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The Kaiser's Latest Collaboration, BCBG's $1 Billion Sale, and H&M Goes Online

Brazilian shoe brand Melissa has unveiled sketches of its collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld.

  • Brazilian shoe brand Melissa has unveiled sketches of its collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld. [Telegraph]

  • An H&M employee reportedly leaked that the fast-fashion retailer will make its much-anticipated online launch this June. An H&M spokesperson, however, said no such date has been determined. [Racked]

  • In other ecommerce news, Carven has launched an online boutique to accompany the opening of its flagship on Paris's Left Bank. [WWD]

  • BCBG Max Azria Group Inc. has tapped the financial services company Blackstone to advise the brand's potential $1 billion sale. [Business of Fashion]

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Watch Natalie Portman in the Latest Miss Dior Film by Sofia Coppola

When it comes to selling a fragrance, models are often frolicking through fields or seducing men, but Sofia Coppola created the perfect balance of sweet, fun, and sexy for Natalie Portman and Miss Dior.

When it comes to selling a fragrance, models are often frolicking through fields or seducing men, but Sofia Coppola created the perfect balance of sweet, fun, and sexy for Natalie Portman and Miss Dior. The playful film features Natalie in gorgeous Dior dresses and accessories and feminine makeup, all to the soundtrack of Grace Jones singing "La Vie en Rose." Now if only we could score that wardrobe every time we spritzed on Miss Dior.

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We Can't Stop Staring at Jennifer Lawrence's Miss Dior Ad Campaign

Jennifer Lawrence's Miss Dior ad campaign was just released by Dior, and it's safe to say the results are nothing short of breathtaking.

Jennifer Lawrence's Miss Dior ad campaign was just released by Dior, and it's safe to say the results are nothing short of breathtaking. Shot by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo, the Oscar-nominated actress is pictured wearing a sleek array of pieces — netted veils, chic black-and-white suit sets, and gorgeous gowns — from the label's Spring collection designed by Raf Simons. While it might be hard to peel your eyes away from Lawrence, the new Miss Dior collection is just as captivating, showcasing the brand's classic quilted leather bags swathed in refreshing lemon yellow, cobalt blue, and blush pink hues. Want to see more? Click for more photos of Jennifer Lawrence showing off the latest Miss Dior right now.

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Karl Lagerfeld's Taxes, Miss Dior's New Film, and the World's Largest Shoe Store

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Karl Lagerfeld has called French President Francois Hollande an "idiot" for the new tax he's set on high-earning French citizens. "It's a disaster," he says. "He wants to punish (the rich) and of course they leave and no one invests." [Reuters]

  • Jennifer Lawrence may have been named the new face of Miss Dior, but she's still sharing the title with Marion Cotillard. The French actress has just finished a new episode of the brand's online documentary, called "Metamorphose." [Fashion Etc.]

  • The world's largest shoe store, a 96,000-square-foot Dubai retailer called the Level Shoe District, opened today. The store will stock up to 15,000 pairs of shoes from over 250 brands. [The Los Angeles Times]

  • Iris Apfel is adding shoes to her portfolio of products, which already includes handbags, makeup, and costume jewelry. [The Cut]

  • Just after Kristina O'Neill left Harper's Bazaar to join WSJ. Magazine, Harper's accessories director Kate Davidson Hudson and senior accessories editor Stefania Allen left, too. Whether their departure is related to O'Neill leaving remains to be seen. [Fashionista]
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Dior Taps Jennifer Lawrence

Raf Simons has selected 22-year-old actress Jennifer Lawrence as the next face of Dior's iconic Miss Dior handbag, making her the youngest ambassador the brand has ever signed.

Raf Simons has selected 22-year-old actress Jennifer Lawrence as the next face of Dior's iconic Miss Dior handbag, making her the youngest ambassador the brand has ever signed. Her campaign for the bag will appear in March 2013.

"Like everyone else, I first discovered Jennifer Lawrence in the roles she played in action movies," Simons said. "Her youth and her classic beauty, but also her force of character and the complexity she's capable of embodying at such a young age, are, for me, both unique and very moving."

Lawrence, who sat front row at Simons's debut show for Dior in July, and recently appeared on the cover of British Vogue, acknowledged that "it's impossible to be in the industry without getting even the slightest introduction to fashion." She added, "It's such a dream to represent an iconic brand that is synonymous with high fashion."

She's not the only actress who's taken on the role of Miss Dior. Marion Cotillard has been its face since 2008 and will continue working with the brand. Mila Kunis starred in a print and video campaign for the bag this year.

Photo: Jennifer Lawrence wearing Dior at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Watch: Mila Kunis Stars in Miss Dior Video

Mila Kunis took on a character she knows well — a woman surrounded by paparazzi — in the Fall 2012 film for Miss Dior.


Mila Kunis took on a character she knows well — a woman surrounded by paparazzi — in the Fall 2012 film for Miss Dior. Like the brand's print ads, the film was directed by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Carine Roitfeld. In it, Kunis demurely allows a pack of photographers to follow her to various locations around Los Angeles and obligingly smiles and sighs while they document her every move. A glimpse at the film below.



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Dior Taps Mila Kunis

>> Mila Kunis has been named the new face of Christian Dior.
Dior Taps Mila Kunis for Spring 2012 Ad Campaign

>> Mila Kunis has been named the new face of Christian Dior. The actress — who also appeared on some of the top-selling magazine covers of 2011 — will front Dior's 2012 worldwide media plan, including the Spring ad campaign. Photographed by Mikael Jansson, the campaign will debut in China on January 15, and will hit the US January 29 when it appears in The New York Times. "Mila Kunis is a very talented young actress; she embodies the true modern woman." Delphine Arnault, deputy general manager at Dior told WWD. "We are looking forward to a long relationship with her."

Kunis agrees. "I find that Dior is an incredibly grounded house. I always thought what Dior does is so sophisticated, feminine and beautiful," the actress said. "They made me feel incredibly comfortable. I can’t say it was the hardest thing to do."

Kunis joins a long list of acclaimed actresses — Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron, Marrion Cotillard — who have served as the brand's models and ambassadors. "Christian Dior designed several costumes for the movies and maintained personal relationships with such actresses as Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor and Grace Kelly," Arnault explained. "It is thus only natural for the house of Dior to continue to develop a very specific and personal relationship with actresses."