Ladies bow your heads, for it is a very, very sad day. Although it has been widely anticipated for months, Valentino Garavani - that would be Mr. Valentino of the perfectly coiffed hair, ultra tan and flawless suiting – stepped down
as chief designer of Valentino Group. It seems that negotiations between Permira (owners of Valentino), Valentino and his longtime business partner Giancarlo Giammetti came to a stand still and no resolution could be reached. He and his partner had been incessantly denying retirement rumors since his 45-year retrospective this summer,
eluding to the fact that all the fuss was do to the celebration of his large body of work. Unfortunately this was not the case, as his replacement was named as none other than Alessandra Facchinetti, formerly of Gucci Group Women and most recently at Moncler. Although Valentino does not officially step down until January after his final couture show, it would seem “chic” is walking off into the sunset!

It is no secret that Ms. Facchinetti's two collections for Gucci were never well received after taking over the women's design reigns from Tom Ford. Perhaps this second act – of stepping into Valentino's velvet slippers – will be sweeter. I for one will be poised on the edge of my couture seat waiting to see.

We are taught not to, we feel guilty when we do, but take a cue from Sarah Jessica Parker's new perfume and covet it. The “it” I'm speaking of is the three hottest shoes of the season: Givenchy's asymetrical open toe patent or metallic leather Pump, Prada's dual strap curved heel patent and satin slip on and the “hello lover” inducing Christian Louboutin studded, hidden-platform ankle boot.

What's peroxide blonde, red and black? Model Agyness Deyn's hair color over the course of the last week alone.

The new uber-model – who’s either opening or closing almost every
designer show this season – has gone from her trademark-cropped,
peroxide blonde hairdo to red for a show last week, to her current
state of black hair. For me, this color bravado is a welcome change in
the sea of hair sameness. It all goes to prove that Ms. Deyn – although
not as instantly recognizable as before – is a chameleon who gives
“good face” regardless of her haircut and daring color changes. As I
searched through databases of designer shows and noticed the hair color
morphing, there was a sense of deja vu as it was reminiscent of another
famous face, that of the original chameleon supermodel Linda
Evangelista of the 80’s.

As with any package there is a warning, so with that here is this:
folks please leave this to the hands of the professionals, do not do
try this extreme color changing at home.