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Raf Simons Starts Strong with Dior Couture

It wasn’t long ago that we reported, after rumors about Azzedine Alaia, then Marc Jacobs, then Alexander Wang that Dior had FINALLY settled on a creative director in Raf Simons. And it turns out, that unlike so many things in fashion these days, the result was worth the wait.

This past Monday Raf Simons […]

Marc Jacobs Calls Couture Archaic

A couple of months ago Promgirl News touched on the ever more obvious fact that, in a 21st century fashion world where runway images move at the speed of email and the hottest trends from Europe can be ordered off Net-A-Porter the minute they are released, the once celebrated world of haute couture is becoming […]

Paris Puts Its Foot Down in Fashion Week Scheduling Debacle

Just when it looked like this whole mess was about to get straightened out France’s Chambre Sydicale de la Haute Couture has put its foot down, right on top of Milan. For those who haven’t been following the biggest feud in fashion the play by play goes something like this: For the last few years […]

Has Dior Finally Found a Creative Director in Raf Simons?

First is was Azzedine Alaia, then the Alexander Wang rumors started, next everybody was talking about Marc Jacobs, so now when rumors of a discussion between Bernard Arnault and Raf Simons begin to circulate we are almost hesitant to report them. However even Women’s Wear Daily is reporting that Mr. Arnault and the Christian Dior […]

Hermès Moves to Defend Themselves From LVMH

Ah, to live the life of a fashion mogul. While the rest of us save up to buy the hottest new styles for each season, or deal hunt to get the maximum amount of luxury for our buck the men and women who control the most powerful fashion brands in the world engage in an […]