15 Iconic Runway Moments
We dug into the photo archives for some of the most iconic runway moments of the past few years.
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dior15 Iconic Runway MomentsWe dug into the photo archives for some of the most iconic runway moments of the past few years. Read moreJohn Galliano’s Oscar de la Renta Studio Appointment Was Masterminded by Anna WintourIf you thought Oscar de la Renta had organized those highly publicized studio hang-out sessions with disgracedDiordesigner John Galliano out of the goodness of his heart, that's precisely the case if "goodness of his heart" is a euphemism for "favor to Anna Wintour." In an extended interview with journalist William Norwich in this week's New York magazine, […] Read moreDior Has to Beat the Heiresses Off With a StickWhile we were busying arguing about the merits of Raf Simons' work at Dior, the French fashion house was busy rolling its eyes and moving vast quantities of couture into the presumably palatial closets of young Russian girls. Wondering whether the three-piece suit which appeared at Dior's Spring 2013 couture show (pictured) was commerically viable, New […] Read moreOscar de la Renta Is Bringing John Galliano Back Into the FoldJohn Galliano, Anna Wintour, Oscar De La Renta in 1990 via Getty Images It's almost fashion week, which means Oscar de la Renta is back in the pages of WWD courting controversy. Last season, he entered into a very public and very childish feud with fashion critic Cathy Horyn, taking out an ad in the print version […] Read moreRaf Simons’ Dior Pre-Fall Collection Will Make You Hate Whatever You’re WearingLove that Raf Simons' Dior design team wears lab coats so crisp and white, they could restore a mystic's faith in science. Also, love Simons' Dior Pre-Fall collection. The silhouettes here build on what he introduced at his couture debut last summer and then developed for Spring 2013. With the Pre-Fall range, Simons introduces a […] Read moreDior Gets Surreal for Raf Simons’ First Ad Campaign (Forum Buzz)For his first ad campaign for Dior, Raf Simons went a surrealist route with models Daria Strokous, Anna Martynova, Diane Conterato, Nicole Pollard and Marie Piovesan for the Spring 2013 ad campaign. A spare white space with varying levels and depths, and geometric windows and entryways, some of which show a cloudy blue sky beyond, […] Read moreTwitterati #Fashion Recap: Balenciaga and Nicolas Ghesquiere Break Up, Leo Dumps Gisele #3, and R Patz Fails to Land DiorFor more, including Marni's first perfume, read up on the most happening fashion moments, events, and quotes in the Twittersphere. Read moreExtreme Layering 101: This Winter, Wear Everything All at the Same TimeGet into the "chic abominable snowman" look. Read moreIf You’re Safe in NYC Right Now, Take This Opportunity to Be Cozy, VolunteerIt turns out there are remarkably few fashion angles to a hurricane story. Natural disasters have this annoying habit of putting things in perspective and summoning our hidden scruples: People lost their homes and lives last night; over six million people on the East Coast don't have power right now. I'm just saying, I can't really […] Read moreMila Kunis is Out and Jennifer Lawrence is In for Miss Dior (Forum Buzz)Forum members were never entirely sure that Mila Kunis fit the image of Christian Dior and its Miss Dior collection, and it seems that Dior wasn’t so sure either. Starting with the Spring 2013 Miss Dior handbags advertising campaign, Jennifer Lawrence will be taking over as the new face of the brand. Like it was […] Read moreOmigod Hedi Slimane, Stop Talking!Responding to Cathy Horyn's negative review of his PR table manners (the fashion critic wasn't invited to his runway show) and first Saint Laurent collection, Hedi Slimane decided that instead of taking the high road, he would take the lowest road possible. Following in Oscar De La Renta's footsteps (because it worked out so well?) […] Read moreLily McMenamy Might Be One of Hedi Slimane’s PFW ExclusivesParis Fashion Week has officially begun but it won't really begin until Raf Simons shows his Dior Ready-to-Wear debut collection this Friday. As WWD observed in its front page feature this morning, the Paris fashion story belongs to the two newcomers on the scene: Simons and his "Saint Laurent" (which we're still, I think, allowed […] Read moreODLR vs. Cathy Horyn Pt2: Which Genius Designer Was the First to Pair Cigarette Pants with a Peplum Top?Tackling the industry's biggest crisis since corporate greed, fashion's newspaper of record, WWD, might have figured out what exactly the deal is with that Oscar de la Renta x Cathy Horyn feud. If you blacked out everything that happened last week (sometimes it's better to forget), here's a reminder: Cathy called Oscar a "hot dog." […] Read moreMarion Cotillard Covers Dior Magazine’s Debut Issue (Forum Buzz)Though Christian Dior CEO Sidney Toledano stresses that Dior Magazine is “another way to communicate luxury” and “is not a catalogue,” it’s surely more catalogue than traditional magazine. As Melancholybaby wrote, “Contrary to Toldeno’s statement, it looks like this is just going to be a fancy catalogue available in [Dior] boutiques.” However you want to categorize […] Read moreIn the Lastest Installment of This Never-Ending Story, John Galliano Is Apparently Suing DiorEven though the French fashion house has finally picked a new designer and moved on, the John Galliano/Dior saga just. won't. end. On the heels of last week's news that French President Francois Hollande decided to strip Galliano of his Legion of Honor award, which the designer recieved in 2010, new reports claim that Galliano […] Read moreFrance Withdraws John Galliano’s Legion of HonorJohn Galliano is the great designer and not-so-great human being who was sacked from his position as head designer of Dior last year, after he was filmed making anti-Semitic and racist remarks. The disgraced designer has recently reemerged in Paris after a stint in rehab. He's been spotted dining with Anna Wintour and flâneur-ing around […] Read moreRaf Simons’ Dior Couture Makes Yet Another Red Carpet Appearance, This Time On Jessica BielFollowing Marion Cotillard's and Rachel Weisz's turns on the red carpet wearing pieces from the collection, Jessica Biel stepped out for the premiere of Total Recall wearing a look from Raf Simons' Dior couture collection. Even though critical reception of the Belgian designer's debut at the French fashion house has been mixed, both Cotillard and […] Read moreWhat Did Anna Wintour Really Think of Raf Simons’ Dior Debut?Everyone with an ISP, social media account, and passing interest in fashion has already weighed in on Raf Simons' Dior debut at Paris Couture Week. Like every conversation on the Internet, the responses ranged from "eeeee!" to "hmmm…" to "meh" to "ngwioganbnjgbanrkjgjk!?!?!" Reactions did lean toward the favorable, especially from establishment industry types, but there […] Read moreWintour & Galliano Meet Up in Paris, Does This Mean Comeback?The Cut spotted these Instagram photos of John Galliano and Vogue editor Anna Wintour meeting for dinner in Paris the night of Raf Simons' Dior debut. The former designer's been out of the public eye ever since his scandalous dismissal from the French fashion house, but some observers wonder whether his tête-à-tête with Wintour forshadows […] Read moreDaria Strokous Shines in Dior’s Golden Jungle Collection Campaign (Forum Buzz)We have to give credit where credit is due: Dior is on a roll with their makeup campaigns. First, we were bowled over by the simultaneously fresh but vintage feel of their Summer Mix Collection campaign, and now we’re smitten with Daria Strokous in Dior’s Golden Jungle Collection campaign. This new set of ads also […] Read more |