Beyonce, Gaga, Madonna, etc, they were dressing Christine Suppes!  You have to start somewhere! Paris, 2018.

And what's this all about anyway?  Who knows?  I think designers are some of the nicest people in the world (with very few exceptions) and if you have the chance to meet or get to know some great designers, you will love and appreciate your clothes  even more!

PS Although of course I have met Christian Lacroix on several occasions, we were never photographed together, at least to my knowledge.  Ironic but true...