When rumours spread that Elbaz could eventually succeed Karl Lagerfeld, we told you at the time that Karl wasn’t going anywhere. And guess what? He’s confirmed exactly that. We hate to say we told you so…

Latest rumours in the fashion world suggest Alber Elbaz could be the successor of Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel.

Lanvin’s artistic director, Alber Elbaz, has put his creative streak in full flow by illustrating a book for pop marvel Mika. The singer got Elbaz on board, as well as a number of other designers and artists, to illustrate the Mika book, which will be released alongside the his new EP Songs of Sorrow. Maybe Elbaz didn’t hear what the four-song EP is called...

Alber Elbaz refuses to work with “b*****s”. The creative director of Lanvin finds it impossible to work with people he doesn’t get on with as they stifle his creativity. He explained: “The people I chose to run my new store in London are nice. I cannot work with b*****s, I can’t, I can’t. “Maybe I am too sensitive, I get blocked....