Now that Jil Sander creative director Raf Simons is in talks to become the new head designer at Dior, we can officially lay to rest the possibility of Marc Jacobs taking over for the headless house. Although designing for an haute couture legend would have been a first for Jacobs, he's said before that he's "very happy" working at Louis Vuitton—so much so that he plans on making 2012 the French fashion house's best year ever, starting with three major projects. 

If you're wondering what you and your peers talked about the most this year but don't have the time to revisit your Twitter feed, then you'll appreciate the latest best-of list compiled by The New York Times. "The 75 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2011" features a variety of buzzworthy subjects that just about every human being has weighed in on in the last 12 months. From Uniqlo's can't-miss ads that featured figures like Tumblr founder David Karp (pictured), to the Dior new head designer guessing game, the list is sure to provide you with a generous dose of fashion, pop culture, and political nostalgia to get you through today.

For months after bespoke pirate John Galliano was ousted from Dior over anti-Semitic slurs, the fashion world was on the tips of their very high stilettos to see who would take over.  Rumors swirled that Marc Jacobs was in the running, but nothing ever came of it. Now, the tattooed New Yorker is revealing why.

News flash: #RafSimons is currently trending on Twitter, thanks to reports trickling in that Raf Simons, the menswear visionary who transitioned seamlessly into the lead at Jil Sander, might take the top post at Dior. But before we start proclaiming our love for all things Simons, it may be too early to take this at face value. The Dior rumor has included nearly every single designer with the chops to lead the house.

● Here's supermodel Natasha Poly looking perfect in a variety of fashion genres. [Fashion Gone Rogue] ● After several hand slaps from the Native American-governed territory, 2011 will mark the end of the politically incorrect "Navajo" trend description. [Fashionista] ● Keyboard flip-flops exist, and we're very disturbed. [Racked]

With massively successful mainline and diffusion labels, a 14-year turn as creative director at Louis Vuitton, and a host of official accolades, American fashion designer Marc Jacobs has achieved what most could only dream of. His success can at least partly be credited to his ability to flip the script, from his then-controversial grunge collection for Perry Ellis in the '90s, to his quirky choice of campaign stars like Helena Bonham Carter -- not to mention his personal transformations over the years. He's a natural risk-taker, which is why the possibility of his taking over as head designer at Christian Dior might not seem so far-fetched, especially since the luxury fashion house is looking for fresh start post-John Galliano.

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Dior will move to formally fire John Galliano from his long-held post as the luxury brand's Creative Director specifically in light of the anti-Semitic slurs he recently made at a Paris cafe, which Natalie Portman, the face of Dior’s Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, openly condemned yesterday. In France, it is illegal to make anti-Semitic remarks.

Not a week after Dior Creative Director John Galliano was arrested at Paris' La Perle brasserie for allegedly making racist and anti-Semitic remarks, The Sun has posted a video in which the designer, visibly drunk and wearing a militaristic hat that surely doesn't help his case, says to the table next to him, "I love Hitler. People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be fucking gassed." French news outlets have confirmed that it is Galliano in the film.

If you thought fashion week made New York chaotic, Paris is that much crazier for couture. All the ‘couture’ models (the particularly giant, emaciated ones) are in town, running around to castings like urban giraffes; museums are suddenly not for tourists, but for shows; and American celebs visit this rainy city, striking poses themselves outside the shows. I don’t get booked for shows for two reasons: one, I'm not that gangly-alien kind of tall, and two – more importantly - no matter how hard I try, I cannot learn how to walk the runway.

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