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Raf Simons drew raves for his minimalist take at Jil Sander but don’t expect him to rehash that particular aesthetic at Christian Dior because this pony insists there’s more to him than one trick. Speaking with WWD, Simons elaborated on his vision for Dior and the immense respect he has for its founder.
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Well it’s about goddamn time. Dior has confirmed that recently ousted Jil Sander creative director Raf Simons will replace John Galliano as its head of couture.
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Mother Monster said we’d all be wearing it in her video for Marry the Night. We’ve seen it everywhere this spring from the runways to the streets. Mint green madness is in full force, and we can’t get enough of this perfect pastel. If you’re wondering how to get this hot spring color into your closet this season, we found 12 minty ways to wear it. Chances are, you’ll want to buy them all.
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Belgian designer Bruno Pieters founded Honest by in January of 2012 after a two-year sabbatical from fashion in Southern India where he was inspired by the clothes native people wore that “were grown, woven and sewn from sources they could identify around them.” He brought this philosophy back with him to his home in Antwerp to launch, what he claims, is the first 100% transparent company — everything down to a button or a string of yarn can be traced back to its origins.
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I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about Paris Fashion Week that brings out the crazy in everyone. Lest you forget it was around this time last year that John Galliano went swimming in a pool of anti-Semitic haterade, thus plunging the fashion world into a year-long speculative mission regarding his successor, Christophe Decarnin had his breakdown and falling out with Balmain and Kanye West dropped the biggest bomb of his career – and I’m not talking about 808s & Heartbreak. Not to mention a few months ago during the spring 2012 season that whole fashion calendar war was ignited. This PFW promises to be, if not equally scandalous, at least worth the clutching of your collective Chanel pearls. Here are the top scandals burning down the City of Lights.
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It seems like a neverending game of fashion musical chairs with the recent upheavals in creative directorship. Raf Simons leaves Jil Sander; Stefano Pilati leaves Yves Saint Laurent; Jil Sander comes back to Jil Sander; Hedi Slimane comes back to Yves Saint Laurent; while Christian Dior‘s seat remains conspicuously empty throughout. The latest exit comes courtesy of couture wunderkind Maxime Simoens, who is leaving his post as creative director at French label Leonard after only four short months. And guess where he’s rumored to be going?
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Fashion shows used to solely be the domain of buyers and editors, meant to showcase what designers had to offer for the coming season. But then celebrities got in on the game, and then bloggers, so now fashion shows have become prized tickets. But if you can’t score a front row seat to Chanel or Balenciaga, fret not, because the internet provides all. After the jump is a just a sampling of this season’s shows, up close and personal, from a detailed perspective that even Anna Wintour herself would envy.
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I don’t know about you, but personally, I’m tired of hearing about who may possibly be taking over Christian Dior after everyone from Carine Roitfeld to Riccardo Tisci to recently ousted Jil Sander frontman Raf Simons has been rumored for the position. Hell, even I was considered at some point. But nevertheless, here’s a familiar name to throw back into the ring: Haider Ackermann.
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- Agyness Deyn admits she lied about her age when she started modeling. Which is understandable, I still claim I’m under 100. [Telegraph]
- While Suzy Menkes thinks Christopher Kane might go to Dior, Christopher Kane doesn’t think so. [Vogue UK]
- Ladies of a certain age Cindy Crawford and Sharon Stone give spring chickens a run for their sultry money on the cover(s) of French Revue de Modes. [Fashion Gone Rogue]
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Well, I can safely say I didn’t see this coming. On the heels of Raf Simons exiting Jil Sander, Stefano Pilati, long-plagued by rumors of replacement, has departed from Yves Saint Laurent. And it seems that designer turned photographer Hedi Slimane will once again turn designer and slip into Pilati’s recently vacated shoes.
