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- Carine Roitfeld is coming out with a 400-page book entitled Irreverent! (I love when an “!” is included in the name) that lists among its contributors, Olivier Zahm, Cathy Horyn and (brace yourself) Anna Wintour. [Styleite]

- Nylon asks if the onepiece, a “high fashion Snuggie” is a good idea or bad idea. I ask why I’m not wearing one right now. [Nylon]

- Givenchy Couture‘s new CEO, Susan Whiteley is Alexander McQueen‘s old CEO; and Givenchy Couture’s old CEO, Fabrizio Malverdi, is now running Dior Homme. And in this game of fashion musical chairs, Riccardo Tisci is still circling around Dior Couture‘s creative director’s seat. [Fashionista]

- The New York Times compares Lindsay Lohan‘s court-room walk of shame to a catwalk and the red carpet, both things that Lindsay hasn’t been invited near in years. [NYT]

- NBC is working on a new reality competition fashion show in the same vein as The Fashion Show and Project Runway, ingeniously titled, The Fashion Project. As usual, NBC on the forefront of innovation. [The Cut]

- Apparently Rihanna, whose Vogue cover has been compared to the little mermaid can’t hold a candle to Ariel. We could also compare their singing, but Ariel would win that, too —  fins down. [The Hollywood Gossip]

- On a sad note, noted rap singer Nate Dogg has died at 41. In honor of him, my favorite quote from his classic duet with Warren G, “Regulate”: “If you know like I know then you don’t want to step to this’ It’s the G-Funk era, funked out with a gangsta twist/ If you smoke like I smoke then you’re high like everyday/ And if your ass is a buster, 213 will regulate.” Good night, sweet prince. [All Music Blog]

What’s going on in Beijing, you ask? The grand opening of a store stocked with more than a range of Comme des Garçons lines. The brand new I.T Beijing Market features pieces from Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, Hussein Chalayan, Dior Homme, Ann Demeulemeester and other avant-garde visionaries.

What you really want to know – what are so many new designers doing that disappoints this fashion oracle? They are too soft on themselves, they design things that already exist! It is a sin against fashion. She firmly believes that the point of fashion is to design what has never been done. And that is why we revere her.

To that end, she is finding it harder to create new collections. She’ll never make the same thing twice and humbly admits that the “breadth of possibility is getting smaller.” The thought of selling her company has occurred to her and she hasn’t written it off as an impossibility, but she wonders who would want it? The company is so essentially her. Her current staff that she is training will hopefully be up to the Comme des Garçons challenge: to create something resolutely new. Though more hopefully, that won’t be necessary any time soon.

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You need to chunk that iPad case you bought at the Apple Store. 1) It looks like crap, 2) You can do better, and 3) Designer cases are the way to go. Here’s where to start.

Simple and elegant. The above Dior Homme case would be my first pick. All around class.

I love the texturing of this Chanel case. I wonder what it would feel like to rub my face against it.

Louis Vuitton. You can’t go wrong. Even if it does look like a giant iPhone case. (But seriously. Isn’t that what an iPad is? … an oversized iPhone.)

Vogue Hommes Japan has just released a digital version of their magazine which is amazing!!! A collaboration with Dior Homme the online issue features models in motion. You need to see it to get what I’m saying so click here to check out the men in motion.

Guy Ritchie has dipped his hands in “A Rendez-vous” as the short-film’s director. The edgy video was created for Dior Homme and stars Jude Law and Michaela Kocianova. Check it out here!

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Dior Homme

Junya Watanabe

Rick Owens

The second my pants become too short on my legs, they wind up on the racks of a Salvation Army or Goodwill. But if the Fall 2010 menswear collections in Paris and Milan taught me anything, it’s that flood water pants are going to be huge this fall. Designers and labels like Dior Homme, Junya Watanabe and Rick Owens showed a variety of short, flood-water pants and slacks in their Fall 2010 collections.

But you’ve got to be careful with this one otherwise you’ll end up looking like you’re too poor for new pants! Rock the floody pants with a pair of nice patterned or solid socks and oxfords or boots. Lots of layers and accessories will make the floody pants look trendy and intentional instead of dorky and accidental.

