Katy Perry Feels Like A Fashion Outcast Because She's Not Sample Size—& More From Bazaar Icons Party
What does it mean to be “iconic?” That was the topic of conversation last night when Harper’s Bazaar took over the Plaza Hotel to celebrate its second annual Icons editorial. This year’s portfolio (snapped by the iconic Jean-Paul Goude) includes Oprah, Mariah Carey, Jessica Chastain, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Lucky Blue, Willow Smith, Chinese pop-star Chris Lee, Dakota Johnson and Katy Perry.
“Well my sister Gigi was one of the icons last year,” Bella Hadid told us. “An icon is someone who is always fresh and beautiful, and everyone kind of wants to be like them. You see an icon and don’t really think they’re a real person. That’s how I see Gigi, and I’m related to her!”
Gigi, for her part, kept her icon status in tact by wearing a shimmering black and white minidress from a yet-to-be-released collection — Balmain for H&M — which comes out on November 5. (You think that happens to mere mortals?)
Meanwhile they don’t call the ubiquitous Lucky Blue, “Lucky” for nothing. After being recognized as an important person by the Business of Fashion, he was also the first man to be included in the annual Bazaar spread. “I don’t really care what other people think, I always do my own thing,” he said. “But I’ve got to say, being on a list with Oprah and Katy Perry is insane. I’m only 17!”
Josh Ostrovsky, better known as the Fat Jew, told us all about his own plans for achieving icon status. “You become iconic by developing a raging drug addiction. Or better yet, but hitting the pinnacle of fame, and then at the top of it all, disappearing, then you’ll resurface five years later coaching little league in New Jersey or something. Right at the heigh of the fame, you don’t even wait for the downward spiral, you just disappear.”
We also ran into Kendall Jenner at the party. When we asked if she was having a good night, she told Yahoo Style, “I’m not talking tonight.” Which is pretty ironic, because to tell someone you aren’t talking requires talking. Mariah Carey, on the other hand, was having plenty of fun. While in the Samsung Galaxy selfie booth, we spied the oft-photographed diva striking a pose and joking, “Oh, I’ve never done this before!”
Katy Perry and violinist Margot (a.k.a. Caitlin Moe) took to the stage with around 11 with slowed-down versions of her most popular singles like “Firework” and “Teenage Dream.” In between songs, Perry thanked Harper’s Bazaar and its global fashion director Carine Roitfeld for including her in this year’s spread. “Until now, I’ve always felt like an outcast because I’m not sample size!” said Perry. But if this year’s crop of Icons proved anything, it’s that there is nothing more iconic than breaking the mold.
