- ‘On a Tuesday morning in late January, Shirley MacLaine is on her knees prepping a model for a Chanel fashion show. Given the spring 2008 couture schedule, one might have thought she was assisting Karl Lagerfeld at Paris’s Grand Palais. But in fact, MacLaine, clad in a tweed suit and a multitude of pearls, her signature red curls replaced with a brunette bob, is in Rome, playing Mademoiselle Chanel circa her 1954 comeback collection. The city’s famed Cinecittà Studios, used by Fellini and Scorsese, has been transformed into a retro rue Cambon for the original Lifetime program Coco Chanel. The two-part series, set to air in the fall, chronicles Chanel’s life, from her hard-knock beginnings in an orphanage to her glamorous rise, fall and eventual return as a fashion icon’ . Reports W magazine.
- ‘A young, female designer is back in the driver’s seat at Chloé. Hannah MacGibbon — who worked under Phoebe Philo for five years and helped set the brand’s winning hip-yet-girlish template — will succeed Paulo Melim Andersson as creative director. MacGibbon, 38, is expected to show her first collection for the house during Paris Fashion Week in October for the spring 2009 season. A striking, soft-spoken blonde with a penchant for breezy dresses and statement jewelry, MacGibbon worked under Philo from 2001 to 2006′. reports WWD.
- ‘Joe Zee’s arrival at Elle as creative director has ushered in a fresh look, while longtime creative head Gilles Bensimon’s involvement in the magazine has gradually subsided. But the April edition will issue in a major sea change — Bensimon, who has shot the covers for Elle for more than 20 years, did not shoot them for the April and May issues. In fact, Bensimon’s work is nowhere to be found in either issue. April’s cover with Natalie Portman was shot by Carter Smith, who worked with Zee at W and Vitals. Sources close to Elle say he may shoot a few more covers for the U.S. edition before his contract ends in December’. reports WWD.
- Check out the video report on style.com for winter 08 www.video.style.com
- Victoria Beckham is on the cover of UK Vogue (left)…
- ‘A month after Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot with Carla Bruni, the French president’s ex-wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz, will wed Richard Attias this month in New York. And Donatella Versace will dress the bride’. reports WWD.
- "I’ve been around alcoholics all my life," said Tilda Swinton, wearing an Yves Saint Laurent smoking and swilling Champagne at the Paris premiere of "Julia". In the movie, she plays an alcoholic who loses it to the point of kidnapping a child for money" Reports WWD
- ‘Miu Miu will open its first London flagship at 150 New Bond Street, on the corner of Bruton Street, not far from the Stella McCartney and Matthew Williamson boutiques. The new store will open in the spring of 2010′.reports WWD
- ‘Rumor has it Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli are zeroing in on a gargantuan space in Milan to showcase Fondazione Prada’s collection of contemporary art. Architect Rem Koolhaas already is lined up to design the gallery’ reports WWD
- ‘Louis Vuitton’s blockbuster collaboration with Takashi Murakami continues to generate interest from bagaholics. Those who didn’t get to buy some of the special accessories at Murakami’s recent Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art retrospective will get a second chance next month, when the exhibit moves to the Brooklyn Museum on April 5. Vuitton is opening a store offering a mix of multicolor monogram handbags and small leather goods, as well as actual limited edition art canvasses with a new design by Murakami and Marc Jacobs called "Monogramouflage".’ reports WWD
- Watch the adorable model CoCo Rocha zoom around beautiful Paris during a night of Autumn/Winter ‘08 Fashion Week. See the Eiffel Tower, her Mom, and her cute driver. www.style.com
- "Alexandra von Furstenberg, who’s hosting a preview party for her new furniture line on Thursday at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills, will not only have the support of socials but mother Marie Miller and sister Pia Getty are flying in from Machu Picchu and London, respectively. Absent will be sister Marie-Chantal, who’s busy packing up her London home for an extended visit to L.A., where she plans to give birth to her fifth child and possibly expand her children’s clothing business"
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