While rumours of his departure from Chanel were just that... rumours, Karl Lagerfeld has been confirmed to design a capsule line for Hogans.
The collaboration consists of a one-off collection which will be revealed in spring 2011 and hit stores in November.
"Karl is a genius of style and an artist who interprets fashion in a modern way," said Hogans CEO, Diego Della Valle. "For Hogan, he will reinterpret all the iconic elements in both apparel and accessories, which will help raise Hogan's visibility in Asia and especially in China."
UPDATE: Another special accolade will be awarded to
Alexander McQueen. He will recieve the CFDA's board of directors honour at the ceremony held on June 7.
It's that time of the year again, when America's fashion industry shines the spotlight on its brightest stars. The nominees of the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards have been announced. They are:
Womenswear Designer of the Year: Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang.
Menswear Designer of the Year: Tom Ford, Michael Bastian and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone.
Accessory Designer of the Year: Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez and Alexis Bittar.
Swarovski Award (Womenswear): Prabal Gurung, Joseph Altuzarra and Jason Wu.
Swarovski Award (Menswear): Simon Spurr, Patrik Ervell and Richard Chai.
Swarovski Award (Accessories): Dana Lorenz, Alexander Wang and Eddie Borgo.
This year's Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Michael Kors. While our own Christopher Bailey will receive the International Award, and Iman will be honoured with the Fashion Icon Award.
It is a busy time for lad-about-town Henry Holland. The designer officially launched his H! collection at Debenhams on Wednesday morning, where fans queued up from 7.30am to get their hands on a signed Bagazine clutch. His debut range is modelled by pal Pixie Geldof.
Speaking of models, another close friend of Holland's, Leigh Lezark, is the face of his latest spring/summer 2010 Levi's collection. Lezark features in the line's lookbook, which was photographed by Matt Irwin, it also stars British male model, Jacob Coupe. See more after the jump....
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Today marks what would have been Alexander McQueen's 41st birthday. In memory and celebration of his life, some of his friends and fellow designers have been leaving their tributes...
Francisco Costa - Creative Director, Calvin Klein Women's Collection: "Lee always managed to make the unobtainable a reality. He set the bar high and his genius will continue to live with us."
Zac Posen: "The first I met McQueen was when I was an intern at the Met. He was there to research and he smelled me. I was standing over vertical files, and he smelled my jacket. I must have been 17-years-old. He asked if the jacket was from London. It was. I probably skipped a Science class to be there."
Read more at Stylelist.
Chanel has been forced to issue another statement denying that Karl Lagerfeld will soon be replaced by Alber Elbaz at the helm. During Paris Fashion Week, Jak & Jil blogger Tommy Ton heard that the Lanvin designer could be taking over from Lagerfeld, but this was promptly rectified by the label in a statement.
"Karl Lagerfeld is the creative designer of Chanel and has a long-term contract with the company. Replacing him is not an issue," it read.
Ton has since responded to the news by tweeting: "Guessing game is over. My source and I are the victim of a good prank played by Mr. [Riccardo] Tisci himself. He got us good :("
We have shown you a sneak peek at the lookbook, now here is some more imagery from the forthcoming Zac Posen for Target collection. For his spring/summer 2010 line, Posen has reinvented some of his iconic designs including the trumpet dress he made for Naomi Campbell in 2001.
"That was the dress that started my business," he says. "It's flirtatious and fun, but it has a punk, tough quality too."
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Who better to judge the next generation of brilliant British designers than a brilliant Brit like John Galliano?
The creative director at Christian Dior will step into the shoes of Donatella Versace and become honorary chairperson of Fashion Fringe for the next two years. And he's pretty certain about what he is looking for as well...
"I am hoping we find a rebel genius. I will look for someone who reminds me of me when I was starting out - someone original, unique, who has their own style and handwriting and isn't afraid to try something new. Fashion sometimes gets scared and plays it too safe - but I want to push boundaries," he said.
Applications for Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden are now open until 30th April. Visit: www.fashionfringe.co.uk
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