Interview from Karl .
NEWS:-
Rumours rumours rumors and RUMOURS.
K.Lagerfeld to quit Chanel . ALber Elbaz to take over Chanel. Olivier Theyskens to take over Lanvin.. Interesting.I love the cruise lines from jacobs and Chanel.
Apparently Christopher Kane's capsule for TOPSHOP is jaw dropping. Can't wait till it hits stores.
Christian Lacroix didnt go with pay for a few months but are still debuting the couture line soon.As u all know the company's bankcrupt.
Versace CEO has resigned.
Loving this interview from K.Lagerfeld:-
Then, he finished up the month in Moscow — visiting the city for his first time ever on Thursday — for a presentation of Chanel's Paris-Moscow collection which first debuted last December; the show marked the first time a Chanel collection has been located in Moscow since 1967.
It must have been a short trip — he didn't even have time to do sightseeing at the Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, which were near his hotel. “Moscow is a city I knew quite well without coming here because I’m an informed person — there are so many books, novels, photos, that in a way I know it . . . I have a feeling I know exactly what is in every museum,” Karl quipped. He explained that he prefers imagining a place to visiting it: "You’re never disappointed by your imagination, but you can be very disappointed by reality.”
In between the showing and a photoshoot with Naomi Campbell in a czarist-style outfit for V magazine, Karl — who traded in his typical Dior Homme for a Martin Margiela suit and tie — took some time to impart some of his signature sardonicism on the topic of Russia: “I think the women are better than the men. I think if I were a woman here, I would be a lesbian.” But there is one notable exception: “I met only one very handsome man — that’s the boyfriend of Naomi [Vladislav Doronin]. He’s quite stunning. With the others, maybe I don’t have the right eye.”
Karl "cannot stand" borscht, and typically relies on steamed fish and grilled vegetables for sustenance. He lamented that Russians couldn't get food right, and brought "some of his staples — corn bread and a protein source" along on the trip, according to WWD. It must be what gives him his computer-like abilities, as he told Russia Today: “I never analyze my collections. I do eight collections for Chanel each year — they overlap. Sometimes I work on two collections at the same time. But I can separate my mind, I’m very organized. In fact, I’m a computer. Also because I don’t use cell phones and computers. My computer is my brain.”
The full news on Versace CEO:-
After weeks of speculation, Versace CEO Giancarlo Di Risio, who has been with the company since 2004, is expected to hand in his resignation at a board meeting on Friday. Despite the fact that Di Risio worked closely with Donatella Versace to make her collections less flashy and returned the house to profit, the company has been under strain from declining sales, and its board recently approved a restructuring plan which effectively sidelines the chief executive.
Di Risio is said to have clashed with Donatella on a number of levels — he disagreed with her lavish lifestyle, according to recent articles in the Italian media, and pushed her to simplify her designs so that the house could introduce accessories and clothes with lower prices.
Generally speaking, the two couldn't agreed on measures of cutting costs — Di Risio was recently unhappy with Donatella's decision to use Mario Testino, who charges upwards of $140,000 a day, for an ad campaign. Donatella, meanwhile, was upset in February over handbags designs that she hadn't been consulted about, the fact that Di Risio sidestepped her to license a cheaper line designed by someone else, and that he hadn't reduced plans for new stores.
Sources told WWD that Di Risio's replacement will be announced quickly; those pinpointed for the short list include Gian Giacomo Ferraris, who is said to be unhappy at Jil Sander, Ferragamo CEO Michele Norsa, whose relationship with the founding family is under strain, and Kim Winser, who stepped down as chief executive at Aquascutum last month. Di Risio, meanwhile, may be in the running for CEO at Roberto Cavalli, which is currently CEO-less.
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