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Tuesday March 26th, 2013

The Biggest Designer Comebacks
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The Biggest Designer Comebacks

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It’s been a season of second, third, and even fourth chances. After stints at Perry Ellis, Paco Rabanne, and Gap, designer Patrick Robinson is once again staging a comeback–this time, as creative director of Armani Exchange.

Currently waiting in the wings is former Dior designer John Galliano, who has been assisting in Oscar de la Renta’s atelier and is purportedly in talks to teach at Parsons.

We can’t say for sure whether either of these comebacks will take, but we can tell you about the returns other designers have staged in the past. Here are fashion’s greatest comeback stories:

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Decades’s Cameron Silver on Which Designers to Invest in Now, and How Chinese Shoppers are Changing Vintage
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Decades’s Cameron Silver on Which Designers to Invest in Now, and How Chinese Shoppers are Changing Vintage

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Is there a better chronicler of fashion history and all-around-beloved fashion personality than Cameron Silver? As the new star of Bravo’s Dukes of Melrose, Silver, the man most credited with making it cool to wear old clothes and co-owner of Los Angeles vintage emporium Decades, now has the adulation of a nationwide and global audience.

At a Vidal Sassoon Pro Series event last week, Silver exhibited his usual charm as we talked about vintage history, how more informed consumers have affected his business, and which modern designers he sees as having vintage appeal.

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Dior’s Haute Couture Show to Encore in Shanghai, Victoria’s Secret Responds to Backlash, and the Kardashians Could Sue Ford
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Dior’s Haute Couture Show to Encore in Shanghai, Victoria’s Secret Responds to Backlash, and the Kardashians Could Sue Ford

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Dior will reprise its Spring 2013 haute couture show in Shanghai on March 30 as part of a continued effort to win over the Chinese market. {Business of Fashion}

Is Victoria Secret’s latest PINK campaign too sexy for the young girls it’s aimed at? The lingerie company responds to backlash. {Telegraph}

Chanel Iman rocks Galore Magazine‘s cover in a shimmering bodysuit and gold pumps. {MTV Style}

Kardashians in kourt? The sisters’ family attorney says they may take legal action against Ford for its “disgusting, vile, and offensive” leaked ad-mockup featuring Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe tied up in Paris Hilton’s car trunk. {E! Online}

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Alber Elbaz on John Galliano: ‘I Hope the World Will Forgive Him’
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Alber Elbaz on John Galliano: ‘I Hope the World Will Forgive Him’

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Alber Elbaz sat down with Harper’s Bazaar‘s EIC Glenda Bailey yesterday at Hearst Tower for a “Master Class” session, where he discussed everything from his view on other designers to his own career path–and we got to sit in.

Elbaz weighed in on John Galliano’s possible return, as well as the controversy surrounding Céline allegedly ripping off his former mentor Geoffrey Beene.

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Monday March 25th, 2013

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Wednesday March 20th, 2013

Kate Upton is (Maybe) Going to Prom, Coco Rocha Croons in Cavalli, and Victoria Beckham Buys a Supermarket
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Kate Upton is (Maybe) Going to Prom, Coco Rocha Croons in Cavalli, and Victoria Beckham Buys a Supermarket

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Kate Upton gets asked to the prom by a high school senior from LA in this strangely endearing homemade video—and she accepts! {HuffPo}

Victoria Beckham’s latest big purchase? A supermarket–presumably as space to expand her fashion lines. You can’t make this stuff up.{InStyle UK}

Want to be The Face of the UK? Naomi Campbell is working on a UK version of her modeling competition reality TV series—and auditions are currently being held. {Vogue UK}

Coco Rocha croons in Roberto Cavalli. Watch her jumping around and singing in The Hunger Magazine‘s video teaser for its fourth issue. {Grazia}

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Tuesday March 19th, 2013

Major Casting Director Slams Dior’s All-White Runway as ‘Racist’
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Major Casting Director Slams Dior’s All-White Runway as ‘Racist’

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Raf Simons has done almost nothing wrong since taking up the reins at Dior. His designs have been met with critical acclaim across the board. He goes out of his way to be nice to journalists.

But there’s one area where Simons falls short, and that’s when it comes to the diversity in model casting for his runway shows.

Dior’s not the only whitewashed show. Noting that close to 90% of the models cast to walk in the fall 2013 runway shows were white, BuzzFeed reached out to five top casting agents to ask: Why?

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Cara Delevingne Does S&M, Cosmetic Companies Battle Over Adele, and Riccardo Tisci Designs Ballet Costumes
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Cara Delevingne Does S&M, Cosmetic Companies Battle Over Adele, and Riccardo Tisci Designs Ballet Costumes

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Ready, set, plié. Givenchy couturier Riccardo Tisci will be designing costumes for the 17-minute ballet production “Bolero” at the Opéra de Paris this Spring. {WWD}

So those rumors about Katie Holmes planning to be an attorney might actually be true. The actress tells all as she gets beachy on the cover of Allure‘s April issue. {US Weekly}

Cara Delevingne goes S&M for Karl Lagerfeld in a photo shoot for Plastic Dreams, the in-house magazine of Brazilian shoe company Melissa. Adorable little 14-second teaser included. {Grazia}

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