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4. The Stefano Pilati/YSL rumors:
In the midst of an already tumultuous Fall 2011 Fashion Week in Paris, a single cryptic tweet from @KenzoPR ignited rumors that Stefano Pilati was out at YSL, and that Hedi Slimane might be in line to take his place. Pilati’s future at YSL had already been shaky for a couple of seasons, so the fashion flock wasted no time in calling out potential replacements for him—Olivier Theyskens, Haider Ackermann, and Raf Simons being the front-runners. Especially in conjunction with the vacancy John Galliano left at Dior, this news had the industry reeling for weeks, despite the fact that YSL PR assured the public that Pilati’s contract was in tact. Months later in September, Suzy Menkes suggested in the New York Times that Raf Simons might be replacing Pilati after all, but as far as we know, he’s safe—at least for now.