Cost of looking cool in the cold
Guests are the height of fashion at elite £6m wedding in the Alps
THE temperatures might be bitingly cold, but if you’re invited to a £6 million society wedding in the Swiss Alps, that’s no excuse to let your fashion standards slip.
Fortunately, the guests of Dasha Zhukova – former wife of billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich – and her shipping tycoon groom have deep pockets, and took to the slopes of St Moritz in some pricey designer labels ahead of the lavish ceremony.
Ms Zhukova herself got a little help from her friend Stella McCartney, who created the £1,548 faux fur she wore on the slopes, while the designer herself was also in attendance, clad almost entirely
in her own label. However, for the ceremony itself on Friday, the bride opted for a custom-made gown from luxury Italian brand Valentino.
The cost of such a unique design will be a closely guarded secret, but similar dresses in the past are known to have fetched up to £100,000.
The groom, Stavros Niarchos, wore a stylish dark-blue suit.
Guests at the event included Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife Wendi Deng, model Stella Maxwell, American TV journalist Gayle King – a friend of Meghan Markle – and supermodel
Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner. His brother Jared and his wife, President Trump’s daughter Ivanka, were rumoured to be there.
Among others spotted at the Swiss resort, where night-time temperatures have plunged to minus 18C, were Princess Beatrice and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Hollywood actress Kate Hudson.
The wedding has been described as a being ‘convenient hop’ for those heading to the Davos World Economic Forum, which starts on Tuesday.
The ceremony, held in a massive marquee, came after Ms Zhukova, 38, and Mr Niarchos, 34, officially tied the knot at a register office in Paris last October.