On the Costume Institute Gala Red Carpet: Olivier Theyskens, Andre Leon Talley Play Coy

fashionologie — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:11:55 PDT

>> After a manicure yesterday and another round of rumors about his future placement, Olivier Theyskens turned up on the Costume Institute gala red carpet with Lou Doillon in Nina Ricci on his arm. So what does he have to say about the possibility of an Anna Wintour-orchestrated takeover at Halston? “Oh God. These are rumors.” When further prodded, he started laughing: "These rumors - I have to live with that.” But there's no outright denial, it just sounds like he's still weighing his options. “Oh, this I don’t know. Really. It’s really something I don’t know.”

Down the way, Andre Leon Talley - who is usually outspoken about who he wants to work with for the red carpet (this time around he was in pursuit of Marisa Tomei), but after a very public misstep or two, he seems to have reconsidered on stamping his name on specific looks: "I gave a lot of advice to a lot of people, but they shall remain nameless because they don’t want me to say who I’m giving advice to." Does that mean Anna Wintour doesn't want him connected as a stylist to certain looks? Or that the people he dressed didn't want to be connected with him?