"Meryl Streep, who was outfitted in the evening's sponsor, Akris, picked her favorites. 'I think his self-portrait is amazing because it's so intense,' she said. 'And I love the Renée Fleming one so much that I can hardly stand it.'"
Opera Chic -- since they started without her -- joins from afar the celebrity lovefest for Chuck Close's -- and La Renay's -- genius.
(The portrait above will only set you back 70 or 80 grand: Opera Chic got hers off of eBay for less.)
Here's a picture of la Renée (with Caroline Brown and Amy Phelanat) at the Whitney Gala and Studio Party for Chuck Close, wearing Akris. *sigh* We preferred Ferré...
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We would have loved to see Fleming in Lisa Perry's silkscreen VVVVVVVvvvvvvv
(Photo: Sherly Rabbani and Josephine Solimene for Style dot com)
