Vogue UK has just unveiled its December 2014 issue, in which Kate Moss is the star of two separate covers, shot by her longtime collaborator Mario Testino. According to Fashionista, this marks the 36th time that Moss has been on the British magazine's cover (the second just this year), and in addition to an 11-page editorial starring the model - styled by Lucinda Chambers - the entire issue is centered around Moss. In fact, this is the second year in a row that Vogue UK has chosen to highlight Moss in its December issue: In 2013, she was styled by her dear friend John Galliano, who is now creative director of Maison Martin Margiela. Read More »
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, John Galliano, the creative director of Maison Martin Margiela, lost his unfair dismissal lawsuit against his two former employers: Christian Dior SA and John Galliano SA. Galliano was fired from Dior and his namesake label — both owned by LVMH — after his public, anti-Semitic and racist rant in Paris in 2011. Back in 2013, Galliano thought he was winning the suit after a French court ruled in his favor, moving the trial to a labor court instead of a commercial court. But according to "WWD," at a hearing Tuesday, the French labor court ruled against Galliano, who was asking both parties for damages from $3 million to $16.3 million. Galliano now owes each winning party one symbolic euro — approximately $1.26 — each because of the ruling. "Fashionista" reports Galliano claimed that both employers were completely knowledgable of his debilitating addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol. Read More »
John Galliano, one of fashion's most controversial designers, is taking over the creative direction of Maison Martin Margiela. According to WWD, he will control design leadership of all Margiela lines, including couture and women's and men's ready-to-wear collections. Read More »