Images Via: GQ

Karl Lagerfeld shot the latest campaign for the house of Dior, featuring newcomer model Juan Manuel Arancibia.

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Whether we like it or not, it’s going to be cold for several more months. Helping to ease this unfortunate reality blow is photographer Giampaolo Sgura’s “Modern Coats” for Vogue Men China’s 106th issue. Featuring gorgeous coats from Bottega Veneta and Dior Homme, among others, model Gen Husmains makes the prospects of a long winter just a little bit more fabulous!

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Check out more photos of Francisco Lachowski here!

One thing I have been noticing more and more is how hard wearing high tops can be sometimes. It’s really hard to find the right time and shoe to wear in order to avoid cheapening your look, but then came these Dior Homme shoes.I’m 99% sure that these high tops are still under the Kris Van Assche design regime, and it’s very apparent when you look at the pieces he’s been producing for his own shoe collection. While he’s been criticized for some of the lackluster designs for Dior Homme’s clothing I have always loved his shoes.

The menswear collection that has Hedi Slimane to thank for putting it on the fashion map is going into womenswear with a special collection of pants. Pants for Women, huh, what will they think of next?

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The Fall 2009 collection by Annhagen seems to be a conglomerate of certain looks from other designers that we have all seen before. This collection has a hint of all the big names like Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Dior Homme and just the slightest touch of J. Lindeberg. The collection is put together well, but I must say the originality isn’t all there.

via Men’s Rag

Barney’s NY is sending a rock-inspired spring mailer featuring New York-based band The Virgins for their designer collections. Donald Cumming, Wade Oates and Nick Ackerman rock fashions from some of the hottest designers including Lanvin, Balenciaga, Thom Browne, Margiela, Dior Homme and more.

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Grazia is hearing Gareth Pugh will replace Kris Van Assche as head designer of Dior Homme. LVMH hasn’t confirmed the report, but an announcement is expected any day, according to chatter at London Fashion Week. Speculation that Pugh might take the reins from Van Assche reached a fever pitch when LVMH chief Bernard Arnault’s daughter Delphine Arnault sat front-row at his very first menswear show at Paris Men’s Fashion week and called the collection “beautiful” and “amazing.” Critics, too, called it flawless. This is exciting news in the world of menswear. Van Assche never quite lived up to Hedi Slimane, who left Dior Homme almost two years ago. If anyone can reinvigorate a label, it’s Pugh, and we can’t wait to see more from him.

I am really curious to see if this new appointment develops. I completely agree that Dior Homme has not been spectacular since Slimane left. I really hope the designer who takes the reigns knows what’s up.

Gareth Pugh IS going to Dior Homme [Grazia]
Related: Will LVMH Scoop Up Gareth Pugh?

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LINKAGE: Is Gareth Pugh Dior Homme Bound?

GALLERY: You Weren’t Invited. Neither Were We.

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RUMOR ALERT! RUMOR ALERT! AND I AIN’T TALKING ABOUT THAT UGLY CHIN WITH THE LAST NAME WILLIS EITHER! There are rumors swirling that Kris Van Assche is getting the boot from Dior Homme after his consistently poor performance over the course of the past couple seasons. Who is he rumored to be replaced by? Well if you’re that slow and haven’t realized that all the buzz is pointing to the Men’s “IT” designer of the year Gareth Pugh, then just stop reading this now and head towards the kitchen for a knife and begin cutting slowly.

Since the hype around Pugh is swirling without any signs of dissipation, Dior Homme is apparently bringing him in for some consulting work, thus resulting in the departure of Van Assche. Word has it that the rumors began when the daughter of LVMH owner Bernard Arnault was spotted front row at the Pugh show. 

It was also said that Pugh’s show this season was his “audition” for the job. If this is the case Van Assche has the same chance of keeping his job as Amy Winehouse does at getting sober.

Could this be the resurrection of Dior Homme? Let’s hope so!

