Naomi Campbell Proves that Being Fashionably Late Doesn’t Matter If You Look This Great — vogue.com

Consider this: you’re late. Really late—to a fashion show in which you¹re sitting front row (or any similar affair, if there are any similar affairs). What do you do? Do you sneak in, demure and frazzled, skittish or even embarrassed, hoping nobody spots you? Do you make a big “to do” to anyone who will listen about traffic/the weather/your clueless driver? Or do you take the Naomi Campbell route? If you’re like us, you’re now leaning toward the latter: no mercy, no explanations, just like Campbell did earlier today when she arrived mid-show to Burberry Prorsum. And it wasn’t just how she entered, though the way that the veteran supermodel parted the crowds of showgoers and sauntered on through like she was Moses and they the Red Sea was certainly something, but it was the utter and complete “Of course you were waiting for me” of what Campbell was wearing. Think a larger-than-life white fur chubby that swung with every step and gold skirt that gleamed and glinted across the runway like a thousand suns. No point hiding from prying eyes. No point pretending to be anything less than worth the wait. And that’s a lesson à la Campbell on how to make an entrance. No apologies necessary. Here’s how to create your own show-stopping ensemble.

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