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Wednesday January 5th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Emmanuelle Alt Rumored To Take Over For Carine Roitfeld, Jennifer Aniston Tries Out Journalism, and Roland Mouret Puts Those Rumors About Him Ghost Designing For Victoria Beckham To Rest For Good
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Emmanuelle Alt Rumored To Take Over For Carine Roitfeld, Jennifer Aniston Tries Out Journalism, and Roland Mouret Puts Those Rumors About Him Ghost Designing For Victoria Beckham To Rest For Good

Emmanuelle Alt To Take The Reigns At French Vogue?: WWD has it from “industry sources” that French Vogue‘s fashion director, Emmanuelle Alt is rumored to be on the short list to replace Carine Roitfeld as editor. Apparently Virginie Mouzat, Le Figaro’s fashion editor, is still in the running as well. {WWD subscription required}

Roland Mouret Does NOT Ghost Design For Victoria Beckham, OK?: There were always rumors that Mouret had a hand in designing Victoria Beckham’s well-received collections and one journo recently asked him about it. Here’s what he said: Mouret retorted with the following outburst: “Oh my God, that question! Politicians, movie stars, it’s always the first things they want to know and I’m like, why? Why would I want to design a collection for Victoria Beckham? Yes she is a friend and yes she asks for advice and yes I told her the name of a pattern cutter, but she has lots of friends she asks for advice – Marc Jacobs. I like to help people that’s all.” {Telegraph}

Jennifer Aniston, Reporter?: Jennifer Aniston interviews her Just Go With It costar Nicole Kidman in the latest Harper’s Bazaar and she’s pretty good at it. And then they do this thing where they’re all “You’re pretty,” “No, you’re pretty!” which is funny. {Harper’s Bazaar}

Kellwood Acquires Rebecca Taylor: Kellwood Co. continues their acquisition spree with Rebecca Taylor. Last year they acquired Adam, by Adam Lippes, and Isis. The Daily Front Row is reporting that Kellwood has Gryphon in their sites next. {WWD subscription required}

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Thursday June 17th, 2010

Finding Your Ideal Creative Director Is Tough, So We Offer Some Suggestions

Finding Your Ideal Creative Director Is Tough, So We Offer Some Suggestions

Finding a new creative director for a brand is a painstaking process. Not only do you want someone whose aesthetic lines up with the brand’s image, but there’s contracts, availability, and a ton of paperwork before a collection sets foot on the runway.

In this process, sometimes bad decisions are made. Like Alessandra Falchinetti at Gucci or Marco Zanini at Halston, short lived, unprofitable directorships are plenty in the fashion industry. Not every decision puts a Giles at Ungaro, nor is every rumor about a Pugh at Mugler.

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Thursday March 18th, 2010

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Monday November 30th, 2009

Shopping

Welcome to Roland Mouret’s Galaxy

Nothing says 2005/6 like a Roland Mouret Galaxy dress. No matter how ubiquitous the shape was, no matter who wore it – from Posh to Julianne Moore to Paris Hilton – the nipped waist, tea length, sexy secretary-shape never got old. Since then, many have tried to imitate it (Hollywood favors Black Halo’s Jackie copy), Read more →

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Thursday November 5th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Lovely Bones: Lara‘s landed a Christmas Vogue. She looks awfully ladylike in pastel pink tulle on the cover of British Vogue. {Models} Viva Versace: Guy Trebay sits down with Donatella for a rather sad story in today’s Times. They discuss her past, including Gianni, her friends’ intervention and her stint in rehab, as well as Read more →

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Monday August 3rd, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Not Faris: Anna Friel is the West End’s new Eliza Doolittle, so Vanity Fair photographed her in loads and loads of pearls with touches of Alberta Ferretti & Julian Macdonald for a supplement to their UK edition. {VanityFair} Venezia Bound: Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, will screen at the Venice Film Festival on Read more →

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Tuesday June 23rd, 2009

People We Like

Graeme Black — Great Scot!

It amazes us that Scottish designer Graeme Black isn’t more widely known. After all, he was senior designer at Armani for years (not to mention the great Giorgio’s boyfriend for much of that time), and before that Creative Director of Ferragamo. He launched his luxe, very tailored, eponymous label a few years ago. Victoria Beckham’s Read more →

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Friday May 15th, 2009

Wednesday March 25th, 2009

Thom’s Troubling Omen

With every designer from Roland Mouret to Carlos Miele entering the menswear market, you’d assume it’s one area that’s seemingly recession proof, or at least suffering on a smaller scale. It looks like that may not be the case. If Men’s Vogue going under wasn’t the first indication of trouble on the menswear home front Read more →

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