a new year in fashion is starting

Was it the year of Karl Largerfeld or Roberto Cavalli? Raf Simons or Hedi Slimane? No doubt about it, 2012 saw countless changes among top designers at the helm of major brands. John Galliano was ousted at Christian Dior. Alexander Wang replaced Nicholas Ghesquiere at Balenciaga. Stefano Pilati was out and Yves Saint Laurent became Saint Laurent Paris.at Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane’s urban prints, and Marc Jacobs Dickensian wonderland.

 Now it’s 2013 and a new year in fashion is starting…thus, we must pay homage to the designers who made 2012 so great and get ready for what’s in store for 2013. This weekend, we’re celebrating the designers who captivated us in 2012 with our Top Designers Weekend.Ghesquiere took over as creative director in 1997 and is credited with establishing Balenciaga as one of the world’s most esteemed fashion houses. He is scheduled to leave the label at the end of November.In the years following the war, the Balenciaga brand became synonymous with couture

style and innovation. Credited by many with redefining the female silhouette, his influence would spread beyond his fashion house, as several designers who worked for Balenciaga would go on to become established designers in their own right, including Oscar de la Renta, Andre Courreges, Emanuel Ungaro, and Hubert de Givenchy.vision dictated fashion’s greatest trends and inspired generations of designers,” said PPR Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault in an October 5 company announcement. “With an incomparable creative talent, Nicolas has brought to Balenciaga an artistic contribution essential to the unique influence of the house.”On October 10, 2012, SJK launched a national campaign to promote its Gold Standard Collection, which offers a modern take on a few classic pieces.

 Throughout the month of October, boutiques in San Francisco, Houston, Las Vegas and Maui will be showcasing the limited edition pieces as part of an event dubbed the “American Icon Celebration.”officer Glenn McMahon told WWD in 2011. According to McMahon, a younger St. John is not after the buyers in the 20s, but those a decade or two younger than their current clients. “We really believe that our future success will be in our ability to capture the daughters of our current customer.”Behind Audi and BMW, Louis Vuitton is the third most-searched for luxury brand in China, according to a 2011 report by Digital Luxury Group.

French fashion house Chanel ranks in at 5th and Christian Dior 8th, with popular brands Hermes and Gucci falling within the top 20. “Luxury has become a universal language,” Louis Vuitton chief executive Yves Carcelle said in a recent interview. Notorious for strict censorship laws, China has loosened its grip on the flow of information, allowing citizens stay current on global fashion trends through a wealth of content available in print and online media. “There was no media and no magazines in China in 1992. Now we have the media of the world coming here,” Carcelle added.