First stop was a sumptuous dinner party thrown by designer Karl Lagerfeld in his Left Bank apartment, where ruffled-shirted footmen holding candelabra greeted the arriving guests. Then it was off to Paris' Palace theater disco, where, to the blare of punk rock, the happy couple watched a women's wrestling match—staged in a ring decorated like a huge wedding cake and consummated in a blizzard of confetti. The night's only casualty was one celebrant's plumed helmet, which caught fire from a candle.
For Paloma, the marriage was a happy departure from unhappinesses past. When she was born, Picasso signed the registry "father unknown," making her legally illegitimate. At 14 she and her older brother Claude were barred from the gates of his château because Picasso was angry with their mother, Françoise Gilot, for publishing a memoir of their 11-year liaison. Only after a bitter court battle were the two children able to claim a share of his vast fortune, (estimated at $260 million—not counting his residences, personal belongings and bank accounts). Paloma expects her share to be $28 million.
In the meantime, Paloma will continue designing sets and costumes for her husband's new play, aptly titled Success. One Paris newspaper groused at the groom for marrying too well when "his reputation as a writer has not crossed the Pyrenees." But Paloma's mother (now married to Dr. Jonas Salk) declared herself delighted. "I wasn't surprised," she said. "I knew it would happen sooner or later."
CELINE’S INFERTILITY STRUGGLE: MY PRIVATE HEARTBREAK
Daily injections, painful tests and four failed IVF attempts: The singer, 41, reveal her dreams for a second baby. ‘I’ll try until it works’
