Did Rachel Zoe Have A Facelift?!

Did Rachel Zoe spend $30,000 on plastic surgery? The folks at In Touch believes so. This week's issue features side-by-side photographs of Rachel in 2005 and today — and some lines and wrinkles have magically disappeared since then! The copy reads, "her miraculous transformation is not the result of healthy living." 


If Rachel did, indeed, have a facelift. It looks very natural and subtle. I think she looks great!

J Crew President Jenna Lyons Leaving Her Husband For A Woman But No One Is Showing Sympathy For The Husband

Lyons, 43, the creative director & President of J.Crew, has become involved with Courtney Crangi, 38, the sister and business parter of jewelry designer Philip Crangi. 

Lyons separated from Vincent Mazeau, her husband of nine years, August 2011, due to her new relationship with Courtney. Gays, fashion industry insiders, and entertainment news is cheering Jenna Lyons on, forgetting she was a married woman who left her husband. I was a huge fan of Jenna but I do not respect how she has humiliated her husband. According to insiders Jenna's husband Vincent Mazeau had no idea she was a lesbian. Vincent is also telling friends he never saw any of this coming "it was all out of the blue" he told a friend.


If this situation was vice versa the man would have been crucified.

According To Forbes The Kardashians, The Olsen Twins And Jessica Simpson Are Far From Billionaires

The Kardashians’ Sears line may well make over $200 million this year, as their rep told WWD. That’s a huge number for a brand new line. However, let’s not confuse that with net earnings for the Kardashian brood. They’re unlikely to see more than $10 million of that themselves. The Kardashians does not own their own clothing line. They license out their name. Read the article here.

Jessica Simpson is no where near a billionaire (her earning for 2010 was close to $20 million). Jessica sold her brand in 2005 to Camuto group. She does not even own her label. Neither are the Olsen twins, despite the stories that blogs have spread. Read the article here.

Galliano Fashion Label Sales Has Nearly Doubled Since His Anti Semitic Scandal

According to an insider at Dior. Since Galliano scandal, his fashion label "John Galliano" sales has nearly doubled. 

"We were shocked! Expecting the demand for his goods to decrease but it never happened. We were bombarded. Instead the demand just kept increasing. The sales has nearly doubled from last year." 

That's not the only good news. The cafe where John Gallino anti semitic scandal took place ( Cafe Fracas), customers has doubled also. According to the owner they get threats from time to time but business is booming. "News of him dining here attracted a younger generation. We've never seen anything like it."

Chanel Files Lawsuit Against 399 Websites And Louis Vuitton Now Owns Bulgari

Chanel Inc. has filed a cyberpiracy and trademark infringement lawsuit against 399 websites the company accuses of selling counterfeit items bearing the luxury retailer's name.

The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas seeks unspecified damages from unnamed operators of websites that the New York-based fashion house alleges operate from China, the Bahamas and other overseas jurisdictions where trademark enforcement is lax.

LVMH (Louis Vuitton) said  it now controls 98% of Italy’s Bulgari after minority shareholders tendered their shares as part of its 3.7 billion euro offer for the high-end jeweler. The deal will double LVMH’s watch and jewelry business to make up around 10 percent of its sales and about 6 percent of operating profit, according to analysts.

Dolce & Gabbana Announce The End Of D&G Label Spring 2012 Will Be The Last

Minutes after Dolce & Gabbana runway show, they walk down the catwalk and bowed. Soon after a statement appeared in the inboxes of the show attendees informing them that Dolce and Gabbana are shutting the cheaper D&G label in order to concentrate on their main collection. "Spring 2012 will be the last of D&G." 


To bad because I was not impressed with the collection. I was left feeling dizzy and confused, everything look the same. View D&G Spring 2012 collection here.

Vogue And Major Retailers Plans To End Fashion Night Out

According to staff at Vogue magazine, Fashion Night Out is done. Large retailers such as Barneys NYC, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and shockingly even Macy's complained it's to much work and not enough money. 


According to a insider who was present for the FNO meeting. 85% of the retailers reported they saw no changes in sales but instead lost revenue on entertainment and employee overtime. Most retailers were expecting (partygoers to shop) to earn the money they put into the event back, with interest. Partygoers instead partied, ate, and drank leaving retailers with the tab. 


If FNO happens next year don't expect Vogue, designer boutiques, or the larger department stores to be involved. They refuse to wine and dine for free. There are some retailers who plan to continue FNO but on a smaller scale.

Harper's Bazaar To Decrease Its Yearly Issues And Increase Content

Harper's Bazaar will increase its magazine pages but reduce it frequency. Instead of 12 issues per year, subscribers will only recieve 10 issues per year (but more content). The changes will begin in December 2011. Hearst will combine December 2011 with January 2012. The cover price will remain $3.99.

Calvin Klein And His 21 Year Old Boyfriend Splits

Calvin Klein  and his 21 year old boyfriend Nick Gruber broke up!

The 21 year old former porn star announced the split on Facebook with a status update on: "Ck and I Broke up. 

