After her former assistant wrote the bestselling tell-all novel The Devil Wears Prada, which went on to become a hit film, you’d think the last thing Anna Wintour would invite into her office would be more prying eyes. Yet here we are, several years later, witnessing the reigning queen of fashion expose the formerly-clandestine inner workings of Vogue. It goes to show you that the only constant in fashion is change. RJ Cutler’s documentary on the fashion mag, The September Issue, is already getting lots of good buzz from those who’ve seen the advance release, which is not surprising given the tantalizing trailer. Wintour gamely decided to make a party of it with a screening at MoMA followed by a dinner hosted by Oscar de la Renta. She arrived with Sienna Miller, seen here in blue Thakoon. And on Anna Wintour?
Prada, of course.
47 Gastro Chic red carpet photos – Renee Zellweger, P. Diddy, the Trumps, Andre Leon Talley, Chanel Iman and more – after the jump. And yes, in case you’re wondering, these photos are not from another site – they were all taken by me!
Tory Burch in Narciso Rodriguez. No matter how you feel about the current ’80s revival, one thing’s for sure: party dresses in bright ’80s colors are par for the course for evening this fall.
Zac Posen and entourage. The T-shirts are promoting the first Fashion Night Out shopping event this September 10, 2009, organized by Anna Wintour. Proceeds benefit September 11 charities, and hundreds of stores in New York are already participating.
Vera Wang in her own design. Emerging trend: LBD and bright, statement-making shoes.
Green bandage dress
Expect to see a lot of sparkle for evening this fall.
Rachel Roy in her own design.
Olivia Chantecaille in a mint green ruched dress.
Andre Leon Talley makes an entrance in a suit with horn necklace and purple velvet slippers.
Morgan Spurlock and Alexandra Jamieson.
Blue dress and peach satin heels. This azure color is going to be everywhere soon.
Anna Wintour in Prada, Sienna Miller in Thakoon. This is the most I have ever seen Anna Wintour smile. She even took off her sunglasses shortly after this.
Sienna Miller was hounded by paparazzi.
Anne Vyalitsyna. I think this is taking the promotion of Fashion Night Out too far. It isn’t worth sacrificing your red carpet look for a T-shirt!
Sean Lennon and girlfriend Kemp Muhl. She may be the fashion model, but he really looks dapper with the hornrimmed glasses and a rose in his lapel.Her shoes are to die for.
Floaty white dress and black heels on an 85+ degree night.
Pale chiffon dress and satin heels.
This hot pink party dress really made a splash – a great example of ’80s for evening wear. I like the pairing with nude glossy heels. Notice her hair, done in an almost out-of-control messy updo. Injects a little punk sensibility into the outfit.
Hilary Rhoda in Rachel Roy. The pale studded heels stick out a little bit in flash photos, but in real life the ensemble looked pretty effortless.
Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta. It was great to see these two American fashion icons make an entrance together.
Love the LBD with the crazy shoes. We non-celeb types can keep the LBD from last year and add some pizzazz with new sky-high shoes.
Jessica White in Rachel Roy – another burst of bright color on the red carpet.
Julie Macklowe and friend. She opted for one of several corset-style dresses that are hitting the racks for fall. Keep an eye out for corsets.
Another fucshia party dress paired with nude heels.
Paillettes are making a splash in resort collections and are already in evidence here.
Thom Browne. It looks like he cut off his seersucker shorts himself! How cute. Preppy meets punk.
Melania Trump makes an entrance.
Melania and the Donald.
Donna Karan in her own design. She isn’t wearing a bra again!!
Alexa Chung. This is the kind of outfit that young fashion-forward girls swoon over and guys hate. Sure, it’s cool and quirky, but it’s really not flattering. Maybe she thought this was the Big Love premiere.
I believe this is the fall 2009 Alexander Wang shirt dress, and it looks smashing in person. Fabu slingbacks, too.
Multi-colored party dress.
Off-white ensemble with black bondage heels.
Chanel Iman and boyfriend Tyga. She looked gorgeous, needless to say.
Georgina Chapman glittered in Marchesa.
Lauren Remington Pratt, also in white with clear plastic heels.
Jason Wu with Karlie Kloss in his design.
Renee Zellweger, a knockout in flame-colored Carolina Herrera.
Sean Combs. He arrived in a convertible Lamberghini and invited all the photographers to come over and shoot him while he sat in the car….
Singer and model Cassie. I actually love her hair. It’s pretty bitchin’, and brings back the real renegade feel of the ’80s, not just the Dynasty version. Fabulous jumpsuit and platform heels, too.
