Maison Margiela at Paris Fashion Week, For Fancy (and Cold) Military Types
Margiela creative director John Galliano threw down in his typically “wacky” fashion on the Paris runway Wednesday morning, presenting a vision for Fall that is something like: arty types stationed at a dusty military base who pass the time by knitting and starting a DIY discothéque.
Paris Fashion Week: Maison Margiela's Wavy Space Witches
“DO YOU FEEL THE BLOOD MOON?” asks Maison Margiela’s Stepford space witches, in a creepy stage whisper. “I DOOOOOOOO.”
Galliano's Couture Collection for Margiela Is Upsettingly Good
It’s pretty confusing when a person you hate makes something you love, right?
Fashion World Enraptured By John Galliano's Dumb New Collection
Four years after a drug-fueled anti-Semitic rant imploded John Galliano's career—resulting in his firing first from Dior, and later from his eponymous label—the designer has launched a comeback of sorts with an "artisanal" (what) collection for Maison Martin Margiela at the end of London's fall 2015 menswear…
New Margiela Director John Galliano Isn't a 'Bad Boy,' He's a Racist
John Galliano has been appointed the new head of Maison Martin Margiela, an announcement made Tuesday that the fashion press ate up like petits fours from the tips their delicate and painstakingly manicured fingers. Even Kanye West tweeted. Margiela, one of the most revered Paris fashion houses, has been without its…
Vogue UK Hired John Galliano as a Guest Editor
The John Galliano comeback continues, whether you like it or not: the designer has made a return to Vogue UK, acting as a guest-editor on a fashion shoot that will appear in the glossy's December issue. It features (surprise!) Kate Moss, who will also cover the issue.
John Galliano: For the Sci-Fi Cartoon Princess in You
Bill Gaytten presented his spring 2014 collection for John Galliano at Paris Fashion Week, and it's like a beautiful vision from a very glamourous cartoon set in the future: lots of neons and pastels, oversized embellishments, and exaggerated silhouettes.
Katie Couric's Dead Husband's Phone Makes 2am Calls to Cops
So this is genuinely bizarre: Katie Couric and New York police commissioner Ray Kelly are investigating a series of 911 calls placed in the early hours of the morning—Tuesdays at 2 AM—from a number registered to Couric's dead husband Jay Monahan, who passed away of colon cancer in 1998. Because it is highly unlikely…
Calvin Klein's Super Bowl Debut: 97% Abs, 3% Underwear
Besides Beyoncé and the Clydesdale, there was something else eye-catching during the Super Bowl: Calvin Klein's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp, hired creative director Fabien Baron of Baron + Baron to create the 30-second spot, shot by Steven Klein and…
Get to Know Raf Simons, the New Designer at Dior
Fashion writer Suzy Menkes is reporting at the International Herald-Tribune that Dior is set to announce tomorrow that Belgian-born designer Raf Simons will be taking the reins at the fashion house. Dior has been without an artistic director for more than a year, ever since longtime designer John Galliano was fired…
Dior Couture, for the Beautiful and Empty
The Dior couture show was very restrained, with almost no color. There were black dresses.
The Year in Dicks
Every year contains its fair share of jerkitude, but a few major offenders usually stand out from the pack. Let's take a look at the dudes who gave humanity a bad name in 2011.
Calvin Klein Cast Kate Moss Because She Was 'Always Thin'
Calvin Klein gave a rare public interview at 92Y this week, where he spoke with former head of New York fashion week Fern Mallis. The 68-year-old retired designer discussed addiction, his boyfriend, 21-year-old porn star Nicholas Gruber, Kate Moss, selling his company — and growing up in the same Bronx neighborhood as…
The Dior Show Closed With Karlie Kloss's Naked Ass
The spring Christian Dior collection walked in Paris earlier today. Dior still has not replaced fired creative director John Galliano, who lost his job after being arrested for hurling racial abuse at a couple in a Paris café six months ago, so studio head Bill Gaytten took the bow at the show's conclusion. Karolina…
Six Months After Galliano's Meltdown, Dior Still Hasn't Replaced Him
Six months after John Galliano was fired for making racist remarks to a couple of strangers in a bar, Christian Dior still doesn't have a creative director. Galliano's halfway to having his reputation restored — he made Kate Moss's wedding dress, and the editor of Vogue Italia is now telling the press to get some…
Marc Jacobs Not Opposed To Designing For Dior, Oh No
Marc Jacobs told a reporter "it would be an honor" to design for Dior. "There's no question that the two great couture houses in Paris are Chanel and Dior…. I think it would be a very hard thing to turn down." This is the first time that the designer has directly addressed the rumor that he is in talks to succeed the…
John Galliano Found Guilty Of Hate Speech, Fined
A Paris court has found former Christian Dior designer John Galliano guilty of making racist and anti-Semitic comments at a bar; publicly insulting someone on the basis of their religion, race, or ethnicity in France is legally actionable hate speech. Galliano was fined €17,500, or around $24,589 at current exchange.
Marc Jacobs Said To Be Replacing John Galliano At Dior
Women's Wear Daily is reporting that Bernard Arnault has at last found a replacement for John Galliano at Christian Dior, the €21 billion luxury brand that is one of the biggest and sparkliest jewels in LVMH's crown. According to "sources," Marc Jacobs is in "talks" to leave Louis Vuitton to take over Dior. Phoebe…
