Coachella 2012: Best Of…Style Edition!

It’s that time of the year again, where music fans and fashionistas come together to attend some of the world’s biggest music festivals!

Coachella’s second set of performances wrapped up last weekend, and there were a lot of funky and cool outfits worn by the concert goers from both weekend.

Check out some of my favorite looks in the gallery below!

Who do you think rocked Coachella, both music and style-wise?

Photos Courtesy of: Coachella, Elle.com, Fashionista, Refinery 29, Style.com, The Cut, WWD

It’s Official! Raf Simons Taking John Galliano’s Place at Dior

Raf Simons

The rumors can now be put to rest: Raf Simons is now the official creative director for Christian Dior. The designer, who recently left Jil Sander, will be filling in John Galliano’s space at the luxury house.

For over a year, after Galliano was fired from Dior due to his anti-Semitic rants, designers like Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Ricardo Tisci were all in talks of becoming the next creative director for Dior. But Simons has finally secured the coveted spot.

The designer told the New York Time’s Cathy Horyn, “The first time I heard about the Dior position I thought, ‘This feels right.’ ”

It will be exciting to see how Simons will change the face of Dior, seeing how Galliano made the brand all his own.

What are your thoughts? Does Simons have what it takes?

[Source: NY Times]

Photo Courtesy of: Style.com

Fashion Bite: CFDA Unveils 2012 Award Nominations

Carolina Herrera and Diane Von Furstenberg at 2012 CFDA Nominations Event

Last night, Diane Von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb announced the nominations for the 2012 CFDA awards.

Some nominees were expected (Proenza Schouler, Phillip Lim, etc.), while many others definitely were not – Johnny Depp as fashion icon?

Check out the full list of nominations below:

International Award: Rei Kawakubo–Commes des Garcons

Media Award: Scott Schuman & Garance Doré

Founders Award: Andrew Rosen

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Tommy Hilfiger

Fashion Icon Award: Johnny Depp

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Pamela Love
Tabitha Simmons
Irene Neuwirth

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Antonio Azzuolo
Todd Snyder
Phillip Lim

Swarovski Awards for Womenswear
Joseph Altuzarra
Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters–Creatures of the Wind
Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty–Suno

Accessory Designer of the Year
Reed Krakoff
Jack McCullough & Lazaro Hernandez–Proenza Schouler
Alexander Wang

Menswear Designer of the Year
Simon Spurr
Patrick Ervell
Billy Reid

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Jack McCullough & Lazaro Hernandez–Proenza Schouler
Ashley & Mary Kate Olsen–The Row

Look out for a post of the winners when the awards ceremony takes place on June 4 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, hosted by Seth Meyers!

[Source: The Fashion Spot via CFDA]

Photo Courtesy of: Style.com

Fashion Bite: Hedi Slimane To Replace Stefano Pilati at YSL

Fashion’s musical chairs just keeps on shuffling! The industry recently reported the departure of Raf Simons from Jil Sander, and the return of Sander to her label.

There is now breaking news of Hedi Slimane taking over Stefano Pilati’s role as creative director for luxury house YSL.

According to Fashionista, a source told AFP “[Silmane] will become the new creative director at YSL,” and that “the contract has been signed by both parties.”

PPR, the parent group of YSL, has not yet confirmed.

Slimane made his debut at YSL designing mesnwear in 1996 and left the house in 2001 to serve as the creative director for Dior Homme until 2007. After that, the praised designer left the fashion world to pursue photography.

The have been endless rumors of Pilati’s departure from YSL, and it should be noted that his contract ends next month without any word of it being renewed.

As of now, there has not been any word of where Pilati will head.

Could it possibly be Dior?

Stay tuned…

[Source: Fashionista]

Photo Courtesy of: Style.com