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Alexander McQueen is opening a new store in Los Angeles, and needs to drum up some publicity for the grand opening. So, he’s banned Paris Hilton from the event.
McQueen said: “If she comes past the shop, hopefully she will just keep walking. I don’t really covet that sort of thing. I’m not too fond of these openings, I find them quite superficial.
“The people who wear McQueen wear it because they want to wear it, not because it’s the new thing in town.”
The designer - whose red carpet creations are favoured by Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller, Katie Holmes and Lucy Liu - also says he wanted his close friend Amy Winehouse to perform at the star-studded opening, but fears she will unable to travel to America.
McQueen is quoted by Los Angeles Times newspaper as saying: “I wanted Amy to come over and perform but she is having visa problems. I have asked another huge star to sing, but I can’t say who!”
Seems ironic that McQueen will crow about having big name stars at his event, but ban Paris for being associated with things superficial. What is more superficial than expensive clothes? She has only been told not to come to the opening, from the sounds of it. She’s perfectly welcome to come back later, spend some money and bring more publicity to the store, I suspect.
If Alexander McQueen was really not into the openings, he’d probably just, uh, open the shop. With clothes in it, and some sales ladies. Is a grand opening obligatory? Does the Los Angeles City Council shut you down if you don’t serve canapes and champagne?
I guess us common folk won’t be too welcome in Alexander McQueen’s new store either. It seems strange to me to worry about who is wearing your clothes –shouldn’t you just want your stuff to sell?
Read the full interview with McQueen here. Paris also has launched her own line of shoes in Montreal, specializing in shoes that look cute on large feet. Paris herself is a size 11.
