Gallerist Thaddaeus Ropac has a long history of collaborating with fellow creative types to showcase the work of Robert Mapplethorpe—Hedi Slimane and avant-garde director Robert Wilson among them. For his latest coup, the groundbreaking impresario—who has been showing Mapplethorpe’s work for decades—has brought a new light into the fold: Sofia Coppola and Robert Mapplethorpe.For the [...]

Noticed in Paris: Throughout fashion month, clutches have reigned as the It accessory for showgoers, but in Paris, Style.com noticed tastemakers like Emmanuelle Alt, Géraldine Saglio, and Samira Nasr trading their clutches and their trusty Celine totes for the LV Sofia Coppola leather top handle. Could this be the new editor go-to bag?Above: Louis Vuitton [...]

Over the weekend, Sofia Coppola married singer Thomas Nars in a custom-made, “chiffon with a blush of lilac” gown by Azzedine Alaïa. He also made a special party dress for Coppola’s daughter, Romy. [WWD]Designer Walter Van Beirendonck’s clothes have always “bridged the gap between art and fashion, proving that wearable garments could also express extreme [...]

Now you can have your Fendi and drive it, too. As part of The Whispered Italian Grand Tour, a new Fendi project that includes a documentary about Italy’s craftsmen, the luxury brand created a special-edition Maserati. The designer car will make its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. [Vogue U.K.]After the Met’s [...]

John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, and Christopher Kane are just few of the famous alumni schooled on London’s Charing Cross Road, Central Saint Martins’ HQ for 72 years (not to mention, the venue for the first Sex Pistols show ever). To celebrate the building’s storied halls before moving to new digs on Kings Cross, [...]

The haute couture shows start on Monday, and in addition to the schedule’s usual suspects—Lagerfeld, Gaultier, Galliano, et al.—newcomer Maxime Simoëns is throwing his (presumably) hand-beaded hat into the ring. At 26, Simoëns is the first designer to join the official Couture calendar without ever having staged a runway show—unless you count his prize-winning [...]

Last night, The tony Pierre hotel in New York got more action than we’re guessing it’s seen in quite some time. Two hundred of fashion’s nearest and dearest—from Sofia Coppola and Andie MacDowell to half the editors currently working in New York—packed a private salon for a Lanvin ♥ H&M “haute couture” runway show, graced [...]

You can start calling him Michel Kors. The designer has announced he’ll open a Paris flagship—his largest in the city—in the spring of 2011. [WWD]The first photo from Coco Rocha’s wedding to James Conran has hit the Web. As should be surprising to absolutely no one, Coco looks gorgeous in custom Zac Posen. [Huffington Post]Victoria [...]

Buried at the bottom of Suzy Menkes’ article on Goyard is this plum revelation: Daphne Guinness (pictured) has snapped up the entire Isabella Blow wardrobe that was slated to hit the auction block at Christie’s! They say money can’t buy you taste, but it sure can help you express it. [IHT]WWD rounds up the most [...]

Mounir Moufarrige, master of press manipulation, is leaving Emanuel Ungaro to work on watches. Lindsay Lohan is staying, Estrella Archs is cursing her luck, and Esteban Cortazar is feeling brilliant. [WWD]
Another reason why celebrity breakups are so messy: competing sponsorships. TMZ reports that Elin Nordegren is close to signing a deal with Puma, Nike’s rival, [...]