Givenchy Campaign Champions Diversity, Oscar de la Renta and John Galliano Are Email Pals, Kim Kardashian Debuts Bikini Body

Go Riccardo Tisci! See how his latest campaign is breaking barriers in the fashion industry and more of Wednesday's hottest fashion stories.
Author:
Updated:
Original:

Neo-soul singer Erykah Badu fronts Givenchy’s spring campaign, along with models Maria Borges, Riley and Asia Chow -- making this the first of its kind to use women of color exclusively. {Style}

Guess which royal gal wore Kate Middleton's $35 Zara necklace first? {HuffPo}

Miroslava Duma will star in Roger Vivier's "eccentric" spring campaign in a booklet shot by 19-year old photographer Olivia Bee. {WWD}

"It's never over!" John Galliano is officially doing the costumes for a London production of The Importance of Being Ernest -- and he and Oscar de la Renta email every week. {WWD}

Kim Kardashian shows off her post-baby body to the world in an itsy bitsy teenie weenie white bikini just six months after giving birth to Nori. {US Weekly}

What do Americans want to see more of? Selfies, apparently. Twitter Mirror is a device-like tablet displayed throughout events such as the Grammys to encourage celebrities to take more selfies. {Wall Street Journal}

Emmy "ball-buster" Rossum snagged the cover of Company January issue. {Refinery 29}

UK designer Christopher Raeburn is collaborating with British heritage brand Barbour on a womenswear collection influenced by the brand's military beginnings. {Telegraph}

Pinterest launches its iPad app for iOS 7 featuring new ways to finding and sharing boards -- just in time to buckle down and finish that holiday shopping list! {Fashionista Inbox}

Felicity Jones is all the proof you need that less is more when it comes to makeup. Steal her fresh faced look here. {Nylon}

2013 has been the year of pixie cuts and drastic 'dos. Look back on this year's 13 most buzz-worthy hair moments. {SheFinds}

Related Stories

Style

Is John Galliano Headed Back to Oscar de la Renta?

Two and a half years after being let go from Dior and his namesake label, John Galliano has yet to land at any permanent position. He was rumored to be teaching, but Parsons cancelled his scheduled workshop. There are rumors he may design costumes for a West End production. But so far his strongest re-entrance to the fashion world has been his three-week stint with Oscar de la Renta. And WWD is now reporting that Galliano is in talks to continue his relationship with the New York-based designer... maybe permanently.

Business

John Galliano Plots Comeback with a Little Help From Oscar de la Renta

John Galliano is finally returning to the fashion industry... and it's all thanks to Oscar de la Renta WWD is reporting that de la Renta has invited the disgraced designer to "spend some time with him in his studio over the next three weeks." What he'll be doing there (draping in a corner? designing a collection? drinking tea with de la Renta?) is unknown. But it is believed that Anna Wintour had a hand in brokering this highly unorthodox "in residence" agreement.

Style

Oscar de la Renta on John Galliano, Cathy Horyn, and Wanting to Dress Michelle Obama

After nearly 50 years in the business, it's no wonder 80-year-old Oscar de la Renta has a lot to say about the fashion industry. Like, really a lot. The designer sat down for a revealing interview with William Norwich for New York magazine's spring fashion issue. Find out what de la Renta had to say about just what John Galliano is doing in his studio and how he got there; the fact that Michelle Obama has never worn his designs; and making up with Cathy Horyn.