Bouchra Jarrar

>> Jean-Louis Scherrer exited the fashion business in 2007 with the departure of both its ready-to-wear designer Bouchra Jarrar (who was only in the role five months) and its longtime couturier, Stephane Rolland, who left to found his own couture house. But it may be on its way back — in a different form.

Scherrer was just acquired by the French family-owned group JSB International, which currently has no intention to reinvigorate the house's ready-to-wear and couture lines, but it does aim to develop the brand's licenses, including eyewear and footwear. There are also plans to add a womenswear license by the end of the year.

>> The ANDAM prize of €220,000 (approx. $279,000) has in the past two years enabled winners Gareth Pugh and Giles Deacon to move their runway shows to Paris Fashion Week and raise their international visibility. Who will be next?

This morning, the ANDAM jury, presided over this year by Carine Roitfeld and including Alber Elbaz, Hilary Alexander, Colette's Sarah Lerfel, Jefferson Hack, and Opening Ceremony's Humberto Leon, named six nominees for the 2010 prize. Among them are: Mark Fast, known for casting "plus-size" models in his body-conscious knit dresses; couturier and Thierry Mugler alum Alexandre Vauthier; Turkish designer Hakaan Tildirim, whose last show attracted Kate Moss and Roitfeld in the audience and Lara Stone and Natalia Vodianova on the runway; Francesco Scognamiglio, whose oversized Fall 2010 fish belt was worn by Anna Dello Russo straight off the runway; Balenciaga and Christian Lacroix alum Bouchra Jarrar; and Calla Haynes, who worked with Olivier Theyskens for five years at Rochas and Nina Ricci.

The 2010 winner will be announced at the end of next month.