Getting Dressed for The Gilded Age Premiere
Inside the world of celebrity styling, as Cynthia Nixon and Carrie Coon prepare for “The Gilded Age’ premiere in New York City.
Source: Kristína Chalupková
The glamour of “The Gilded Age” premier began long before the red carpet. Behind the doors of New York's legendary Plaza Hotel, celebrity stylist Alicia Lombardini and her team were preparing Cynthia Nixon and Carrie Coon for an evening in the spotlight.
As a fashion student interning with Lombardini's team, I had the opportunity to experience firsthand a side of celebrity styling that the public rarely gets to see.
Source: Kristína Chalupková
I was slowly beginning to discover that celebrity styling involves considerably more than pulling clothes from a designer showroom. There is an entire production behind every appearance, much of which never makes it into the photographs.
At The Plaza, that process was unfolding right in front of me.
Nixon's ivory Edeline Lee dress, with its cascading fringe, brought a sense of understated elegance, while Coon's Acne Studios ensemble offered something altogether more unexpected. Two very different looks, united by the same attention to detail.
The clothes, however, were only part of the story.
Behind the scenes, the focus was on getting everything just right. “You can have an incredible dress, but it's how everything comes together on the person that really makes the look,” says Aisling Forbes, Lombardini's first assistant.
Source: Kristína Chalupková
For me, being in the room was a chance to understand the work that goes into those seemingly effortless red-carpet moments. The careful decisions, the collaboration and the finishing touches that can make all the difference.
There was something rather fitting about the setting, too. The Plaza, with its old-world grandeur and unmistakable New York charm, provided an almost cinematic backdrop for two stars of a series synonymous with extravagant fashion and high society.
Eventually, the preparations came to an end, and the attention turned to the premiere. The outfits that had been the focus of the room were now ready for their public debut.
Source: Kristína Chalupková
For most, the story would begin with the red carpet photographs. For me, the privilege was getting to see the chapter that came before.
And as it turns out, that's where some of fashion's most interesting stories are found.
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