France’s Chambre Syndicale, the body that organizes Paris’ fashion shows, has announced its newest members and associates. Congrats to Azzaro, Carven, Damir Doma, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Thimister, Véronique Leroy, and American (sometimes) in Paris Zac Posen. [WWD]Dolce & Gabbana have found their ideal poster boy (literally) in David Gandy, who’s starred in many of the [...]

There’s another seat open at the designer fashion table. News broke today that Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi (above), creative directors of Gianfranco Ferré, are out at the Italian house (no word on their namesake collection, which presumably will continue for the present). Reports blame dwindling sales for the duo’s departure. But they’re only the [...]

Another day, another designer departure. The house of Azzaro announced today that its longtime creative director, Vanessa Seward (left), will no longer be helming the label. Seward has been with Azzaro since 2002, when designer and founder Loris Azzaro named her his first assistant; following his death in 2003, Seward took on the role of [...]

The rumors are true: This year’s Oscar co-hosts are Bright Young Things™ Anne Hathaway and James Franco. (Both, incidentally, looking good in the early running for major awards.) Franco could do worse than the Tom Ford tuxes last year’s co-hosts, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, donned for the occasion. (He’d do well to bring both [...]

Way back last October, a curious trend emerged from the Spring 2010 shows. Call it a case of cat-scratch fever—designers and hip girls were all feeling cats. Paris was just about meowing, with Miuccia Prada’s kitty-print collection for Miu Miu, which found (alongside daisies and reclining nudes) cartoon felines printed on collars, dresses, tops, and [...]

We were doing a little last-minute Christmas wish-list making when we discovered another cool project from the fashion brain trust at Net-a-porter.com. Azzaro’s Vanessa Seward has partnered with the Web site to launch a Made to Order service. It works like this: First, you select a dress from 16 different options, then you personalize it [...]

L.A. fashion week is getting a splash of organized glam tonight with a runway show, photography exhibit, and video installation at MoCA courtesy of Cameron Silver and Downtown L.A. Fashion Week, a new group looking to fill the void left by IMG and Smashbox Studios. Celebs like Marisa Tomei, Kelly Lynch, and Zoë Saldana are [...]

“I was thinking of my friend Queen Rania when I designed the dresses, especially the little cream number,” said Jemima Khan, crammed into a corner at the Azzaro pop-up store in Mayfair, where she was fielding congrats from London’s polished set. Khan had just completed a stint as the brand’s guest designer, and friends had [...]

What: The secretly very excellent selection of costume jewelry at Urban Outfitters, including this metal mesh bow necklace, which Azzaro designer Vanessa Seward picked up on her last trip to the States.
Why: “I fell in love with the necklace,” says Seward. “It’s very Azzaro—discreet and chic at the same time. Whenever I’m in the [...]