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Aisle 9: Did Maria Grazia Chiuri Actually Leave a 'Mess' at Dior? Gemini Says 'No'
Suzie Q’s use of the word ‘mess’ to describe Jonathan Anderson’s challenges at Dior, created by former creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, ran counter to everything I knew about her tenure at the #2 brand at LVMH.
AOC has been really confused by the persistent statements that it could take 4-5 years for Anderson’s Dior vision to codify — including by the designer himself.
Today, we stay focused on that topic. Also Anne clarifies what might be a misunderstanding of what these writers are actually saying, and what she is hearing.
We have our first Aisle 9 Cleanups in the queue [1] Hedi Slimane’s timeline creating success at Celine and [2] why it might take as long as five years to “get Dior back on track”.
AI never comes close to writing Anne’s posts. But I do run my core thinking through AI in case it responds “that’s bullpucky”.
I also stopped to read a third commentary on the topic of the Saks bankruptcy and whether an international VIP should step in to score big for his own stockholders.
Honestly, this Suzie Q needs to stay away from financial topics completely. She’s in way over her head.
And her assertion on the MGC mess she left at Dior not only got an AI bullpuckey. It came out in all caps. [Okay, I made up the part about the caps.] But it shredded Suzie Q’s assertion with a meat cleaver gone mad. You’ll see.
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GQ ‘Men of the Year’ Cynthia Erivo Prepares for Dracula
At a time when even the entertainment industry is bowing to dark political forces, Cynthia Erivo made a culture-conquering hit in ‘Wicked: For Good’, while standing firm for inclusion, kindness and radical acceptance.
The Tony winner is currently in rehearsals for ‘Dracula’ opening February 4th in the West End. Erivo will play all 23 roles in Bram Stoker’s classic that runs until May 31. Creative camera work is her only partner onstage.
Kip Williams directs ‘Dracula’, telling the press that this version of the play will be a “queer retelling of the story, and we are looking at reclaiming the vampire.”
Paulina Porizkova’s Natural Beauty for Numéro Netherlands
Top model Paulina Porizkova [IG], age 60, has led a very public, digital life in recent years — even getting dressed in the morning on Instagram Live. Porizkova is engaged and shares a podcast with writer Jeff Greenstein, showrunner for the once very popular ‘Will and Grace’ weekly TV show.
Porizkova prides herself — just like Pamela Anderson — in being photographed without makeup for unretouched photos. When she does wear makeup — or appear in images with retouching — Porizkova requires a light touch.
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Diane Lane by Gavin Bond Talks 'The Telegraph' in Flaunt Magazine #201
American actor Diane Lane takes one of many covers, wearing Fendi on her cover of Flaunt Magazine [IG] #201-2025. The issue’s theme is ‘Get in the Ring’. “We never unlive our past” Lane explains, about her late-October 2025 release political thriller ‘Anniversary’.
The ‘Anniversary’ reviews were excellent, but because the film’s distributor Lionsgate released it against other really big movies like ‘Wicked for Good’ and failed to promote the movie with any goals of success, ‘Anniversary’ is not a success at the box office. AOC never heard a word about it.
The Hollywood Reporter review sums up the movie: 'Anniversary' Review: Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler Lead a Stupendous Cast in a Family's-Eye View of Authoritarian Politics.
Diane Lane’s CBS interview is highly informative about all the twists and turns of the movie ‘The Anniversary’.
Madame X, Creole Society, Pope Leo XIV and the Great American Experiment
American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent's officially titled "Portrait of Madame X," is one of the most renowned and scandalous artworks of the 19th century. Painted in 1884, it captures the striking visage of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, a Parisian socialite known for her unconventional beauty and daring fashion sense.
The minute AOC read the word ‘Creole’ to describe the ancestry of Sargent’s muse, Anne stopped to consider Madame Gautreau’s background within the context of new Pope Leo XIV’s own Creole family lineage.
In September 2025, Pharrell Williams co-hosted with Maestro Andrea Bocelli the ‘Grace for the World’ concert in St. Peter’s Square and —yes, the men were all dressed in Louis Vuitton Men black suits elegance.
Many of us were online together when John Legend sang ‘Glory’. It was a total catharsis in straightening our spines and marching forwards with Pope Leo as our wingman.
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Pooja Mor appeared in the September 2025, premier issue of Numéro New York [IG] in this Bvlgari [IG] fashion story. Lensed by Emma Louise Swanson [IG], Pooja was styled by Numéro New York fashion director Alexander Fisher, with creative direction by Olivia Windisch./ Makeup by Dotti; hair by Brent Lawler
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