Forum Highlights: The Buzziest Moments of 2011
We look back at some of the forum’s most buzzed about stories and topics in 2011.
Read morediorWatch Marion Cotillard’s Amazing Lady Dior VideoLady Dior's new campaign video, L.A.dy Dior, is great in pretty much every single way. Directed by James Cameron Mitchell of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and starring Marion Cotillard, the mockumentary spoof takes on the sometimes alienating, frustrating work that goes into the making of fashion campaigns. In L.A.dy Dior, Cotillard is the sulky […] Read more Raf Simons for Dior?Could it be? Has the moment we've been waiting for, the crowning of the new designer of Dior, finally upon us? Even though WWD is reporting that Dior is close to finalizing a deal with Jil Sander designer Raf Simons, I can't allow myself to believe. John Galliano was dismissed from Dior earlier this year, […] Read more Alber Elbaz Steps in for Galliano to Design the Claridge’s XMas TreeFor the past two years, Claridge's commissioned John Galliano to design its famous Christmas tree. As it turns out, the former Dior designer was unavailable this year, already all tied up with being Fashion's #1 Undesirable (kind of a time-consuming gig). Of course, when you need to replace a disgraced, drunkenly anti-Semitic designer with a […] Read more Manolo Blahnik & Franca Sozzani Want Galliano to Return to DiorSince sacking John Galliano, Dior is having a ridiculously hard time tracking down a new designer. It's so weird. You can practically charge college students for internships, but you can't pay anyone enough to take the job of head designer for one of the world's most legendary fashion brands. Manolo Blahnik and Franca Sozzani seem […] Read more![Patrick Demarchelier’s New Book Profiles Dior Couture [PREVIEW]](http://cdn2-www.thefashionspot.com/assets/uploads/2011/11/file_170011_0_Dior-Couture-230x338.jpg) Patrick Demarchelier’s New Book Profiles Dior Couture [PREVIEW]For his new book, Dior Couture, Patrick Demarchelier photographed over one hundred gowns from the legendary French fashion house. Pulling from collections designed by Christian Dior himself and spanning the whole history of the line, up to the John Galliano era, Demarchelier enlisted some today's most stunning models—including Monika "Jac" Jagaciak, Sasha Pivovarova, and Karlie […] Read more DVF Tries to Kill Milan with KindnessNot that you were too worried about it, but Milan is still throwing a temper tantrum and promising to schedule its Spring 2013 shows in conflict with catwalking plans in London and New York. Oy. Fashion's superwoman, designer and CFDA President Diane Von Furstenberg, has wielded her mighty pen and issued a painfully reasonable open […] Read more Christian Dior Spring 2012 Runway ReviewThe house took baby steps back to where it came from with a simple, but pleasing, collection. Read more Orlanda Bloom Puts on a Show of His Own Front Row at DiorOrlando Bloom showed up front row at today's Dior Spring 2012 show in Paris to support his supermodel wife, Miranda Kerr. And he didn't just sit there, looking bored. The actor couldn't stop smiling, beaming, gloating, he was literally on the edge of his seat when Kerr stepped out onto the runway. In a happy […] Read more Mélanie Laurent Slings Dior’s ‘Hypnotic Poison’ (Forum Buzz)French actress Mélanie Laurent is the new frontwoman for Dior’s ‘Hypnotic Poison’ fragrance. If your eyes can discern her actual face through the haze of the ad’s Photoshop retouching then you’ll recognize her from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. She’s a beautiful woman with or without the Photoshop, but the ad falls a bit flat due […] Read more Alexander Wang for Dior? Do You Still Care?Vogue UK has more insider information or speculation or gossip or whatever you want to call it about the open job at Dior. Contrary to previous reports that Marc Jacobs wouldn't take the helm of the French label for less than a $10 million salary for both himself and his business partner, Robert Duffy, Vogue […] Read moreFreja Beha Erichsen Sneaks Out for Valentina [VIDEO]I'd like to share Valentino's latest video for the new Valentina fragrance, but I'm starting to feel like a broken record. This season, brands have been outdoing themselves when it comes to video content and there's only so much gushing I can do: first there was Karen Elson and Raquel Zimmerman dancing for Lanvin, then […] Read more Raf Simons isn’t Replacing Anyone at YSLOver the weekend, a seemingly unassuming article by Suzy Menkes popped up in the New York Times style section, "At Jil Sander, Raf Simons Plays with Modernism." Ostensibly a Milan Fashion Week report and glowing runway review, Menkes' piece opened with a startling bit of news: the talented Belgian designer, Raf Simons, would likely be […] Read more Giles Deacon Leaves UngaroGiles Deacon, who took the reigns from Lindsay Lohan (oh, the horror!) at Emanuel Ungaro, is on his way out. The fashion house and the designer have agreed to "mutually" part ways, and the upcoming Spring 2012 collection is going to be Deacon-free, the fruit of the Ungaro design team. With Galliano out at Dior […] Read more Stop Insulting Marc Jacobs with Your Under-$10 Million Salary OffersDesigner Marc Jacobs' negotiations with holding company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton are getting heated. Currently the artistic director of Louis Vuitton, Jacobs is considering a move to couture house Dior, which ousted head designer John Galliano earlier this year after a video of his anti-Semitic remarks leaked online. After several weeks, the negotiations are […] Read more Dior’s New Adhesive Eyeliner PatchesLiquid eyeliner can be a fickle product and it's near impossible to get an even, symmetrical kitten flick without spending ages staring at yourself in the magnifying mirror. Enter Dior's new product 'Velvet Eyes,' which are branded as Backstage Eyeliners-To-Wear Multi-Wear Adhesive Eyeliner Patches. The patches, which were designed by Dior's makeup artists, act like a […] Read more![Dior Pays Tribute to Hollywood Icons in a New J’Adore Commercial [VIDEO]](http://cdn2-www.thefashionspot.com/assets/uploads/2011/09/file_168818_0_Charlize-Theron-Jadore-back-230x338.jpg) Dior Pays Tribute to Hollywood Icons in a New J’Adore Commercial [VIDEO]Dior is revitalizing their J’Adore fragrance campaign this season with a new commercial featuring Charlize Theron that pays tribute to Hollywood icons of the past such as Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe. Forum members weren’t sure what to think about the newly released clip. “I’m speechless about that commercial,” wrote Street_a_Licious. “Is that […] Read more Marc Jacobs is Taking Over Dior?LVMH's chairman, Bernard Arnault, has been biding his time and making plans to appoint a new King of the World to replace the disgraced John Galliano at Dior, and it looks like he might have finally found his man. A relatively unknown designer named Marc Jacobs is currently in talks to take the reigns at […] Read more Arizona Muse Dances for Patrick DemarchelierRunway star Arizona Muse has stepped off the catwalk and made her way in front of Patrick Demarchelier's lens for the latest issue of Vogue India. The fashion industry has apparently not gotten over its Black Swan crush, because the rising model stars as a dancer in a fashion story titled, Let's Dance. Styled by […] Read more Louboutin’s Now Squabbling Over Red Soles with Dior, TooMid-lawsuit with Yves Saint Laurent, Louboutin is picking a fight with yet another fashion house over red-soled pumps. The esteemed design house hired a private investigator to poke around Dior, and the PI managed to convince a salesman to spill the beans on the French fashion house's plans for next season. A staffer at Dior's […] Read more |