Posts for November 20th 2012

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A First Look at & Other Stories, Nicola Formichetti's Dazed Party, and the Latest Model to Watch

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Giedre Kiaulenaite is the next model to watch. She made her debut last Paris Fashion Week — and was booked exclusively for Balenciaga. [WMagazine]
  • Details commissioned 10 CFDA members to create a limited-edition collection of pocket squares for charity. The pocket squares will retail for $100 and hit Bonobos.com on Dec. 4. [LA Times]
  • Mulberry has been honored with the prestigious Walpole luxury award in London. [Elle UK]
  • Kristen Stewart's stylist Tara Swennen hasn't given up on Balenciaga. "I still love the brand, I will continue to pull it, and she'll continue to wear it," she says. [The Cut]
  • H&M has released a video teaser featuring pieces from its soon-to-launch higher-end label & Other Stories. [Vogue UK]
  • Canadian brand Joe Fresh may have found the secret to fast-fashion success. "We like to take trends and interpret them," founder Joe Mimran said. "Put our spin on them, and have our voice to it, which is a different branding idea." [Racked]
  • A total of 73 people were arrested in China when 37 factories that manufactured counterfeit luxury handbags were shut down. [WWD]
  • Marchesa's new Iris clutch owes its shape to an olfactory source of inspiration. [Elle]
  • Nicola Formichetti threw a wild "panda party" in London in honor of Dazed's December issue. [DazedDigital]

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Bringing Sexy Back: Jason Wu Explains His Racy Spring 2013 Collection

"Sometimes it's those who seem the most unlikely who may be the naughtiest when you're not looking," Jason Wu said in what just might be the most surprising quote of the day so far.

"Sometimes it's those who seem the most unlikely who may be the naughtiest when you're not looking," Jason Wu said in what just might be the most surprising quote of the day so far. Who knew?

Photo courtesy of the CFDA.

Diane Von Furstenberg

DVF Wants You to Bid on "Amazing Fashion Experiences" For Sandy Relief

When Diane von Furstenberg speaks, people tend to listen.



When Diane von Furstenberg speaks, people tend to listen. And hopefully her new PSA for an online auction benefiting the victims of Hurricane Sandy will get people to open their wallets, too.

The CharityBuzz auction is a partnership between the CFDA and Vogue and includes some "amazing fashion experiences," von Furstenberg says in the video. "You can have lunch with me, attend a fashion show with Anna Wintour, or meet Michael Kors." Proceeds will go to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and other relief organizations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Current bidding on a week-long stay at Tommy Hilfiger's private estate in Mustique stands at $21,000, and one donor has ponied up $16,000 to attend next year's Met Gala with Wintour and Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton. But there's still time to bid on those and other lots, like the chance to attend Victoria Beckham's Fall 2013 show, or to take home the entire Prabal Gurung for Target collection before it reaches stores. The auction closes on Dec. 5.

Maison Martin Margiela

Maison Martin Margiela Has a New Designer

Ivana Omazic, the designer who helmed Céline before Phoebe Philo, is reportedly now in a "senior creative capacity" at Maison Martin Margiela.



Ivana Omazic, the designer who helmed Céline before Phoebe Philo, is reportedly now in a "senior creative capacity" at Maison Martin Margiela.

Omazic's new position is particularly interesting considering that the house's designers work as a collective unit instead of as a team led by one designer. Even before Martin Margiela left the house in 2009, he refused to bow at the end of his shows, and the house only accepted interview questions via fax. And despite today's news of Omazic's appointment, it seems that policy of anonymity is still in place; when WWD inquired about Omazic's position, the house responded by saying that it does not comment on individual members of its staff.

Before Omazic joined Margiela's collective group of designers, she worked for Romeo Gigli, Prada, Miu Miu, and Jil Sander. She joined Céline as a consultant in 2005 and became creative director the next year when Roberto Menichetti left the brand. Omazic was replaced by Philo in September 2008.