January 22, 2002
From The New York Daily News:
New Glam Gal Chelsea Wows the Chic Elite
Who's that girl?
Many in the crowd were wondering when Chelsea Clinton sashayed
into a Parisian fashion show over the weekend -- sporting a glam
new look.
A sexy bob and elegant pantsuit replaced the famously frizzy curls and
Chelsea's usual frumpy outfits as she snatched the spotlight from the
girls on the catwalk at the Donatella Versace show.
Later, at Versace's party, there was even more hubba hubba over
Bubba's daughter when she donned a cleavage-baring sheath that
started the paparazzi's strobes flashing.
Chelsea claimed to be unaware of the sensation she was creating.
"It was all a bit new to me," the former First Daughter told The Mirror,
a British tab. "I am a bit dazzled by it all, but I loved the show."
Chelsea, who turns 22 next month and is studying in England at Oxford,
is a gawky teen no more.
Before heading out to see Versace's new creations, she and her new
pals Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow spent several hours getting dolled
up for the show.
They kept the hairdressers at the swanky Ritz Hotel hopping and a team
of makeup artists and stylists busy, busy, busy. Then they staked out
front-row seats for Versace's spring/summer couture collection and
settled in for the show.
Giggling and trading air kisses with Boy George and Sheryl Crow, Chelsea
spent most of the show talking fashion with Madonna and Paltrow.
"Wow," Chelsea could be seen saying as Versace's big-haired, Amazonian
models marched down the catwalks.
Also watching the show was Chelsea's companion and Oxford schoolmate
Ian Klaus, who is a Rhodes scholar like her dad, former President Bill
Clinton.
Klaus later accompanied Chelsea to the party at La Cantine, a chic French
nightclub. But while he blended into the crowd, Chelsea held court on a
couch with her glamorous gal pals.
Chelsea is no stranger to fashion shows or celebrities. Last year, she was
in Milan to see the new haute couture and hung out with Irish rocker Bono.
'Cleavage baring sheath'-
-Chelsea's turning into Britney.