I'm pretty sure the last time I set foot in a Guess store was nearly a decade ago (wow, I really am that old, Happy Halloween to me), wrangling with my mother over the fact that there was absolutely no way I could show my face at the Nsync concert unless she bought me that hot pink, python-print stamped, triangular piece of suede to tie round my early adolescent chest and pair with some stretch pants from Express. HOT.So when the invite came for the brand's new retrospective, Wonder, Passion, Freedom: A Photographic Retrospective, celebrating its 28 year history, in a twinge of nostalgia for my classy outfit choices of innocent Justin Timberlake-worshiping days long since bygone, I didn't hesitate to grab my camera and head on out to Mayfair's Il Boccacio.
Expecting to be bombarded by those risque images of Paris Hilton which collectively were responsible for an entire generation of 13 year old girls being banned from certain corners of the malls of America, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a slew of iconic black and white pictures featuring top models (Naomi, Anna Nicole, Claudia, et al) that were nothing but class. Well, as classy vacuum-jean-packed sex kitten bombshells provocatively sucking on their fingers can be.
A few celebs turned up to the launch. Some X Factor people whom I shamefully could not identify--I'm sorry, but I'm really just a simple American who likes her Grey's and Gossip Girl, if it ain't Blake Lively, I don't know who it is--as well as actress/singer Sinitta. But I will say this: the mushroom risotto was sure damn tasty and there wasn't any guess work about that.
The retrospective is taking place at Il Bottaccio on Hyde Park Corner until November 2nd.
The Scene:
X Factor people
Sinitta with X Factor guy
The Retrospective
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