“I’m not sure — it’s an amazing job, I don’t know if he would be the right person for it. John Galliano is difficult to replace. I think it’s important not to jump into things. It needs to be a logical continuation of the brand. But who am I to say anything? I guess we all just have to wait and see.”
Valentino: ‘I don’t know if [Raf Simons] would be the right person for [Dior]‘
Sooo Raf Simons Might Be Replacing Galliano at Dior
???
Dior is reportedly closing in on a deal with Raf Simons to replace John Galliano.
The Jill Sanders designer proves he can turn a label around but we’re wondering if this is just another a rumor considering his minimalistic approach to design is the complete opposite of Galliano’s.
Who knows though? Maybe keeping things simple is exactly what Dior needs right now? We’ll update you once we hear more.
Kanye to Debut Line During Paris Fashion Week, Marc Jacobs Gets a New Swanky Pad and Lady Gaga’s Vadge is Pierced
Moving on bitches.
Giles Deacon and Emanuel Ungaro have “mutually decided” to end their partnership after only working together for a year and a half. Can someone find a way to blame Lindsay for this? [WWD]
He was supposed to show off his collection during #NYFW but that didn’t happen so Kanye West is rumored to be pushing his debut runway show to Paris Fashion Week. [Vogue UK]
John Galliano‘s former assistant Antonio Berardi reveals:
“John would come out at the end of the catwalk show and people would think how confident he was. I think it was that part of his persona that kicked in for two minutes. Then he’d go back to being incredibly shy. Most of us [designers] are fragile creatures – even if we look theatrical and put on shows.”
Carine Roitfeld is everywhere these days and now she’s on the latest cover of i-D Magazine shot by Terry Richardson. Seems like she’s busier than ever since Vogue Paris gave her the boot. Success is definitely the sweetest revenge in this case. [Design Scene]
A wardrobe malfunction unveiled Lady Gaga‘s vagina piercing to a group of excited photogs. Are you surprised? [The Superficial]
A 21-year-old designer named Jessica Rogers claims Nicki Minaj knocked off one of her designs and we think she’s totally right. [Fashionista]
Topman gets in trouble for selling some sexists t-shirts. Yes, they are douchey and f*cked up but we can’t help but laugh at the thought of morons wearing them. [Guardian UK]
Madonna is rumored to be launching a perfume. How did this not happen earlier? [WWD]
Romeo & Juliet Couture have teamed up with Warner Bros for a Gossip Girl collection. [WWD]
An anonymous stylist talks shit about Zac Posen to Page Six:
Zac was always ridiculous … But then he became a parody of himself. People around him have a head for business and try to rein him in, but he’s never had to work from the bottom up, and he’s too used to everyone flapping around him to notice that his name doesn’t mean what it used to.”
Want to see the digs Marc Jacobs is moving into? It’s really nice and you can rent this place too for you know, just $23k a month. [Corcoran]
Lindsay Lohan threw a fit and a drink at someone’s face at the Nine West party during #NYFW. [The Blemish]
Cheryl Cole is going to release a line of shoes right before Christmas. [Metro UK]
Galliano Found Guilty
- Guilty
John Galliano was found guilty of ”public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity” in a French court today. The designer got into deep shit when he was running around Paris going on and on about how much he loved Hitler and hated Jewish people.
Earlier he released a statement saying: “Antisemitism and racism have no part in our society. I unreservedly apologize for my behavior in causing any offense.” Changed man? We’d like to hope so.
Galliano‘s potential sentence was a fine of over $30k but he was charged a suspended fine of over $8k today and that pretty much means it’ll go on his criminal record but he doesn’t really have to pay it. Um, yeah, we don’t get it either.
10 Fashion People We Want to Have Drinks With
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Kelly Cutrone
We want to be in her wolf-pack, badly. K-Trone, we don't get why we haven't had drinks with you yet. We can wear all black. We can be friends. You can tell us when we're being pushovers and bitch us back in to place. Please. Please, let's be friends, Kelly?
So Marc Jacobs is Probably Gonna Replace Galliano at Dior…
- It’s me bitches!
Alright reports all over the damn internet are saying that Marc Jacobs will totally be replacing John Galliano at Dior.
Marc’s contract at Louis Vuitton is almost coming to an end and now LVMH is trying to convince him to take on Dior before they renew him for another stretch at LV.
If he accepts, Jacobs will head over to Dior with his business partner Robert Duffy and in turn the incredible Pheobe Philo of Céline will take his place at Louis Vuitton.
Who saw this one coming?
Rumor Squashed: Nope, No Galliano for Topshop!
Sorry Betches.
We all got excited at the prospect of Galliano and Topshop teaming up but the British retailers took to Twitter to imply that it was all BS by saying: “It’s incredible how rumors get started!” Later Sir Philip Green (Topshop owner) explained to Vogue, “I saw John Galliano at Kate’s wedding last Friday. I did not discuss any business with him then, nor have I since.”
Then Galliano’s people decided to spoil any remnants of hope when they said, “His only focus for the foreseeable future is concentrating on his rehab. There is no truth in this rumour.”
