Tod’s has announced that Alessandra Facchinetti will take over as creative director beginning next month. While not a household name herself, the Italian designer has worked for several.
The World’s Most In-Demand Models: A pile of statistics rank models according to number of covers, runway appearances, Twitter followers and Google searches. Anja Rubik comes out as #1, with Freja Beha Erichsen and Lara Stone not far behind. {The Fashion Spot}
Kate Moss Retrospective Slideshow: In preparation for her wedding tomorrow, Vogue UK compiled a seriously lengthy gallery of Moss’ covers, editorial spreads and street style shots from 1992 to present day. The old ’90s shots by Corinne Day are fantastic, as are some of the model’s changes; remember when she had the pixie cut? {Vogue UK}
Alessandra Facchinetti Returns To Designing: The designer’s adding another project to her formidable resume–she was creative director at both Gucci and Valentino, and did a seven-year stint at Miu Miu–with a collection for Pinko, called Uniqueness. The goal? Forget about regular seasons and instead caters to customers’ desires. {WWD}
Valentino’s been an utter disaster since Valentino left. So yesterday the company announced they were bringing back Carlos Souza, the former model and current PR whiz to whip it back into shape. Or more specifically, to get back their devoted celebrity clientele. He’s starting now, or next week at couture and working alongside HL Group Read more →
Valentino has just announced that their menswear designer, Ferruccio Pozzoni, has parted ways with the fashion house, or in other words, gotten canned. The designer is being let go even before his first collection for the house is presented, which means this firing must really sting. Three months after the label replaced Alessandra Facchinetti and Read more →
Dear Everyone, We get it, fast fashion is where it’s at. No one’s enjoyed Go International more than us, we’re still eagerly awaiting Comme for H&M, and we’re counting the days until another GAP shirt collection. But, as often as we’ve reported on the ins and outs of designers at Chloe, Gianfranco Ferre, Valentino; we Read more →
This just in from WWD: Alessandra Facchinetti has been confirmed as officially out at Valentino, pending a vote by the company’s board. But her successor, after just two seasons with the house, won’t be Giambattista Valli, as some were hoping. The new targets designers? Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, longtime accessories designers for Read more →
To make up for the incredibly boring eight days that was New York Fashion Week, the rumors from Paris Fashion Week are piling up just as the ceremonies are getting under way: First up, Martin Margiela may – finally and actually – be giving up fashion for good, the rumor coming in from everybody everywhere, Read more →