Jimmy Choo Founder Wants To Buy His Brand Back

Jimmy Choo and Tamara Mellon founded JC in 1996 with a $240,000 loan from Mellon’s father. TowerBrook Capital Partners is currently the majority stakeholder — Mellon still owns 15% of the biz, while Choo got rid of his stake a decade ago. The company has grown exponentially in the 15 years since its inception, now boasting 100 stores in 32 countries. With TowerBrook Capital Partners looking to sell, Choo is interested in buying his stake back, offering 800 million.  

American Apparel To File Bankruptcy At The End Of April

 

Troubled clothing chain American Apparel Inc., losing money and faced with a cash crunch, says it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection before the end of April.

The Los Angeles company warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday that it "may need to voluntarily seek protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code" if it can't improve its sales or cash position or find other sources of financing to keep it afloat.

American Apparel has been plagued by both financial and image problems. On Friday the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $19.3 million, or 27 cents per share, compared with net income of $3 million, or 4 cents per share, a year ago.

Ebay To Purchase GSI Which Includes RueLaLa & ShopRunner For 2.4 Billion

EBay has agreed to buy GSI Commerce, a digital marketing and e-commerce company, for $2.4 billion. Ebay says the acquisition will bolster its capacity to connect buyers and sellers around the world. The marketplace operator has agreed to pay $29.25 per share. 

As part of the deal, eBay plans to sell GSI’s licensed sports merchandise business and 70 percent of shopping sites RueLaLa.com and ShopRunner.com. Rue La La and ShopRunner are “not core to (eBay’s) long-term growth strategy,” the San Jose, Calif. online auction firm noted in the press release. Read more.

Rachel Zoe Went In To Labor Last Night

Rachel Zoe is said to have gone into labor last night. According to sources Rachel is planning to have a caesarean section. Rachel is currently at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. This will be her first child with husband Rodger Berman. Zoe recently stated that she was having "a little boy."

Bulgari Sells 56% Of Its Company To Louis Vuitton For 5.2 Billion Deal

LVMH said in a statement it will exchange 16.5 million of its own shares for the 56% stake in Bulgari owned by the company's founding family. Bulgari will be paid with Louis Vuitton shares worth 5.2 billion.

LVMH will offer the remaining Bulgari shareholders $17.10 per share in a public offering. After the deal, the Bulgari family will own 3% of LVMH.

Bulgari was started in 1884 by Greek immigrant Sotirios Bulgari, who opened the flagship Via Condotti store in Rome in 1905
 and has expanded to more than 260 stores.

Fashion Blog Stylelist.com Entire Staff Laid Off AOL Plans To Phase It Out To Focus On Huffington Post Fashion Blog

Following the merge between AOL and The Huffington Post, there have been massive layoffs in US and Indian offices of AOL, AOL plans to phase out fashion and beauty blog StyleList.com. Friday all staffers were laid off, except for beauty editor Dana Oliver. According to a source at the LA Times, AOL plans to revamp and utlize the Huffington Post Fashion & Beauty blog in its absence. Having two fashion blogs wasn't necessary and wasteful spending.

Kate Moss Five Bedroom $12 Million London Home That Nobody Wants

Kate Moss purchased this London property for about $12 million in 2007 and is now trying to sell it for $10.5 million. According to the Daily Mirror no one wants to buy the home and now we see why (it looks awful). The five-bedroom house have also been plagued with bad luck in recent years first it was burglarize, then it was flooded with sewage, and according to Kate it's haunted. 

Dolce & Gabbana To Discontinue Their Lower Price D&G Clothing Line

Vogue UK is reporting Dolce and Gabbana plans to retire D&G toward the ending of this year. The duo want to focus on one single brand (Dolce & Gabbana) according to a anonymous Italian retailer. "I don't understand, because D&G is a line makes 400 million euros [£339 million], it's young and flexible and it's doing really well.

Balmain Creative Director Has Been In A Mental Hospital Since January

Balmain creative director Christopher Decarnin check into a mental hospital early January. The reasons alternate between exhaustion and depression. Balmain owner M. Alain Hivelin, meanwhile, told the press, “He has been exhausted because this season was particularly demanding and complicated," but also said the reason for his ailment is "not physical." 


A statement has yet to be released, but the general consensus is that Decarnin's hospitalization, whatever the nature, is most likely caused by a new climate of increased pressure on designers. 

Kanye West Apply To Central Martins College Art & Design Fashion Program

The Sun is reporting that Kanye West has applied to the fashion master’s degree program at London’s famed Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.

Kanye supposedly met with Louise Wilson (who is in charge of the two-year program) on last Wednesday, but the notoriously tough professor doesn’t intend to give Kanye a spot based solely on his superstar status. “Kanye spends a lot of time with fashion students and often hooks up with Central’s arty pupils when he is in London.

John Galliano Fired From Dior Word Is He Was High Off Illegal Substances

Christian Dior said this afternoon that it had suspended the designer John Galliano pending an investigation into anti-Semitic remarks he allegedly made on Thursday night in Paris to a couple.

According to French news agencies, quoting police sources, Mr. Galliano made the comment to a man and his female companion during an argument at a cafe in the Marais. Galliano lives in the area. The reports said that Galliano had been drinking alcohol, and that he was briefly detained by the police. The rumor going around Milan fashion week, is that Galliano was high from using (ecstacy). Some believe Dior has been looking for a reason to terminate Galliano.