It’s no surprise that Kanye West’s debut ready-to-wear collection in Paris on Saturday received mixed reviews. We’re also not surprised that the rapper-come-designer obnoxiously responded to his critics before any reviews of his show were actually published. It’s just his… thing, we guess. Delivered to partygoers including Karlie Kloss, Lindsay Lohan, and Olivier Theyskens, West [...]

Speculation surrounding a change in Proenza Schouler’s investors has been circulating for quite some time now. That change seems to have been confirmed yesterday by Cathy Horyn of The New York Times. According to the writer, the label’s current backer, the private equity firm Permira (also the primary owner of Valentino), will be selling its [...]

A visit to a designer showroom is often missing one significant presence: the designer. Some dash out of town soon after their show for a much-needed rest. Others just prefer to leave dealing with buyers and media to the sales and press teams. But when Theory launched its collaboration with Olivier Theyskens in Paris during [...]

WHAT THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN 5 YEARS: The Chanel show, which took over the entire Grand Palais with some 3,000 seats, 87 models and an 80-piece orchestra. QUEEN FOR A DAY Perched on a throne, Naomi Campbell autographed T-shirts for Fashion For Relief Haiti at the Dolce & Gabbana boutique on Avenue Montaigne, to [...]

Olivier Theyskens has finally landed a full-time gig. The Belgian designer has been named artistic director of Theory. Theyskens’ first collection for Theory will be revealed during the Fall 2012 season.  [WWD] Jenny McCarthy appeared on Chelsea Lately and talked about meeting Stefano Gabbana at MTV Europe’s Video Music Awards early in her career…and being [...]

Rumours have been circulating that Oscar de la Renta is not well enough to work, after having hip replacement surgery in September. Not true, according to his his representatives, who added that “there is no plan whatsoever to even think of replacing him as the creative head.” [Styleite] Nars is opening its first stand-alone shop [...]

The Gap will be teaming up with Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli to design a collection celebrating the opening of the first Gap flagship in Milan. Sadly the collection will only be available in Italy, Paris and London. [WWD] Anna Wintour and jeweller and Alexander McQueen collaborator Shaun Leane will speak [...]

It’s Christmas in September: Tom Ford and Olivier Theyskens will preview their womenswear collections–Theyskens is designing a line for Theory–during New York Fashion Week. [Fashionologie] Karl Lagerfeld won’t show his Lagerfeld line in Paris. He’s working on a new “masstige” label that will sell online. [WWD] One hundred designers, including Alexander Wang, Narciso Rodriguez and [...]