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Bravo to the house of Christian Dior for handling the Galliano debacle with tact and elegance. In a tent at the Musee Rodin, Sidney Toledano, Dior CEO, addressed the crowd, reminding them of the history of the house. He pointed out the legacy of founder, Christian Dior, who loved both women and feminine beauty. He also called to mind the house’s strongly held values of craftsmanship and technique.

WWD is reporting that Christian Dior has officially fired designer, John Galliano. In a statement released by the house, Sidney Toledano, Dior’s president and chief officer firmly condemned Galliano’s behaviour, stating that his comments were in direct opposition to their core values. Despite the recent developments, the house plans to go on with its fall 2011 show slated for this Friday.

Meanwhile, Natalie Portman, the most recent face of Dior Parfums has disassociated herself from the designer, stating, “As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way. I hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful.”

Sophia Loren, Jodie Foster and Olivia Wilde squeezed into an empty shop in the corner of the Place Vendome to take in the Armani Privé spring 2011 couture collection, which looked as if it had been poured out of a flaming goblet. The molten fabrics in silver and jewel tones were sculpturally cut, with stiff little peplums or spliced openings across the hips. Imagine a liquefied suit of armour topped with lacquered dinner plate hats. It was all very futuristic Cardin-meets-Lady Gaga.

I don’t know what bigger news is: the return of the ‘80s pouf at Christian Dior’s spring 2011 haute couture show, or designer John Galliano’s own new ‘do, a lush and healthy-looking pixie. Very sexy and gamine!

Prince William and Kate Middleton have set a date! The couple will marry at Westminister Abbey on Friday April 29, 2011. [BBC]

Transgendered model and Givenchy muse Lea T. will be appearing on an episode of Oprah. No details yet on what the two will be talking about but you can bet the Queen of Daytime Talk has something interesting up her sleeve. [Elle]

The iconic Richard Avedon photograph “Dovima with Elephants” has been purchased by Maison Christian Dior for the record amount of 841,000 Euros. “It is the most expensive photograph of this kind to have been sold in France,” said Christie Paris’ of head of photography Matthieu Humery. [WWD]

Blake Lively walked away with 40 pairs of red-soled heels from the invite-only Christian Louboutin sample sale. [Fashionologie]

There was a strange moment yesterday at the Tuileries when a crowd of several dozen photographers made their way towards the big white show tent for the Christian Dior Spring 2011 show.

The tightly-packed group seemed to glide across the gravel like a swarm of bees. Their cameras were held aloft, but the person at the centre of the pack was totally obscured by beefcake bodyguards.

Who could draw such a fuss? Yves Saint Laurent back from the dead?

Jil Sander will live-stream tomorrow’s Men’s SS 11 show on the brand’s website. Tune in tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. EST. [Fashionista]

Happy (belated) birthday to poor Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz, who describes his lavish celebration as such: “I was at the Air France lounge waiting to get on the flight to New York, and the airline attendant presented me with a muffin. I think we both felt embarrassed.” [Racked]

Natalie Portman, the pint-sized actress who really can do no wrong, has just signed a contract with Perfums Christian Dior to be the new face of the brand. [WWD]

The explanation to why there have been so many resort shows this year has been twittering  about the blogosphere. It’s simple, according to The Wall Street Journal‘s Christina Binkley: Anna Wintour asked for them. [Fashionologie]

The Dior woman for Fall 2010 is a sexy equestrian in leather ruffles, suede jodhpurs, peplumed riding jackets and frilly, wispy floral chiffons. Read more from Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010

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Josephus Thimister, who preceded Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga, has come out of hibernation. The designer presented a faux blood-spattered collection to mixed reviews at Couture Week on Sunday. [Fashionologie]

Grazia Daily was (publicly) miffed after having to watch the Christian Dior show through blogger Tavi’s enormous headpiece. [Grazia]

Alessandro Dell’Acqua is coming back to the runway after losing his line (and the rights to use his name) earlier this year. The Italian is presenting his new line, No. 21, at Milan Fashion Week in February. [WWD]

Dior Homme is branching out into a women’s denim collection for petite ladies. The collection, Petite Taille, will be based on the men’s collection, mixing premium denim with spandex. The denim line will hit Dior Homme stores worldwide in the new year with the price point ranging from $407 to $1,185. [WWD]

Anthropologie is adding another winning item to the store’s hit list. In a collaboration with luxury perfumer Givaudan, six scents have been developed under the A Rather Novel Collection. Five of the world’s top perfumers took their inspiration from global teas when brewing up this fresh batch. [The Cut]

Somehow, the junior’s store XOXO is getting away with having models strip down to their underwear in their holiday windows. Daily gawkers have been spotted trying desperately to get the models’ attention, who are instructed to ignore onlookers. How festive. [The Cut]

When we were young, our mom would decorate our Christmas tree entirely with shiny, light pink metal bows, which was so embarrassing, because everyone knows that real Christmas trees have reindeer and tinsel. If anything could have turned our tiny, traditionalist hearts toward decorator trees it would have been John Galliano‘s Dior Tree, unveiled today […]

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