The uncertain fate of Olivier Theyskens
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By now, I'm sure you've all heard the news: Rochas is no more and Olivier Theyskens is out a job, or at least he will be after this season.Of course, there's been much melodramatic humming and hawing about how the end of Rochas marks the end of haute couture (presumably because Theyskens had an aversion to designing big money makers like shoes and handbags). But of course, before he is even technically out of work, Theyskens already rumored to have been tapped by another label.
According to the *highly-reliable* source that is PageSix, Theyskens is currently in talks with Nina Ricci. Having given ex-designer Lars Nilsson the boot, Nina Ricci has been in the market for a new mastermind for a while now.
I once had a nutcase boss who had placed a strict moratorium on use of the word "pantsuit." I'm sure she didn't have an acutal reason for the ban -- it was more like she did it to exercise control over her underlings. Anyway, the running joke in my office was that the Devil, in fact, did not wear Prada -- she wore Rochas! (FYI : Rochas popularized the pantsuit.)
