Karl Lagerfeld has weighed in on what Nicolas Ghesquiere should do post-Balenciaga in what may be one of his most reasonable interviews in recent memory.
Reuters caught up with Lagerfeld at the opening of the Chanel Little Black Jacket exhibition in Paris today where he told them:
What would fashion be if Nicolas Ghesquiere had never come around? Probably pretty different considering his work for Balenciaga has influenced just about everyone, some more directly than others.
We feel like an entire “adventures in copyright” blog could be dedicated to copies of his work. Oh wait, that exists.
We already knew how influential he was, but seeing that visually, all in one place is pretty incredible.
It’s been three days since Nicolas Ghesquiere‘s unexpected departure from Balenciaga was announced and the rumors continue to roll in, involving one pretty big name and a couple of smaller ones. Here’s what we’ve heard.
The day after PPR announced Balenciaga’s split with the brand’s creative director of 15 years, Nicolas Ghesquière, there are of course already rumors circulating about who might replace him.
News of Nicolas Ghesquiere’s departure from Balenciaga seemed to surprise everyone from Style.com, whose feature about him in their new print magazine offers no real clues, to Cathy Horyn, who just offered up some insight as to why Ghesquière may have decided to leave.
While Ghesquière declined comment, Horyn spoke to “a number of individuals, who requested anonymity because of their dealings with PPR,” who confirmed speculation that Ghesquière has been frustrated with Balenciaga and PPR.
Cathy Horyn has called Nicolas Ghesquière the most important designer of our generation and Vogue has called him “fashion’s most sought-after and influential figure.” One does not receive praise like that by showing just a few noteworthy collections. Critics can rarely find anything negative to say about his shows. Nearly every collection he’s put out, it seems, was heralded for its refreshing orginality and credited with changing fashion and influencing trends.
And now, after 15 years at the label he reinvented, Ghesquière is out of a job.
So decided to take a look back at Nicolas Ghesquiere’s 10 best, most influential collections for Balenciaga.
Nicolas Ghesquière, one of the most critically acclaimed and influential designers working today, is leaving his post as creative director of Balenciaga.
Balenciaga parent company PPR just announced that Balenciaga and Ghesquière have made the “joint decision to end their working relationship as of 30 November 2012.”
It’s day two of Sandy’s aftermath and the picture of how this disaster is impacting retail and the industry is becoming a little clearer (though, power outages and transportation problems will continue to complicate things at least through the week).
A lengthy report in today’s WWD details Sandy‘s effect thus far as well as updates from the city’s biggest retailers. Read on for a rundown.
Almost 300 original sketches from Yves Saint Laurent’s personal collection are missing. The saga spans four decades, stretches between two continents and implicates some pretty important fashion people–but the timing of this mystery prompted some to wonder whether it was YSl’s attempt to wag the dog after that whole Cathy Horyn/Hedi Slimane feud. {TheCut}
It’s been a wait of almost ten years, but Zara Home has finally made its way across the pond. The online shopping site launched in the US today. {SHEFinds}
Plus-size model Robyn Lawley’s swimwear shoot for Cosmopolitan Australia will transport you to warm places on this wet and windy fall day. {Huffington Post}
In our giant post earlier this month about all the best Fashion’s Night Out events, we chose a couple to highlight in the headline: Scott Disick cigar rolling and Grace Coddington’s cat drawing for Balenciaga. While we still love Scott Disick, we think we’ll be making Grace Coddington’s event more of a priority on FNO, Read more →
It’s baaaack. Like it or not, Fashion’s Night Out keeps chugging along–and the official website for the globally expanding shopping extravaganza, now in its fourth year, is up and running. As has become the norm for FNO (or what is more accurately a boozy Halloween for shopping enthusiasts), come September 6, stores across NYC and Read more →
When we first heard that Kristen Stewart had been tapped to be the face of a new Balenciaga fragrance back in January, our first reaction was, “Huh?”, and then general acceptance. Since then, the reigning highest paid actress in Hollywood has graced many a red carpet in the label–looking stunning at every photo op. Perhaps a better match than we thought.
Now we know a lot more about the fragrance and KStew’s role, including a (sorta fuzzy and crappy iPhone shot–sorry) of her first ad.
