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Fashion Fund 2009 Kicks Off with "Donatella Delight"

fashionologie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:27 PDT

>> One of Valentino Garavani's favorite models, Natalia Vodianova, missed the big premiere of his documentary; she was in London for the launch of the 2009 Fashion Fringe search for emerging British design talent - the UK's version of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award - instead. In celebration of this year's honorary chairperson, Donatella Versace, who flew in from Milan for the event, guests like Claudia Schiffer, Roland Mouret, Jonathan Saunders, and Jacquetta Wheeler were served "Donatella Delight" cocktails. Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet is also on the judging panel this year, as is Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, who is overseeing the introduction of Fashion Fringe's first accessories prize. The four as yet unnamed finalists will show capsule collections during Spring 2010 London Fashion Week, and the winner - who in the past has been Basso & Brooke and Erdem - receive upwards of £100,000 for a follow-up show.
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Freja Beha Erichsen Debuts Bangs; Iris Strubegger Avoids Vogue Paris Cover Affirmation

fashionologie — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:11:38 PST

Freja Beha Erichsen debuted newly-cut fringe at the Rag & Bone show today
Last night, when Iris Strubegger was asked whether she is on the March 2009 Vogue Paris cover as rumored, she answered by sticking out her tongue [The Imagist]
Iekeliene Stange unveiled newly blonde tresses this week; apparently her first choice was white or gray, but her agent convinced her otherwise [Modelinia]
Even though she denies anything is between them, Chanel Iman was spotted out last night with producer Ryan Leslie again [The Fashion Bomb]

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Si Newhouse, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Dismiss Vogue Replacement Rumors; Another Name Floated Around

fashionologie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:40:34 PST

>> After all the rumors on Gawker today that Anna Wintour was going to be replaced as editor-in-chief of Vogue by Carine Roitfeld starting in January 2009, Si Newhouse decided to put the talk to rest. After receiving a copy of the original Gawker item via fax in Europe, he denied through a spokeswoman that anything was amuck: "It’s the silliest rumor I ever heard. There is no truth to it."

When asked about the possibility of her mother Carine replacing Anna a couple of weeks ago, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld also dismissed the possibility: "I don’t know how that rumor started. She loves Paris too much - she’d never leave."

The general consensus seems to be that Carine wouldn't be a good fit for Vogue - unless there were some massive changes in the prioritities of ad sales, circulation size, and creative appearance made - but as for Anna being on the outs? Who knows . . . what executive would do anything but deny a rumor before he's ready for it to be outed?

UPDATE: Over at Fashion Week Daily, they've heard another editor's name floated around as Anna's possible replacement - British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, who as the clues indicate, trains the incoming Vogue editors and is "not too tall, not too short, 'deplores plastic surgery' and is sporting a fresh new fringe." My best guess for promoting someone within Vogue would have to ride with Sally Singer.
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