Italian Model Mariacarla Boscono has been gaining alot of press over the past couple of days for being Kate Moss’ replacement for the H&M collection designed by Stella McCartney. Kate lost the contract after being photographed allegedly snorting cocaine.
Boscono who has previously worked for Givenchy and Roberto Cavalli will only feature in the TV commercials. All posters and newspaper adverts for the collection will feature no model, instead the clothing chain has opted to use a graphical solution. The collection will go on sale in over 400 stores on …

Jefferson Hack, editor of Another Magazine, Another Man, Dazed and Confused and ex-partner to Kate Moss has turned is hand to modelling. As part of an advertising campaign for tailors Gieves and Hawkes, Jefferson along with along with top editors Dylan Jones; Anthony Noguera from Arena, Gary Kingsnorth of FHM Collections; Anthony Miles, editor of 10+ and Wallpaper editor Jeremy Langmead will be photographed by one of the best, David Bailey.
A spokesman for Gieves & Hawkes says: “For our autumn/winter collection, we wanted to use real people who put magazines …

British designer Matthew Williamson has been confirmed as the new artistic director for Italian fashion house Pucci. Williamson famous for his use of colour and feminine collections will be replacing Christian Lacroix who led the design team for 3 years.
“He has created a brand characterised by colour and glamour that fits with the Pucci spirit,” the Florentine fashion house said in a statement.
His first collection for Pucci will show in February at the autumn/winter 2006 fashion week in Milan and he will continue to design his own name collection.

Damon Dash will be selling back his 25 per cent share of Rocawear to Jay-Z and their silent business partners for $22.5m. He says he doesnt care what his they do with his share, as long as they “Just give me my money”.
Apparently the move came about after Jay-Z branded Damon as lazy. Damon Dash insists the split was amicable. Could the lucrative partnership between the two hip hop moguls be coming to an end?

Elle Macpherson is currently starring in the What becomes a legend most? advertising campaign for Blackglama. Blackglama has used personalities in the past such as Ray Charles, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland to promote their brand. Know for being the markerter of the world’s premium mink, Blackglama chose the Supermodel because “She embodies everything that Blackglama looks for in a legend- glamour, sophistication, and a timeless elegance. It is an honor to have her become part of our campaign.”
You can see Elle in a leading fashion publication near you!
[Blackglama]

Burberry, Chanel and Gloria Vanderbilt will be cancelling any future ad campaigns with Kate Moss as a result of her recent bad press. A Burberry spokesperson confirmed that they had come to a mutual agreement with Kate and decided it would be “inappropriate to go ahead” adding
“Kate has always been highly professional for Burberry. We are saddened by her circumstances and hope she overcomes her problems as soon as possible.”

Chanel will not be renewing their contract with Kate Moss following headlines that police will be investigating the 31yr old Supermodel. A spokesperson for the house said,
“Chanel currently has an advertising campaign with Kate Moss that is due to finish at the end of October.
“The company has no plans to work with Kate Moss on advertising campaigns in the near future.”
[Sky news]

The Fashion industry has received a bit of a shake up, following the announcement that Angelina Jolie will be the new face of St John Knits. Not so much because she will be heading the campaign but more so as the deal, negotiated on her behalf is quite unheard of and sets a new precedent for actresses who are hired to boost a brands appeal.
There is much speculation from advertising execs over exactly what her contract terms are but it is thought that Jolie will receive $12M for a …

Topshop adored by many, will be on the catwalk at London Fashion week this September. The high street store will be showing its top of the range line “Unique”. According to it’s Brand director Jane Shepherdson, this move was made in order to silence their critics who claim Topshop is only good for ripping of the catwalks quickly. Unique will also be stocked in New York boutique Opening Ceremony who have dedicated a complete floor to the label. The boutique celebrated the arrival of Unique in style with a shopping …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been hit with a $5 million (GBP2.7 million) breach of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit by model Tyson Beckford. The model once the face of the Sean John clothing line claims that once his contract ran out with the label, Combs failed to renew it but maintained use of his images to advertise the line without any permission. Beckford’s attorney Kenneth Montgomery states that Beckford did make attempts to settle the dispute to no avail, and decided legal action would have to be enforced. He confirmed, …