Today we published a preview of Carine Roitfeld’s new book Irreverent, which Rizzoli is releasing in mid-October. Roitfeld watchers will recall many of the images we’ve posted. There’s Carine as arch provocateur, staging a portrait of the luminous Eniko Mihalik with an octogenarian’s hands, and another with a nude model sipping from an enormous bottle [...]

Emmanuelle Alt’s ascension to the throne of Paris Vogue meant that her former employers—Balmain and Isabel Marant—were left without a stylist for their shows. Christophe Decarnin (left) has officially filled the position: longtime Helmut Lang stylist Melanie Ward is doing the honors for the label this season. [WWD]And speaking of Alt, the editrix has revealed [...]

Michelle Obama’s Alexander McQueen dress at a state dinner recently stuck in the craw of some American designers, who chastised the First Lady for failing to promote U.S. brands and industry. She sidestepped the controversy at last night’s State of the Union address: Mrs. O chose Rachel Roy for the occasion (left). [WSJ]This morning in [...]

Announced this morning: Emmaneulle Alt (left), longtime rédactrice en chef mode at Paris Vogue and Carine Roitfeld’s front-row companion, will take the reins of the French glossy beginning February 1, 2011. Condé Nast France president Xavier Romatet made the announcement on Vogue.fr; Alt calls the appointment an “honor” and “a great pleasure.” She’ll continue to [...]

Carine Roitfeld gives her first long interview to WWD, where the outgoing Paris Vogue editrix reveals her most memorable moments (putting bearded transsexual Andre J. on the cover), her feelings about U.S. Vogue (”I think I would be too rock ‘n’ roll for American Vogue“), and what she knows about her successor (according to her, [...]

The headline this morning on Vogue.fr: “Carine Roitfeld Quitte Vogue Paris.” After a decade at the helm of the French glossy, Carine Roitfeld—the editrix who, as much as anyone else, inaugurated the cult of the editor—is stepping down to pursue new projects. What are they? At present, no one’s saying. She’s got “a few weeks” [...]

Business of Fashion previews Industrie’s list of the 50 fashion folks it considers the most influential creative forces working in the industry today. A controversial sampling? Yes. But of course, that’s exactly what such lists are for. [BOF]Karl Lagerfeld. Coming to Macy’s. Repeat: Karl Lagerfeld. Coming to Macy’s. With a new one-off capsule collection. In [...]

Karl Lagerfeld breaks his silence on who should succeed him at Chanel: “I have a contract for life, so it all depends on who I would like to hand it to. At the moment, I’d say Haider Ackermann,” the Kaiser told Numéro. [WWD]Tom Ford’s got a new cover girl, and her name is Daphne Groeneveld. [...]

Happy holidays from…Tom Ford? The multitasking designer has apparently been tapped to guest-edit the holiday issue of Paris Vogue, which means that even the naughty will no doubt be rewarded this year. [WWD]Prince William has finally popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton (in Philip Treacy, left), and the English media is more [...]

Show packages are piling up at our desks, and as we begin to sort through them, one unexpected face jumped out at us: Vanessa Traina. The Elite model and girl-about-town has been with the agency for a while, but with the exception of a sultry Paris Vogue shoot, has little to her portfolio. So will [...]