ON THE RED CARPET: Photographer Mario Testino's MFA Gala Brought the Glitz to Boston

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Photographer Mario Testino's MFA Gala Brought the Glitz to Boston

Last night along with my sister, I attended the biggest event of the year in Boston. The Museum of Fine Arts opening night exhibition gala featuring a provocative exhibition by famed photographer Mario Testino, aptly named "In Your Face." The black carpet event brought out the well-heeled and an array of A-list models along with the reigning queen of Fashion, American Vogue editor, Anna Wintour.

The A-list models in attendance, most of whom have been photographed by Testino and are featured in the exhibition, included Gisele Bundchen (who is very pregnant), a long time friend and muse of Testino, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski, Bianca Balti, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Edita Vilkeviciute, Erin Wasson, Sigrid Agren, and Kiara Kabukuru. The exhibition contains some of the most beatiful and provocative images of A-list Hollywood stars and models. Anna Wintour was quoted by the Boston Globe as saying "It's wonderful to someone so talented and so humble to have such great success. I was urging him to be a little more conservative with the show. It's Boston." Well in my estimation Boston will just have to get used to it.

Other A-listers in attendance were, Hamish Bowles Vogue's international editor-at-large, Derek Blasberg, editor-at-large at Harper's Bazaar, Jane Weitzman wife of sponsor Stuart Weitzman and Nadja Swarovsky. There were so many New Yorkers in attendance that according to the Globe, MFA director Malcom Rogers was quoted as saying "This feels like New York".