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Fashion Week

Kanye West Spring 2012: Kanye Debuts In Paris, Gets Slammed By Critics Already

Kanye West showed his debut collection tonight in Paris. The show was easily one of the most buzzed about of the week and he wrangled an impressive front row, with designers outweighing celebrities. Based on reports from Twitter and Eric Wilson's just-posted write-up on the Times' blog On the Runway, Azzedine Alaïa, Joseph Altuzarra, Alexander Wang, Olivier Theyskens, Dean and Dan Caten, Jeremy Scott and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were all there. The right editors were there too: Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, Glenda Bailey and Anna Dello Russo. As for the celebrities who showed? La Lohan was there, as we reported, and so was Ciara, but sadly Beyonce and Jay-Z were no-shows. Or maybe, not so sadly, considering the show was slammed by critics almost as soon as the first model hit the runway. We'll have our review posted tomorrow morning (our fabulous contributor, Flaunt's Long Nguyen, was one of the lucky 100 granted a ticket). Until then, here's what the critics had to say about it over Twitter. Warning, it's not pretty.

Business

Fashion News Roundup: Franca Sozzani Says Dior Should Hire Galliano Back, Bryanboy Wants Babies, and Tyra's Insane ANTM-All Stars Commercial

Cathy Horyn Ruffles Feathers Again: Horyn published a "must-see" list of shows for NYFW, which included many young designers but left out several big name players like DVF and Oscar de la Renta. Some were indifferent, but more than a few felt slighted. {WWD} Franca Sozzani Thinks Dior Should Hire John Galliano Back: The Italian Vogue editor says, “ I understand [Dior's] point of view...and they couldn’t just say, ‘Bad boy! We forgive you! Come back!' But it’s really a pity. And I will never believe he believed what he said.” {The Daily Beast} ANTM All-Stars Starts Wednesday, Tyra Still Crazy: If this commercial is any indication of what's to come this season, we can expect it to be a totally engrossing shitshow. {Fashin}

Shopping

Boutiques.com is Up and Running, Featuring Stores Created By Susie Bubble, Olivia Palermo...No SJP Yet

Boutiques.com, Google's new fashion venture, launched in beta today. And it's pretty much what was expected: A listing of several boutiques with pieces pulled from Like.com's vast retail network, which includes Topshop, Anthropologie, and Neiman Marcus. Some boutiques were created by the blogger/designer/celebrity they represent. For instance, Nicole Richie, Susie Bubble, and Olivia Palermo have each designed their own boutiques. As have brands like DvF and Rag & Bone. Conversely, Carey Mulligan and the Olsen Twins seem to have nothing to do with the creation of their respective boutiques. And Sarah Jessica Parker, who was rumored to be building a boutique for the launch, is nowhere to be found.

Style

Stars Sans Stylists: What It Really Means

Lately, the cool thing, if you're famous, is to claim that you don't have a stylist. (Cough, Blake Lively, cough cough.) Sometimes, that's true. But most of the time, chances are someone is likely helping the starlet make clothing decisions, even if it's not a Rachel Zoe/Nicole Richie-type relationship. There are some stylists who make celebrities look like they've done it themselves. Leslie Fremar, who styles Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Connelly, and several other perfect specimens, makes her clients feel so comfortable on the red carpet that for years I fully believed Gyllenhaal did it solo. But alas, what celebrity has time to go it alone, especially when it's a big event like the Oscars? As one publicist told me, "I don't think they have time to find PR contacts, you know?" Even Chloe Sevigny, whose style is innately her own--probably more than any other celebrity--uses a stylist for big events. Ezra Woods, her sometimes-stylist, also works with Michelle Williams, who looks as effortless on the street as she does on the red carpet. (And there's no way Woods is picking out her outfits every morning.) Perfect person Gwyneth Paltrow even started using someone after her too loose Ralph Lauren dress at the 1999 Oscars. (Although I loved it regardless.) So what about Blake? And Diane? And January? What's truth and what's fiction? Here are the real stories behind these stars without stylists: