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Kelly Cutrone has never been known to have a filter. For those not familiar with Kelly Cutrone, Cutrone was the founder of People’s Revolution and OutLaw PR firms. Cutrone also had her own reality show “Kell on Earth” and served as a judge of “America’s Next Top Model” cycles 18 to 22 from 2012 to 2015, replacing Andre Leon Tally on the panel.
Recently, Cutrone commented on Instagram in lieu of the heightened buzz around Netflix’s highly rated documentary “Reality Check: Inside of America’s Next Top Model,” that Jay Manuel, one of the creative directors of the editorial shoots on “America’s Next Top Model” (ANTM), was never a real part of the fashion industry until he became and editorial creative director on ANTM. Cutrone claims that before ANTM Manuel worked behind a makeup counter in Toronto. She asserts that Manuel is seeking to restore his reputation by criticizing his former boss, Tyra Banks, in the Netflix documentary. “Maybe he will get a deal as a spokesperson for spray tanning or filler,” Cutrone wrote, as reported in dailyfrontrow.com.
In truth, Jay Manuel was Tyra Banks makeup artist before he appeared on ANTM. Still, Cutrone stirs the gossip tea so well because unlike celebs that are so media trained that they seem fake and artificial, Cutrone always tells it like it ‘T-I-S.’ Kelly Cutrone does not appear in “Reality Check: Inside of America’s Next Top Model.”
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Exciting changes at Zadig & Voltaire
If you have followed the fashion industry for any significant time you know that departures and new appointments happen often. Dan Sablon was recently announced as the new creative director of Zadig & Voltaire.
Sablon was a former fashion director of Lui magazine and contributing editor at i-D Magazine. He is also culture director-at-large at Vogue France and has worked alongside Marc Jacobs and collaborated with Carhartt and Fenty x Puma.
“Zadig & Voltaire has always stood for freedom of spirit, instinct, and a distinct Parisian rock attitude,” said Thierry Gillier, founder and owner of Zadig & Voltaire, in a statement, as reported in dailyfrontrow.com. “Dan’s modern vision and creative intelligence, combined with his deep understanding of our codes, make him the right choice to lead the creative direction of the maison today. This appointment marks an important step in the evolution of Zadig & Voltaire, and I look forward to opening this new chapter together.”
“Building on the vision set by Thierry Gillier, Dan will work closely with our teams to strengthen the creative identity of the Maison and further support its international development,” added the company’s CEO, Arnaud Gillier. “Zadig & Voltaire has always stood for freedom of spirit, instinct, and a distinct Parisian rock attitude,” said Thierry Gillier, founder and owner of Zadig & Voltaire, in a statement.
“To join Zadig & Voltaire at this moment in its evolution is an honor,” said Sablon, who will work closely with Gillier in his new role. “It has always embodied a distinct Paris attitude, effortless but intentional. My ambition is to refine that energy and to build a wardrobe with clarity and edge, grounded in strong archetypes and informed by culture today.”
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Ciao Missoni family
The Missoni family has departed from its namesake brand. There had been rumors that the Missoni brand would turn over to American hands; however, that has been an incorrect assumption.
As one of jewels of Made in Italy, known for its zigzag patterns, the Missoni brand will stay in Italian hands. According to fashionnetwork.com, the FSI Group will increase its share capital from 41% to 75%, while Katjes Quiet Luxury, the holding company of the Fassin and Bachmueller families, will acquire around 25% of Missoni.
These new developments will not shake up heads that much at Missoni, the current CEO, Livio Proli, remains at the helm. Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder of FSI, has been confirmed as chairman.
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