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Marchesa, The Blind Item

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We can’t believe that WWD ran a blind item today, but here it is:


The Hollywood heat around Georgina Chapman, the designer of Marchesa along with Keren Craig, has apparently reached the couture ateliers in the capital of fashion.

Rumors are rife in Paris that a major fashion house, under new ownership, offered the English designer a hefty contract to become the house’s creative director.

Chapman, who declined to comment, is said to have turned down the offer because she wants to devote all of her time to building her fledgling brand.

The obvious answer here is Valentino. Can you think of any others?

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posted by guest

Jun 21, 2007 12:11PM

Yikes

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posted by flaco

Jun 21, 2007 1:06PM

double yikes! she is sooooo undeserving! i mean really!!, if getting jiggy with an extremely unattractive (but nice??) but very well connected billionaire can open soo very many doors well then....i mean i even prefer the rodarte gals over this...jeez. valentino!! so very wrong on so very many levels. :(
that is...if it is valentino, but i imagine it is...

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posted by rachel

Jun 21, 2007 1:40PM

i am pretty positive that it was you that wrote about this many months ago in a blind item...and everyone guessed it to be her.....

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posted by a8

Jun 21, 2007 4:59PM

I can't believe that Valentino couldn't find a more deserving and talented designer? I like Marchesa and some of the stuff she's done but I don't see it as on par with a major, historical house.

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posted by arcadia

Jun 21, 2007 6:28PM

didn't Harvey buy Halston? isn't she going to take over that line with Rachel Zoe? i think that's why she turned down the offer because no one in their right mind would walk away from a gig like that unless they had something better!

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