Dior Fires Galliano

by Derek Dotto

John Galliano has been handed his walking papers after a barrage of accusations of racist and anti-Semitic rants. Dior’s president and CEO, Sidney Toledano, told WWD, “I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano, which are a total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior.”

Dior suspended Galliano Thursday after he was arrested for allegedly hurling racist and anti-semitic slurs at a couple while drinking at La Perle, a Parisian ‘see and be seen’ hotspot. The final straw came when a video, reportedly shot last year, surfaced online, showing the British designer declaring he loves Hitler, among other controversial remarks, at the same restaurant.

Recent Oscar winner and face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume, Natalie Portman, ripped into Galliano saying she’s “shocked and disgusted,” adding, "as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way."

Galliano's firing leaves the House of Dior sans-creative director just days before its Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 ready-to-wear collection is slated to be shown at Paris Fashion Week. The question now is who will take the reigns, and how long will it take for Galliano to be snatched up by another fashion house.

Check out the video of Galliano's remarks below:

Movember to Remember

By Gillian Waxer

Can you handle the handlebar? Or perhaps you prefer the more delicate demistache. Well what ever you fancy, you should make this November into Movember!

Join the fight against Men’s prostate and testicular cancer by taking part in the Movember movement.

Assuming that all you lovely ladies out their can’t grow a mustache of your own, support the special men in your life who can by donating to those who are growing out their gristle for a good cause.

The Movember foundation started in 2004 in Australia and New Zealand and by 2007 spread to Canada, The United States, Ireland, The United Kingdom, and Spain. In Canada proceeds of the Movember fundraising go to The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada.

So for all those ladies that can’t grow a mo’ of their own what are their other options? And how can make a positive mo’tion? Through the purchase of Mo’ positive products such as Demistache mustache necklaces, Arbitrage cuff links and label pins, Tom’s Shoes, Fuzzy Ink, Palmer Cash, or Threadless Tee. Or better yet, perhaps you want to document your Movember fun with the Movember Flip video camera?

Whatever your movement or mo’tion, make this November a Movember to remember!!