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Instaglam: Oscar de la Renta Gives Fall 2013 Campaign a Social Debut

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By Justin Fenner

Leave it to Oscar de la Renta – a brand at the forefront of using social media to do cool things – to make waves by debuting its Fall 2013 campaign on Instagram.

Tuesday night, the @OscarPRGirl Instagram account, helmed by de la Renta’s senior vice president of global communications, Erika Bearman, announced that its followers’ feeds would be filled with the new campaign Wednesday morning. In short order, the account posted seven images from the campaign, which was photographed by Norman Jean Roy and features models Kate Bogucharskaia, Patricija Motiejunaite, and Iris Van Berne.

The shots themselves focus on de la Renta’s Fall 2013 collection, the one for which John Galliano served as a designer in residency. His runway styling comes through in some of the shots, with the exaggerated cloche hats and romantic floral embroidery on some dresses stealing the show.

But what’s just as impressive as the images is this brand’s continued dominance of social media. (What other half-century-old fashion house live-pins its runway shows?) Below, a look at Oscar de la Renta’s full Fall 2013 campaign. …read more

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Costume Drama: Seven Designers Who Got in on the Act

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By Randy Miller

Enter stage left: John Galliano. The infamous designer may be back on the fashion scene in an unexpected way! Speculation that Stephen Fry has tapped Galliano to create costumes for his upcoming production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest has yet to be confirmed but is definitely gaining momentum.

The director, who is said to still be in early stages of talks and also considering Rolland Mouret and Sarah Burton, is certainly looking for a major impact when the costumes take stage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane next year.

This wouldn’t be the first time theater looked to fashion’s showmanship for dressing performers (Galliano already lists stage credits on his résumé), so we’re looking back at some of the most spectacular onstage costumes designed by the runway’s most theatrical.

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Alber Elbaz on the Most Dangerous Thing in Fashion

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By Justin Fenner

When you’ve been highly influential for as long as Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz has, your opinion tends to carry some weight. But Elbaz, who spent Monday afternoon on a stage doing a Q&A with Harper’s Bazaar editor in chief Glenda Bailey, was as charming and humble as he’s been for all of his 20-plus years in the business.

In a wide-ranging conversation about his life and career, Elbaz told Bailey and the assembled audience about his work for Geoffrey Beene – who taught him never to use the word “commercial” – to the fall of John Galliano, and what he thinks is the most dangerous thing facing the fashion industry today. A look at some of his thoughts, here. …read more
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Dolce, Gabbana Wish Galliano Good Luck on Fashion Comeback

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By Justin Fenner

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have joined the chorus of voices backing John Galliano‘s return to working in the industry.

“We wish John the best of luck with his return to fashion,” the two said in a post on their online magazine Swide. “We’ve always been admirers of his flamboyant talent. He has been missed from the fashion scene these two years and we can’t wait to see the collection with Oscar de la Renta.”

Just last week, de la Renta shocked the fashion community when he announced that he would welcome Galliano, who was let go from his position at Dior for making anti-Semitic comments in 2010, at his studio for a three-week residency. “Everyone in life deserves a second chance, especially someone as talented as John,” de la Renta said at the time. “I think that life is about forgiving and helping people.”

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Oscar de la Renta gives John Galliano a second chance

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By Walter Loeb, Contributor I was shocked when John Galliano, the famous fashion designer for the House of Dior, shouted anti-Semitic remarks in a Paris night club two years ago. I was horrified when he expressed his love for Adolph Hitler – the Nazi terrorist. Since that time Galliano has undergone treatment for his alcoholic stupor.
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Marc Jacobs On How His Psychiatrist Helped Him Make the Dior Decision

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By Justin Fenner

In a wide-ranging conversation with Fern Mallis on stage at 92nd Street Y this week, Marc Jacobs said he discussed not taking over for John Galliano in sessions with his psychiatrist.

“It was actually my psychiatrist who said, ‘How is this going to improve the quality of your life?’ and I said, ‘It’s not.’ I mean, two more shows – and after Galliano, what he has done – when am I going to live my life?” Jacobs asked.

The designer also talked about growing up in New York City, studying at Parsons, and being treated for substance abuse. A few highlights from the conversation below.

On going to college: “Every day was like a fashion parade. There was a little troop of us. It was me, a girl named Susan Martin, Chris Iles, and Tracy Reese. The four of us were inseparable. We were the overachievers. We would do five times what was required just because we really enjoyed it.”

On the critics: “There are very few, and I don’t mean this in a bitchy way, journalists who I respect. I don’t think a lot of them know what they’re looking at. . . I’m fine with constructive criticism but I’m not so good with stupidity. It’s one thing to say ‘I like or I don’t like’ but to misread or mislabel something or to be out of sorts because it was raining, or a late show or you were hungry. That just all feels not valid.”

On his sobriety: “I wouldn’t say I’m 100 percent sober. What I’m saying is perfection is not my deal. Yeah, maybe I have had a glass of wine or a couple of whiskeys. Maybe I’ve smoked a joint or something like that. Or other things, but I’m mostly sober.”

On what he tells aspiring designers: “What’s worked for me is not quitting, being more passionate about what I do and not giving up. And when I don’t believe in myself turning to other people who believe in me.”

Photo by Joyce Culver, courtesy of 92nd Street Y.

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