OUT with the new, IN with the old at House of VALENTINO

The House of Valentino announced last week that it was replacing Creative Director Alessandra Facchinetti just days after the her latest collection hit the runway. To say it was a short lived relationship is an understatement. Less than one year and just 3 collections (including Couture) Facchinetti is out.

It sounds shocking, but it is not unheard of with Italian houses, who lets just say can be dramatic and swift in their decision making. Her replacement or I should say replacements.. are Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli who have been working for Valentino for more than 10 years. The namesake designer himself was critical of Facchinetti and vocal in his disdain for her lack of homage to his legacy. Maria and Pier are very well liked and very down to earth - so it could be a great move. After all, when Stella left Chloe, her number 2 was Phoebe Philo who went on to be become hugely successful for the brand.

Sometimes, big companies are hesitant to give the job to the people who deserve it. Bravo to Chiur and Piccioli. It is unfortunate however that Ms. Faccinetti heard about her dismissal from the media and not from company executives. OUCH! Lets all stay tuned!

MESSAGE FROM MADONNA ON VOTING

Madonna makes sure a political platform never looked or sounded so good!!

The hardest working woman in the music business has a message for you on voting. You might be thinking that Madonna should have her hands full right about now - having just launched her latest world tour... You would be right. The tour rocked into NYC this past week and charged up the base.. Madonna's base that it.. but a message from M on your civil right to express yourself is the take away.

**THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NEW YORK IS OCTOBER 10th**

Regardless if you lean left or right (this is clearly a vote for Obama), the message is the same:

TALK IS CHEAP, TALK IS CHEAP, TALK IS CHEAP

YOUR LIFE..YOUR CHOICE.. YOUR TIME..YOUR WORLD

YOU HAVE GOT TO SAY WHATS ON YOUR MIND

IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG , IT WILL BE TOO LATE

THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW! VOTE

*** The last day to Register to vote in New York is October 10th!!

http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us

FASHION TRANSFORMERS

We expect fashion designers to excite and inspire us season after season with their new creations. Well these creative individuals need inspiration as well. Often, they are their own canvas for a transformation. Take a look at karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs. In another example of Marc paying homage to Karl - Jacobs has gone through a physical metamorphosis as dramatic as the Kaiser's himself! Bravo to both of them for having the discipline.

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COLOR POPS AT LANVIN

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Alber Elbaz did it again.  He managed to take your breath away with his perfect pitch of color, drape, and proportion with the collection he showed for Spring 2009.   Elbaz has become known for his use of bright color - but in a completely wearable approach.   This is not Cindy McCain Crayola time -NO, this is feminine and chic and oh so sexy.   

 It is so refreshing to see this much talent - not associated with one of the mega- houses.   You don't look at the collection and think of the marketing team giving feedback, the sales team guiding shapes, the design team tweaking... you just think of a man being creative and expressing his ideas

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