Oscars: Best Dressed Celebs

Rooney Mara in Givenchy Couture

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford

Angelina Jolie (and her awkward leg, lol) in Atelier Versace

Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton

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It's Official: Marc Jacobs and Others Turn Down Dior

Looks like the rumors that have been circulating around the industry for months of Marc Jacobs and other designers (Haider Ackermann, Christian Lacroix, Ricardo Tisci, Raf Simons, to name a few) taking

over the position of creative director for Dior has been put to rest -- no one wants Dior. WWD has reported that negotiations between Jacob's occurrent house, LVMH, and Dior have ended in an opposition. Apparently, Marc Jacobs wanted to bring his whole team from Louis Vuitton to Dior to "transfer the aesthetic from one house to another", but Dior's president, Sidney Toledano, couldn't confer with Jacob's request. Besides, if Marc Jacobs did leave for Dior, who would take over as the creative director for Louis Vuitton? With all the profit that he's been bringing into the house, it is a very wise decision for him to stay where he is. The old saying still holds true: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." 

As for now, however, the house will still be under the designs of behind-the-scenes designer Bill Gaytten until further notice. And the question still stands: who could take over Dior; who could possibly maintain Dior's aesthetics while levering it as a brand into a new decade? However, the real question everyone should be asking is: who wants to? 

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Doutzen Kroes Covers Numéro China

Doutzen Kroes graces the cover of Numéro China's December 2011 issue in just a Louis Vuitton hat and red lipstick. I can't express enough of how stunning this cover is! 


Photographed by Tiziano Magni.

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