Olivier Rousteing is in at Balmain!

All you Balmain fans can take a deep breath! The new head designer was just announced for the brand, and it will be Olivier Rousteing--he is as Sarah was to McQueen--NOW we understand? For three years he was the head of their womenswear design studio, and before that he had a five year stint at Cavalli. This should be interesting...I definitely think Balmain has elements of Cavalli, and I am more than enthusiastic to see what Rousteing does! I can't wait until the Spring 2012 shows!!

Rebecca Minkoff is Preggers!

OMG! A congratulations is in order for Rebecca Minkoff! She is three months pregnant with her husband of two years, Gavin Bellour. This is the first child for the couple. No word yet if it will be a girl or boy, but we wish the couple a happy and healthy pregnancy!

Statement

I have to say that I was shocked when I first heard of Galliano's antisemitic rants. I was upset and confused, and since this is probably the biggest scandal to hit the fashion industry since McQueen's death, I wasn't prepared. No one was, and now one of the biggest fashion houses has lost one of the most artistic, creative, and tortured souls in the industry. He is truly a creative genius, but in no way should that distract from the fact that he is an anti-Semite, and Dior was right to release him of his duties as creative director.

Who will take his roll, and who will walk the show after the models are presented is still up in the air. I am excited yet saddened to see his last Dior collection this Friday. I am not even sure the house will show his collection, or if he will show his John Galliano collection on Sunday. All we can do is wait and see what happens, but this is truly tragic.

Will he release an apology statement? With that video of him ranting "I love Hitler," I don't know if anyone will ever respect him again. I hope this was a sick joke, but no one should ever joke about such atrocities. 

The video can be seen here.