Jean-Paul Gaultier, the enfant terrible of French fashion, is stepping down as designer of women’s ready-to-wear for Hermès.

He will be replaced by Christophe Lemaire, who has revitalised Lacoste since and has also worked under Christian Lacroix and Thierry Mugler.

The spring-summer 2011 collection, to be presented in October, will be the last designed by Gaultier for Hermès.

Like every season, Gucci present their men’s collection in an elegant catalog that reveals all the detail of their textiles and the essence of their newest creations.

The French fashion house Hermès is offering an eye-catching new origami set paying homage to its iconic scarf designs.

The set features several sheets of origami paper adorned with scarf prints in various motifs on one side, and deep-hued Rothko-like color blocks on the other.

Encased in a handstitched black saddle leather envelope and presented in a black lacquer box, the set is priced at about $750.

Karl Lagerfeld succeeded in gathering fashion’s elite for the presentation of his Chanel Croisière show, which this time traveled to Saint Tropez’s Cafe Sénéquier.

Models arrived on “Riva” motor-cruisers and then walked the runway on bare feet, showing off the label’s latest bikinis alongside flared jeans or denim skirts.

‘Cruise’ or ‘resort’ collections are ranges worn in between seasons, meant for wealthier customers who invest in a new wardrobe more than twice a year.

Marion Cotillard is back for the latest installment of the Lady Dior campaign titled Lady Blue. For this fourth chapter, Cotillard has been taken to Shanghai.

The short film follows a teaser clip that was released a few weeks ago, where Marion Cotillard, dressed in black, recites a poem penned by David Lynch, and dances with her blue Lady Dior bag.

Directed by David Lynch, the short film is a love story full of mystery. “It’s about memory, […] And then, when you remember, it’s different” Lynch said.

Since joining Givenchy as the creative director in 2005, Riccardo Tisci has repeatedly pushed boundaries with his clothes and catwalk shows.

Now the designer has caused controversy once more by casting transsexual Lea T in his advertising campaign for autumn/winter, WWD reports.

Lea T., formerly known as Leo, is also Tisci’s longtime personal assistant and former fit model.

Tisci had nothing but good things to say about Ms. T. “She’s always been very feminine: superfragile, very aristocratic. She’s part of the family.”