MoS Diary: Anna Wintour gets naked Vivienne Westwood thrown out

Style queen Anna Wintour has banned a nude sculpture of punk designer Vivienne Westwood from a glamorous fashion ball she is hosting.
The 40ft artwork of 72-year-old Westwood, made from styrofoam and lying across a worn-out mattress, was due to take centre stage at the Met Ball in New York next month.
Guest were to be offered the chance to make the work interactive by choosing a series of graffiti images to be projected on to the sculpture.

Clash: Fashion legends Anna Wintour, left, and designer Vivenne Westwood have come to blows over an homage to the punk movement at a chic ball that Wintour is hosting in New York

The glittering ball launches the annual fashion exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
This year the exhibition is entitled Punk: Chaos To Couture so a homage to Westwood, who is famous for bringing punk style into mainstream fashion, was a natural choice for curators.

Offended: Anna Wintour used her position as co-chair of the ball to cancel the installation of the Westwood sculpture

But the legendary editor of American Vogue – so demanding she is dubbed ‘Nuclear Wintour’ – took offence at the sculpture, describing it as a needless distraction. She used her position as co-chair of the Institute to cancel its installation. ‘Anna made a snap decision and that was that,’ a source said. ‘She always gets what she wants.’
The decision has prompted fashion commentators to speculate that the pair do not get along. Wintour has never been seen on the front row of a Westwood show during her visits to London Fashion Week, even when she attends other shows by British designers.
A fashion insider said: ‘There’s never been any word of a public feud between Anna and Vivienne, but it’s quite clear that Anna doesn’t care for her. Anna has never attended one of Vivienne’s shows; she isn’t really Anna’s style.’
Wintour, 63, who favours sharp tailoring and is never seen without her black sunglasses and signature bob haircut, is known to prefer clean-cut designers such as Victoria Beckham.
Fashion photographer Nick Knight, creative consultant for the Met Ball, used a 25ft statue of supermodel Naomi Campbell in a similar way as part of a fashion event at Somerset House in London in 2009 – and UK Vogue described it as ‘one of the highlights’ of the exhibition.

 

Sienna Miller and her fiance Tom Sturridge have been snapped up by Burberry, just a week after I reported that model Suki Waterhouse had joined the brand.

Sienna, 31, wore a Burberry trench coat on the red carpet for Tom’s new Broadway play Orphans on Friday night.

The company is famous for signing British faces, such as Suki’s best friend Cara Delevingne, so Tom, 27, will  fit right in. ‘Tom is a public schoolboy who is also edgy and a bit grungy, so he’ll be perfect,’ says a fashion commentator.

 

Actress Halle Berry  is considering setting up home in Paris after she weds boyfriend Olivier Martinez.

The pregnant  X-Men star, left, and Martinez are set to tie the knot in the French capital next month.

Sources say Halle, 46, is keen to escape LA, where she and ex Gabriel Aubry were recently locked in a custody battle over their five-year-old daughter Nahla.

 

How Katherine Jenkins got in tune with Lady Thatcher

Singer Katherine Jenkins attracted criticism for her low-cut top at Baroness Thatcher’s funeral, above, with many people wondering why she was invited at all.
But I can reveal the Welsh mezzo-soprano, 32, who is dating Prince Harry’s pal Adam Bidwell, was a frequent visitor to Lady Thatcher’s home.

Criticism: Singer Katherine Jenkins at St Paul's Cathedral for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

Their paths first crossed when Katherine performed at an Armed Forces charity event. ‘Katherine had every right to be at the funeral,’ says a close pal.
‘She had been to Lady Thatcher’s house and sat with her one on one.’