Designer & Fashion Insiders Behavior (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[yslforever]

Does anyone familiar with the fashion industry in the 90s know why Gilles Dufour decided to leave the Chanel studio for…Balmain? Were tensions rising within the studio around that time? Did Karl ever try to reconnect with him after he left? I read in a Vanity Fair article from 1992 that the then-president of Chanel caused some friction between them in the mid-80s and I’m wondering if those tensions grew over the years, eventually pushing Gilles to move on from Karl.

Do you remember obese Karl Lagerfeld and how he discovered Hedi Slimane silhouettes at YSL and decided to be skinny to fit in Hedi's clothes ?
So he succeeded to lose a lot of weight, very quickly, Gilles could not do it, and Karl decided to cut every ones who remembered him of his past-self... simple as that. Gilles was part of Karl's diet.
But Gilles was not the only one to be let go, Patrick Hourcade too.

 

[Lola701]

Does anyone familiar with the fashion industry in the 90s know why Gilles Dufour decided to leave the Chanel studio for…Balmain? Were tensions rising within the studio around that time? Did Karl ever try to reconnect with him after he left? I read in a Vanity Fair article from 1992 that the then-president of Chanel caused some friction between them in the mid-80s and I’m wondering if those tensions grew over the years, eventually pushing Gilles to move on from Karl.

But what prompted him to leave…The moment Amanda came into the picture at Chanel, it was quite a signal, for him who has been around Karl for so long, that his days were counted. And he accepted Balmain.
And when you decide to leave Karl, it’s generally the end. The only one who got his blessing was Herve Leger right?
I have always found it funny that he was very supportive of others designers but always very dismissive of people who started with him.


Me i would love to know about Eric Wright. He is like the ever quiet person that has been around Karl for years. I know he was appreciated in Italy. Then he did a stint at Faconnable and then, nothing.

 

[style_expert]

So this is all over the news....including all the nasty details on The Daily Mail, The Sun and so on.
Allegedly he cheated on her with some other fashion insiders and commenters under various articles have come up with their names.

BOF

Net-a-Porter Founder Sues Ex-Partner for Fraud, Emotional Distress​

In a bombshell lawsuit, Natalie Massenet alleges Frame denim co-founder Erik Torstensson deceived her into spending $95 million to fund their lifestyle and support his business ventures. Frame said Torstensson has stepped away from the company.

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• MALIQUE MORRIS

22 August 2025


Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter and co-founder of venture capital firm Imaginary Ventures, is suing her ex-partner Erik Torstensson for emotional distress, breach of contract, fraud and intentional deceit.

In a lawsuit filed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, Massenet alleges that her uncovering of Torstensson’s drug addiction and infidelity led to the couple’s split in May.

In the filing, Massenet also accuses Torstensson of using their relationship to gain access to her extensive fashion network, including Anna Wintour and Victoria and David Beckham, along with equities and investments worth more than $100 million. According to the lawsuit, Massanet claims she spent $95 million on the couple’s lifestyle with the promise that he would repay her. But Torstensson has “cut her out of any earnings” of his various investments since their relationship ended, the file claims. Torstensson, for example, has an estimated stake in the intimates brand Skims worth more than $300 million, the lawsuit alleges.

“Erik Torstensson has decided to step away from the company to attend to personal matters, effective immediately,” according to a statement from Frame. “This is a personal family matter and unrelated to our business activities.”

Massenet and Torstensson — who co-founded the denim brand Frame in 2012 with Skims’ chief executive, Jens Grede — met in 2009 when he pitched her on a menswear division of Net-a-Porter, which would eventually become Mr Porter and launch the following year, according to the filing. The couple had a son in 2017. The lawsuit claims that Massenet is now “cash-strapped” with their child and facing a potential custody battle.

“While Massenet is emotionally devastated and in shock caused by Torstensson’s outrageous behavior, this is a case of a return on investment in a man who leveraged Massenet’s capital and brand to build wealth, while she bore the majority of the costs,” the lawsuit states. “Massenet is demanding now what any investor would – a fair, equitable return on the investments she made, value she created, and costs she carried.”

Massenet did not respond to a request for comment.