Fashion news: Nicolas Ghesquière is a Superstar, a knock-off Vuitton house and George Clooney doesn’t wear long jean shorts

Balenciaga‘s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière will be honoured by The Fashion Group International as their latest Superstar and will receive the award in October at FGI’s Night of Stars. No word yet on whether Molly Shannon will appear as Mary Katherine Gallagher. [Vogue UK]

George Clooney was recently in court in Milan testifying against the people who claimed he was starting the clothing line “GC Exclusive.” He denied the legitimacy of a photo of himself with the defendant (whom he supposedly never met) on a sartorial claim: “I also don’t wear long jean shorts.” [The Cut]

Tiffany and Co.’s newest collection features a US$7 million necklace. The brilliant bijoux has a 30-carat diamond surrounded many more diamonds and could probably sink the Titanic. [Fashionista]

Dita Von Teese (you may remember her from such skeleton corsets as this one) recently asserted that her beauty procedure (despite painted eyebrows and an elaborate coif) doesn’t take any longer than that of her friends. “They straighten their hair, wear all that bronzer and beige lipstick and apply 50 coats of mascara to make themselves look natural. I’m doing the same thing just with different colours.” [Vogue UK]

A house in Mexico has the Louis Vuitton pattern painted on its facade. We’re guessing this isn’t official merch. [Hazme via Refinery 29]

Chanel is releasing a new men’s fragrance, Bleu de Chanel, and to celebrate, Chanel commissioned none other than Martin Scorsese to direct an advertising film. [WWD]

Increased speculations hint that Veronique Gautier will be stepping down from her post as president of the Jean Paul Gaultier fashion house.   [WWD]

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