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One of nicest surprises of my visit to Liverpool was finding out that Stella McCartney was going to do a fashion show which was a special presentation of her autumn/winter '08 collection at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).  Apparently, Stella loves Liverpool too. The presentation was held between 1-2pm followed by a reception on June 1, 2008 just before her father, Sir Paul McCartney performed at Anfield Stadium.  A spokesperson for the designer said:

"It's the first time Stella's shown her collection in England and she did it especially for Liverpool. Paul was performing at Anfield so she just thought it would be the perfect opportunity and to also raise funds for a worthy cause."

Special guests present included: Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Sir George Martin and his wife Judy, Giles Martin, as well as the members of Paul's band: Abe Laboriel Jr., Rusty Anderson, Paul "Wix" Wickens. Family members: Mike McCartney, James McCartney, and Beatrice McCartney were present.

It was adorable to see little Bea sitting on her daddy's lap holding onto balloons as they watched the show.

A local band called Palladium performed and even covered "Smells Like Teen Spirit"  by Nirvana which was requested by Stella McCartney for Dave Grohl.  I didn't see the frontman of the Foo Fighters there, but I guess he was present too.

Stella said:

"It's great. We just thought it would be really good fun to come and do it and good to work with LIPA. I'm very proud of my family involvement with LIPA."

At the reception, the food served was none other than Linda McCartney's famous vegetarian foods.

It was quite the experience!

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