Frida Giannini

Who will lead the next era of Gucci?

Because...drum roll...it's finally here!

Frida Giannini keeps things casual.

Joseph Altuzarra will not be helming Gucci anytime soon.

The assortment that Frida Giannini delivered for resort was proof-positive that there are indeed two sides to every story. To wit: Her sartorial love letter to the disco era. At times it drew from that tradition of languid American sportswear, made iconic by both Halston (on the Studio 54 dance floor) and Bill Blass (on the shoulders of Park Ave.'s Uptown set); at others it spoke to the spirit of those hedonistic babes flitting about on the other side of the pond in Celia Birtwell's gregarious prints, Biba's earthy-sensual frocks, and all form of Fiorucci's cheeky chic.

Beyonce! J. Lo! Mary J. Blige! And all of them forgot to wear pants.

When we heard, just about a month ago, that James Franco was involved in a documentary film about Gucci, we weren't exactly like, "Oh, that makes perfect sense." But then again, that's never been a reaction to anything James Franco does, has it (we're starting to think that's the whole idea)? Anyway, the actor-slash-producer-slash-many other things put the wheels in motion for the first documentary about the historic house of Gucci and its current creative director, Frida Giannini, who flies relatively under the radar as far as creative directors of big fashion houses go. It's called The Director and will bow at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend. We chatted with the film's director Christina Voros to find out how this documentary came about.

Kendall Jenner wants to model for Victoria's Secret. Could this be the ACTUAL reason Miranda Kerr is supposedly leaving? (Kidding) {E!} Jennifer Garner is maybe the new face of MaxMara. {WWD UK} Lanvin's managing director Thierry Andretta has resigned from his position for "personal reasons." {WWD}

Hot off the heels of announcing its involvement in a worldwide women's empowerment movement (alongside Beyonce and Salma Hayek), Gucci has taken part in another extremely noble cause: Preserving the rainforests of Brazil without compromising the aesthetic taste or quality of its products. The brand is releasing a range of three handbags, each created through a method causing literally zero deforestation in the Amazon. Oh and each handbag comes with a cattle 'passport' that details "the precise history of the chain of supply, from the birth of the cow to the beautiful final product." Very moo-ving.

UK retailer Harvey Nichols's ad campaign has gone to the dogs--literally! {Telegraph} Fifty years (and five seasons) later, this model is suing Mad Men for the unauthorized use of her image. {HuffPo} There might have been drama over their dresses, but Amanda Seyfried isn't letting couture cloud her friendship with Anne Hathaway. {Us Weekly} Whoa, Miley! Miss Cyrus dyed her hair a shade she calls "platinum," but we're dubbing it "blue steel." {Refinery29}

Beyoncé wasn't playing around with that whole "Who run the world? GIRLS" thing. The human embodiment of all things wonderful in the universe, who now apparently goes by "Beyonce Knowles-Carter," has teamed up with Salma Hayek Pinault aka Salma Hayek and Gucci creative director Frida Giannini to create a new female-empowerment initiative called Chime for Change.

For fall 2013, the Gucci girl is all about contradiction--in the most titillating way possible. She is, for the most part, completely covered up, and yet at the same time there was something risqué, almost perverse about her.

It was more is more for designer Frida Giannini, who seemed to find inspiration in Liz Taylor circa the late '60s/early '70s as well as Richard Avedon portraits of Marella Agnelli, Talitha Getty and Gloria Vanderbilt.

MILAN--I can think of no better introduction to Milan Fashion Week than with Gucci's show. Set at a storied building on the Piazza Oberdan, a 15 minut

Rihanna's landed a major international campaign. While Chanel, Prada and Louis Vuitton are re-living the 90's, Gucci's chosen the twenty-year-old pop