Step aside, Kim Kardashian. A new woman is poised to take the crown as the queen of reality TV: Naomi Campbell. Meanwhile, Donatella Versace lends her face to Givenchyᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ as the star of the bra❀nd’s fall 2015 campaign.
-Naomi Campbell will star in her own reality series, “I Am Naomi,” whi✃ch will debut on Yahoo Screen’s streaming service. “I think there’s something so unpredictable and . . . spontaneous about her,” said Joe Zee, editor-in-chief of Yahoo Style. “But my favorite part about Naomi is that a lot of people don’t know how hysterical she is, full of bites.” A release date for the program has not yet been announced. []
-Creative director at Givenchy Riccardo Tisci recruited one of his BFFs to star in the brand’s upcoming fall 2015 campaign: Donatella Versace. “So proud and honored to introduceꦕ my new ultimate icon: Donatella Versace,” he tweeted. []
-The duo behind the CFDA Award-w♔inning brand Public School — Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne — have been appointed๊ the new creative directors at DKNY. The pair’s first collection will be womenswear, to be unveiled at September’s New York Fashion Week. []
-After a two-year search, Diane von Furstenberg has found her successor — Paolo Riva. Furstenberg will step down as head of the company on May 18, and the staff will begin reporting to Riva. Prior to this appointment, h🐻e most recently worked as an executive at Tory Burch. []
-Breaking into the modeling industry hasn’t been easy for Kendall Jenner, who was better known as a reality-T🍸V starlet before storming the runway at NYFW in 2014. “You have no idea how many doors closed on me and how many adults were either initially reluctant to take a chance 🎀working with me or who outright laughed at me behind my back,” she told V magazine. []