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Have you heard? John Galliano's BFA course at the Parsons The New School has been cancelled. Have you heard what else? John Galliano now masters the art of what we're going to call "golf-grunge," according to his latest look seen on the streets of New York. Just this week, the former Dior designer was spotted on the streets with Vogue's Grace Coddington sporting a rather unusual look. Veering from his signature Shakespearean Pirate style, Galliano has adopted a mash-up that would make Kurt Cobain, Tiger Woods, and a dad in Wichita. Intrigued? See it all after the jump.

Another day, another celebrity endorsement. Jennifer Lawrence has just landed her first major luxury brand campaign—with Dior, no less. The iconic French fashion house has tapped the Hunger Games star to be the face of its Miss Dior handbag line, following in the footsteps of fellow starlets Mila Kunis and Marion Cotillard. 

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.

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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While in town for the opening of the revamped Dior flagship boutique, John Galliano took some time out with Women's Wear Daily to discuss everything from casting celebrities in his campaigns to his surprise birthday party thrown by Kate Moss. But one thing that caught my attention from the interview was his ardent support for fresh talent, especially a young English designer named Paul Harnden. "You’ll find his stuff in [Paris boutique] L’Eclaireur. I’ve told my French friends and they’ve gone in there to try and find out about him, but he’s very Greta Garbo. He does that rough kind of tweed and stuff. I buy all my stuff from him," Galliano reveals. Under the label Paul Harnden Shoemakers, his website doesn't give away much, but I discovered a thread over at The Fashion Spot that confirms the mysterious designer has a cult following for his very worn-in, old times-inspired collection of clothing, footwear, and accessories. Apparently he's also designed footwear for Japanese cult label Comme des Garçons.

Dior.com has overhauled their beauty section, creating a much more rewarding online shopping experience. You can now purchase a variety of Dior products, including gift sets, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior commercial. If you haven’t seen it, watch the adorable spot below, and stay tuned for an upcoming shoot with Natalie Portman. Oh oui!