Haider Ackermann by Inez Vinoodh Matadin | Source: Fashion Indie

Haider Ackermann: The Draped Crusader (Independent)
“So it is with Haider Ackermann who first showed at the Paris collections 10 years ago now and who has built up a loyal following with the most sartorially forward thinking. Now, though, his runway presentations and the highly singular vision they represent are one of the high points of the French fashion season across the board.”

Pinterest Has Users, Fancy Has a Business Model (AdWeek)
“Fancy isn’t Pinterest. Not even close. But Pinterest may start looking to emulate its business model. A startup Web application that blends bookmarking and shopping, Fancy just recently crossed the million-user mark.”

Carven out a slice of the market (Independent)
“Carven’s menswear line, despite only being two seasons old, is being toasted this week at the prestigious Pitti Immagine Uomo trade show in Florence, where Henry will present the brand’s spring/summer 2013 collection.”

Hermès employees found to be in on counterfeit ring (Telegraph)
“A dozen people were arrested by French police last Thursday as part of the dismantling of an international crime ring which produced fake Hermès bags. Two Hermès employees have been dismissed as a result of the probe.”

OBE for the woman who took over from McQueen (Independent)
“The fashion world is not without its pomp and ceremony, and the Queen’s Birthday Honours provide a further occasion for celebration as Emma Hill… and Sarah Burton… receive recognition for services to the industry.”

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Mugler's pre-show and backstage live stream | Source: WWD

Mugler’s Digital World (WWD)
“‘My job was to resurrect the brand, and to pump it up and bring it to the new decade… I had this amazing history and archive but there was nothing for me to work with to make it contemporary. For me, it was taking those amazing historical ideas and transforming them digitally. I design digitally, I communicate digitally, and I live digitally, and I wanted to incorporate that into the brand.’”

Julie Gilhart on Sustainability, Philanthropy, and Life after Barneys (Thread NY)
“Julie Gilhart has been flying fairly under the radar since her dismissal as Barneys’ fashion director in November (aside from touting favorite socially-conscious causes via Twitter), but Friday she appeared at Afingo’s Fashion Forum at FIT to discuss sustainability and philanthropy, and revealed a bit about her personal priorities and plans in the process.”

Spain’s Puig is front-runner for Jean Paul Gaultier (Reuters)
“Spanish perfume maker Puig is the front-runner to buy control of fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier after China’s Li & Fung walked away but Interparfums is still in the race, fashion and banking sources said… Jean Paul Gaultier, which is still lossmaking, made revenues of 26 million euros in 2010.”

Carine Roitfeld, Chanel Stylist (WWD)
“Carine Roitfeld, a guest editor and stylist at Barneys New York this fall, has also been tapped by none other than Karl Lagerfeld. The designer just wrapped up shooting Chanel’s fall-winter campaign in Paris with… the former Vogue Paris editor in chief, as stylist.”

Ten minutes with Carven designer Guillaume Henry (Telegraph)
“If you have not heard of Guillaume Henry or Carven – it won’t be that way for long. The ex- Givenchy and Paule Ka designer moved to the storied French house two years ago to breathe new life into the brand, and has since been causing quite a stir.”

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Mr Porter, coming soon | Source: Mr Porter

Mr Porter to Test Men’s Urge to Shop Online (WSJ)
“The debut of Mr Porter, the biggest ever launch of a men’s luxury-goods website, will be closely watched by the fashion industry to see whether there are enough active male shoppers to support a fashion site… ‘We know there’s a demand for this,’ says Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet, ‘I don’t think shopping right now really appreciates the way men want to shop.’”

New Star in the Front Row (NY Times)
“Vogue editors do not come along every day, except in China and India, where Western fashion magazines are new. Anna Wintour (American Vogue) and Franca Sozzani (Italian Vogue) have each held their jobs for 22 years; Alexandra Shulman, the chief of British Vogue, a little less. If anything, the cult of the editor has exploded in the last decade.”

A Fresh Face Behind a Comeback (NY Times)
“Carven has been pretty far off the fashion radar for the last decade, but it has quietly made a comeback under Mr. Henry, who previously worked for Givenchy and Paule Ka. He said he wanted to bring back the attitude of Mme. Carven Mallet, who founded the house in the 1940s.”

Google’s Boutiques.com Gets Analytical (WWD)
“Coinciding with [NYFW] Boutiques.com introduced two analytical tools — Designer Analytics for designers and Trend Analytics for the consumer. It also unveiled recent boutique additions Michael Kors, Jil Sander, Thakoon and Billy Reid — bringing the amount of designer partners to nearly 80, up from 30 three months ago when the fashion site launched.”

An Intellectual Fashion | Francesco Vezzoli (AnOther)
“In his column, Donatien Grau speaks to prominent thinkers and creatives about fashion and its connections to contemporary creativity. Italian-born artist Francesco Vezzoli is fascinated by the role of cultural icons in the popular psyche, of the workings of fame, power and talent.”

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