Image courtesy of: The Fashionisto

Kris Van Assche went from zero to hero all in a very short period of time, and his own collection was the tipping point for me. The collection is completely different from what he has been offering with Dior Homme, and I love it. I feel like working under a label name like Dior ha limited what he is able to design. The collection he produced was trendy, stylish and the textures were amazing. Kris Van Assche, consider me your new biggest fan (sort of).

Gallery: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Kris Van Assche Fall 2009 Collection

Courtesy of: Men’s Style

Kris Van Assche has always gotten skeptical reviews from me in the past when concerning his work with Dior Homme, but I think he may have gained a few points back with this collection. Paris Fashion Week was the host for the latest from the French luxury brand, and the newest collection featured all black pieces with a few white accents. The pinstriped pieces looked great, and the necklines and unique collars were the real highlight for me. Solid collection.

Gallery: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Dior Homme Fall 2009 Collection

Courtesy of: Men’s Style

Karl Lagerfeld puts his own touch on these ads for Dior Homme S/S 2009, making them at once classic and modern.

Brazilian model Marlon Teixeira posed for the Kaiser in Dior Homme by Kris Van Assche.

Images from Fashiontography.

GALLERY: Dior Homme S/S 2009 by Karl Lagerfeld.

Dior Homme is my favorite menswear brand out there. If I was a dude, it’s all I would wear. So it’s always exciting to see the new collection and ad campaign because they are always fabulous. The S/S ads are no different. The model is perfect for the clothing- sexy and sophisticated with a bad-ass edge.

Thanks to Trendnista for the photos.

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Our friends over at The Fashionisto like to keep their pimp hand strong! Check out the warning shot they fired at  Kris Van Assche after they’re dislike for the new DIor Homme collection! Don’t make a blogger slap a bitch!

Needless to say, I was relieved to see the hunks, rather than the chunks, appear in the campaign. Burton, who “reinterprets pornography for consumption in a contemporary, seductive way,” did just that. The campaign, shot in an LA laundromat, was interesting and tasteful. At least we know Assche is selling clothes and not dirty movies!  

Thanks NY Mag!

Former boyfriend of Celebrity gross face Kirsten Dunst, Johnny Borrell (front man for Razorlight) turned down Dior Homme’s offer to be the face of the new collection. His main reason for doing so was that he thought the campaign “wouldn’t fit his image”. What exactly is his image? D-list celebrity who sings in a crappy band, and used to date the girl who got railed by Spiderman?

Thanks Flickr for the image

The fashion design might be on the back-burner but Slimane’s photography is becoming quite lucrative. Slimane recently signed with Art + Commerce, an agency that represents photographers, stylists, hairstylists, and makeup artists. After he cut the ties with Dior Homme, Slimade shot spreads for various magazines like French Vogue, Vman and Purple. Hedi Slimane’s photography is rather impressive, but what else would you expect? It definitely takes one so involved in the fashion industry to know how to photograph a successful editorial.

But if you miss the couture designs of our favorite Renaissance man, sleep tight knowing that Slimane hinted he is returning to the world of fashion design! This time, however, Slimane will be his own boss, as he is discussing plans to start his own label. What’s next!?

Visit Hedi Slimane‘s Website. Thanks NY Mag!

“Randy Johnston, a beautiful, sweet, and loving young man. There are no words to express how much he will be missed.”

To view the tribute to Randy Johnston, please visit Ford Models. 

Thanks Models.com, NY Mag and Sbastien’s World!

If I were a man, Dior Homme would fill 75 percent of my closet. I love the fall ’08 ad campaign: simple, classic and really makes me want to drop huge sums of cash money for the clothes.

Photos: Blogger.com

The Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2009 line is nothing short of perfection in my eyes. This line covers all the basics needs when designing a wearble runway line. This Dior Homme line is wearable and stylish, yet has those few stand out pieces that really make the line worth remembering. The color scheme is really what caught my eye when I first saw the line. The vibrant accent pieces and accessories, paired with simply elegant staple pieces make this line look great. I think this line just goes to prove that metallics and gold are both here to stay, where as the revival of pink and black could be in order. I personally hope that pink and black doesn’t come back, it’s so Hot Topic. 

P.s how do we feel about the Jeremy Scott-esque glasses?

Thanks again to Selectism for the pictures!