Well, damn.
Galliano Might Design for Topshop, Kate Moss Honeymoon Pic, Weird Aaliyah Beauty Tutorial
RUMOR: Sir Philip Green, owner of Topshop and John Galliano were both at Kate Moss’ wedding last weekend. Reportedly the two were chummy and even talked about possibly creating a John Galliano for Topshop line following the collections Kate Moss did for the UK chain. [Vogue UK]
eBay teamed up with designers like Diane Von Furstenberg, Rodarte, Jason Wu and more for a limited edition collection of totes campaigning against counterfit goods. They are actually cute and range from are only $35. $150 if you want a customized (cute) one by the designers. [Elle]
Penelope Cruz covers the latest issue of V Magazine sporting a shorter, slicked back hair do and we kinda love it. [Design Scene]
Stalker Central: A photo has surfaced of Kate Moss and Jamie Hince on their honeymoon in Corsica. They’re on a boat motherf*cker. [Harper's Bazaar]
Katie Holmes wants to dress Kate Middleton. Please. [Vogue UK]
Only about 1% of jeans sold in the U.S. last year cost over $50. More proof designer jeans are not so necessary anymore? [WSJ]
Saks is opening a store in Kazakhstan. No Borat jokes. [WWD]
Gwen Stefani‘s son Kingston is rocking a blue mohawk these days. Is it sad that this 5 year-old is most definitely cooler than most people I know? [Pop Crush]
Reem Acra selling a capsule collection exclusively on Shopbop.com. [Stylewatch]
OMFG: Lanvin is going to start doing eyewear. [WWD]
Lauren Conrad dabbles in multicolored hair too. Are you feeling it? [Us]
Beyonce’s editiorial for Vogue Italia. [ONTD]
Olivia Palermo is launching a blog midsummer. About time no? We’re going to be all over like flies on ish. [Fashionista]
WTF? YouTube makeup guru Michelle Phan does an Aaliyah transformation tutorial for Nylon TV and it’s f*cking weird to say the least and totally a diss to Aaliyah. She would not wear those shades today. [ONTD]
Galliano Finds a Replacement
John Galliano Resort 2012
Nope! He hasn’t been replaced at Dior just yet but it has been revealed that John Galliano has named Bill Gaytten to take over the creative director position at his John Galliano label.
“It’s the same job for me; I’ve been doing it for a long time,” Gaytten tells WWD. “[ The menswear show] was a bit different because John wasn’t there. I’m dying to know what he thinks!”
Bill, I’m pretty sure he’s going to love the collection considering everybody on the runway looked exactly like him.
[Vogue UK]
Ricardo Tisci Puts Galliano Succession Rumors to Bed
Not me guys. Sorry.
We can go on and on about how we think Ricardo Tisci will leave Givenchy to replace John Galliano but it basically ain’t gonna happen.
The designer tells Interview Magazine:
“Sincerely, I feel sorry for John. But for this moment I am leaving aside all the gossip of ‘I am going here, I am going there,’ because there is a lot of gossip circulating and there always will be. I will tell you, in this moment, I am very happy at Givenchy and it is a moment in which I am bringing the game to the next level. So I tell you, I feel at home. It’s as if it were my son … For now, it is still Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and I think that it will be for a long time, because it will be difficult to evict me from my house.”
There you have it. Ricardo isn’t going anywhere and we’re ecstatic. Now who’s the next designer due for a Dior rumor?
Fresh Out of Rehab: Galliano Spotted at LAX, Gets Called a “F**king Racist”
La fête est terminée
John Galliano was seen in Los Angeles yesterday leaving LAX airport assumingly arriving from the rehab facility he was checked into for about a month in Arizona. Galliano kept silent as a reporter asked him “Would you have done anything differently if you were on the Christian Dior board?” and even kept his mouth shut when another called him a f**king racist.
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Gwen Stefani Talks L.A.M.B., Her ‘Daily Struggle’ to Stay Thin and John Galliano in Elle UK
The gorgeous Gwen Stefani landed the April cover of Elle UK and in it she talks about her fashion line, staying thin and her relationship with fallen Dior designer, John Galliano.
On weight:
“I work out five days a week, I can’t imagine not doing it. I’d like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I’ve learned over the years that I’m so disappointed when I can’t wear the clothes I want to wear. And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I’m not looking my best, it’s not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.”
Courtesy Elle
On her fashion career:
“I’m not even close to being where I want it to be yet. [Fashion] is very, very hard to do well, but I’m learning. I’m getting to the point where the last collection we did was a disaster until two weeks before – I had to fly to Montreal and review the whole collection – and it ended up being one of the most cohesive collections we’d ever done.”
On John Galliano and her wedding dress:
“When I got engaged and someone told me that John said he would make my dress, I was like really? I said I wanted it to be over the top, but not traditional – I wanted it to be everything. But how do you tell this genius over the phone? He was, like, OK, and sent me these drawings of this unbelievable, perfect dress. It’s going into the V&A now. I didn’t wanna send it because I was scared it would get ruined. But it’s a work of art, it needed to be seen.”
