While her father-in-law, François Pinault, was awarded France’s highest civilian decoration on New Year’s Day, Mexican actress Salma Hayek was also recognized for her services to the French Republic, receiving the Legion of Honour Chevalier. While the Telegraph reports that “according to the government’s official journal, Hayek was chosen for her work as ‘director [...]

On Friday, the audience at the Sustainability and Philanthropy panel at the AFINGO Fashion Forum got to hear Julie Gilhart speak—her first public pronouncements since her departure from Barneys, where she’s been senior VP fashion director these past 18 years, and where every fashion-loving New Yorker fell in love with her.“I’m super-excited,” she said. “All [...]

The Rue de Sèvres space that houses Hermès’ new store—its 134th and second largest to date—used to be home to the Lutetia hotel’s indoor swimming pool. So in tribute to aquaculture past, the label trucked in a band of kids in matching swimsuits to salute arriving guests, while on a balcony, great moments in swimming-pool [...]

It was a fairytale romance—love, marriage, baby, if not necessarily in that order—for Salma Hayek and PPR chairman François-Henri Pinault, who controls the Gucci Group portfolio of labels. And like any faithful spouse (and fashion lover), Mrs. P supports her husband and his business. Hayek arrived on the arm of the Chairman to four of [...]

The Telegraph’s Hilary Alexander sits down with model-of-the-moment Tati Cotliar. Cotliar—who opened Marc Jacobs’ Fall ‘10 show—reveals MJ felt like they’d known each other before. A previous life, perhaps? Some girls have all the luck—twice. [Telegraph]Show packages from the major modeling agencies are starting to arrive, including one that’s hotly debated among model-watchers: Paul Rowland’s [...]

As much as we love lists, we also love predictions. Yesterday, Vanity Fair gave us both, releasing its annual New Establishment ranking along with an appendage of on-the-verge comers, the Next Establishment. Along with power elite in finance and technology, etc, there’s a sizeable fashion industry factor. On the first are obvious choices like Bernard [...]

The French capital is seedy again: New York Times writer visits the City of Light to explore Jean Paul Gaultier’s inspirational haunts; gets manhandled.
Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault: on again? The once-engaged pair was spotted courtside at Balenciaga and it looked like they weren’t just there for the clothes. If you know what I [...]