NEWS: Dior Looks to the Future After Galliano's Firing

It appears that although the legendary house of Christian Dior sustained a massive PR torpedo by the hands of its creative director John Galliano when he was videotaped in the midst of a racist harangue towards Paris cafe patrons, they are excited with the new direction they are taking after his dismissal. Galliano is set to stand trial for his remarks which he later recanted in the midst of acknowledging his impropriety. Some would say that this is only a reflection of the blatant inelegance that is plaguing not only the fashion world and the spheres of the Page Six fixtures, but also a large number of public and private figures; the you're-only-sorry-because-you-got-caught phenomenon. For a company that embraced the avant-garde, envelope-pushing influence of John Galliano, it no longer remains to be seen how Dior feels about his leaving or his mark on the Dior brand. Dior wants to move in the direction of a return to the classical, youthful, and exuberant beauty that Christian Dior himself painstakingly created in each fashion show. A very different direction indeed from the somewhat outre and darker hold John Galliano had.

Blake Lively Becomes The New Face of Chanel Mademoiselle

Blake Lively, the uber-stylish starlet who plays the equally glamorous Upper East Side-dweller Serena van der Woodsen on the CW show Gossip Girl is now reaching new heights as she begins to take her place as the new face of Chanel's Mademoiselle handbag collection. The 2011 collection began during Chanel's Cruise 2011 show and Karl Lagerfeld was the photographer who shot Blake Lively for the new campaign. Lagerfeld spoke highly of Lively and called her 'a kind of American dream girl'. It's no doubt that the blonde bombshell has definitely been garnering the eyes of the who's who in fashion as an American muse, with a double Vogue cover, and even snatching the cover of their Best Dressed Special Edition issue. Perhaps its her ethereal goddess appeal, those perfectly coiffed golden locks that even still manage to look smokin' hot all tousled and strewn aside, a look that her character Serena van der Woodsen has managed to be caught it numerous times. But even though she may not be the Park Avenue Princess that she plays on television, Lively's individualism and her willingness to embrace fashion garner her tons of praise for her canny dress smarts. And now she follows in the footsteps of other great actresses who have been the face of Chanel Mademoiselle such as Audrey Tautou, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, and Vanessa Paradis.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2011 Schedule

It's that time of year that all the good little Armani-clad boys and all the girls in Chanel long for: New York Fashion Week. And here at Fashion Inc. we'll be making sure that you're up-close and personal with all of the goings-on, fashion shows, celebrity spottings, trends, and collections that this Spring has to offer. And so that you don't miss any of the action yourself, we're posting a pdf of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week schedule so you'll know what days to tune in to catch your favorite designers' collections. We'll also be posting some sets using looks from the shows and also we'll be reposting some links from our favorite fashion bloggers so that you can have a 360 view of what New York Fashion Week is all about: glamour, celebrities, who's in, who's out, glitterati, paparazzi, front rows, bright lights, and long nights. Download the full schedule from the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week site here.

Links Roundup – Your Chance To Get Noticed with Fashion Crowdfunding on The Business of Fashion

For emerging designers who are finding it difficult to get their lofty goals and ideas off the ground, The Business of Fashion is detailing a new method for giving them the platform to achieve. StyleTrek.com is a new site dedicated to providing designers with a means for launching and promoting their collections by raising funds provided by fans and supporters to give new talent the financial backing they need. The site along with newly developed site FashionStake is creating a light at the end of the tunnel for inspired and ingenious minds waiting to show the world what aesthetic contributions they can make.