Academy Award

Nicola Formichetti’s Diesel Debut [Vogue UK] For his first runway as the label’s creative director, Formichetti nodded to Diesel’s heritage at the extravagant Venice showing…Lupita Nyong’o Is Lancôme’s Newest Celebrity Face [Telegraph UK] She’s the fourth Academy Award winner to grace the beauty label’s ads…J. Crew And Kate Spade To Foster The Next Big Fashion Tech Startups [Fast Company] As a part of the New York Tech Fashion Lab, a handful of startups will be mentored by major retail names…

Mediarun, a British digital agency, has created illustrations of every single dress worn by the best actress Academy Award winner since Janet Gaynor took home the gold in 1929 through Jennifer Lawrence in Christian Dior last year. The most fascinating thing about the graphic is the number of frocks by unknown designers.

Cate Blanchett makes her first Vogue appearance since 2009 for their January issue. Craig McDean shot the Blue Jasmine star in a colorful Celine number from their Spring collection. Inside the glossy, she tells them: “I’m standing on the brink of something exciting.”

Breaking news this morning: double Academy Award winning actor, Robert De Niro, has been announced as the forthcoming Jury President for the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 11-22, 2011. His fellow jury members will be announced at a later date. Designers, take note: here’s betting this year’s Cannes will be even more Hollywood than ever!