Olivier Rousteing had some pretty big shoes to fill this season, as the new 25-year-old designer stepped in with the sudden departure of Christophe Decarnin, as creative director of the 66-year-old label Balmain. Having worked under Christophe Decarnin for two years, all eyes were on him to see what the young protégé had to offer the famously edgy line.

Well, Olivier and Balmain fans alike can breath a sigh of relief— Read the full story

“After a period of uncertainty, we have the official news: Olivier Rousteing, a French designer who grew up in Bordeaux, is Balmain’s new Creative Director.

Christophe Decarnin left the fashion house following some health problems that stopped him attending the 2011-12 show. The firm has just formalised the role of the new designer, who will oversee both menswear and the women’s collection.

The designer has been a member of the Balmain team since 2009. He previously worked at Roberto Cavalli, designing the men’s and women’s ready-to-wear lines for the Florence-based firm.”

-Quoted from Italian Vogue

We knew that brands like H&M / Zara / TopShop were amazing at knocking off  designers and analyzing trends (due to their worldwide offices and bunch of employees, running the streets, reading blogs and shopping). With enormous budgets, these companies are able to create “Fast Fashion” at unbeatable prices, compared to young designers or established fashion houses. When it comes to copying they usually hide it, or at least they try. Apparently this time Zara forgot! Read the full story

Shooting kids in couture seems to be all the rage at the moment. Following up the Stella McCartney children’s wear range he recently shot, Ryan McGinley breaks the rule of never working with children (or animals) and captures an adorable editorial ‘We Don’t Need No Education’ for the newest issue of Purple Magazine. Read the full story