Slimane Says Goodbye to Dior

So boys, get ready to shed a tear... cause according to an article in today's Women's Wear Daily "The Hedi Days Are Over: LVMH Dumps Slimane," I guess it's official... Menswear guru Hedi Slimane will be leaving Dior. And the boys are crying in my office that's for sure.

After a year or so negotiating, it seems that Dior and Slimane just could not find a way to sign a contract together to continue. I just saw Hedi Slimane this past Sunday night sitting by himself in a couch in the dark at the front bar of Indochine with his eyes closed (napping?). Slimane was in town for Elton John's 60th birthday and has been around town this week stopping into V Man's party with Calvin Klein Jeans at the Box Monday night. So who's gonna step into Hedi's skinny shoes? It seems as though LVMH has been in talks with the cute Belgian menswear designer (who used to work with Hedi) Kris Van Assche -- so perhaps that skinny rocker aesthetic won't be in danger after all (see photos of Assche and Slimane below).