All eyes were on designer Olivier Theyskens yesterday as he presented an unforgettable Fall 2009 collection for Nina Ricci in Paris. The sensational Belgian talent has been rumored to be on his way out the door at Nina Ricci for the last few months (where he assumed the post of artistic director in 2006 after being let go from Rochas), but as of yet no official confirmation of his leaving has been released. However, according to icon and fashion blogger Diane Pernet, the collection is question will in fact be Theyskens’ last for Nina Ricci. According to Pernet: “Last night at the Nina Ricci show, upon being told this would be Olivier Theyskens’ last show for the brand, Anna Wintour’s reaction was, ‘How could you do this to me?’”

The late, great fashion designer Geoffrey Beene will be immortalized in a brand new Assouline book, Geoffrey Beene, An American Fashion Rebel, out October 13. PAPER mag editor Kim Hastreiter is the scribe on the tome, which, as fashion heavyweight Diane Pernet puts it, focuses “on the fiercely independent, radical, subversive designer who was equally loved by the ladies that lunch as the underground scenesters” (and was at odds with Women’s Wear Daily until his death in 1994).