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Hedi Slimane Says He Won’t Go to Dior, Might Design Again” y 1 mas

Hedi Slimane Says He Won’t Go to Dior, Might Design Again

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Will Hedi Slimane design again? Will he replace Stefano Pilati at YSL? Or could he replace Galliano at Dior?

These are a few of the questions and rumors that have swirled around Slimane over the past few months. In two articles out today to promote a four-volume box set of his photography called Anthology of a Decade out this month–one in Menswear and one in the UK’s Guardian–Slimane sheds a bit of light on the rumors.

“I’m going to design again, but I come back when it’s the right project, so I keep my passion for it intact,” Slimane told the Guardian. Slimane left Dior Homme in 2007 to pursue fine arts like photography and sculpture, but not before leaving an indelible mark on menswear–the skinny androgynous rocker look–that’s still pervasive on the streets today.

The Guardian interviewed Slimane just days after Galliano’s arrest, and by then, the artist’s name had already been floated as a replacement at Dior. When asked about the Dior job Slimane replied:

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Style X Wraps up with American Apparel, Star-Studded Panel Discussions and a Final Runway Show

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:00 PM PDT

AUSTIN – Day two of South by Southwest's Style X has come and gone, leaving fashion lovers longing for more of the up-and-coming talent spotlighted this week. The style showcase's second, and last, day was jam packed with shopping, panel discussions, and another runway show featuring festival musicians strutting their stuff in designers' looks.

Opening the day was American Apparel's hotly anticipated Factory Flea Market, where shoppers got to scour discounted and discontinued merchandise from the Los Angeles-based retailer. The event has added Austin to its list of targeted cities for the third year in a row, bringing more than 20,000 reduced-price garments to Style X and SXSW attendees. Lines were long and jackpot items were scarce, but finding that perfect pair of high-waisted pleat-front trousers at 50% off was well worth the effort.

While SXSW is known for its fair share of celebrity cameos, Style X hosted a few familiar faces of its own with a series of insightful panel discussions on various fashion-related topics. Chloe Dao, Project Runway season two winner and owner of Houston boutique Lot 8, Moe Boualaphanh of Marilyn Modeling Agency, and other industry figures hosted a conversation on fashion vs. style and the ever-present issue of how to break into the industry.

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