Petition Against Galliano Teaching Launches

A PETITION attempting to prevent John Galliano from teaching at Parsons design college in New York has been launched. It was confirmed earlier this week that the designer would be taking a three-day master class at the celebrated school.

The petition - on change.org - currently has over 250 signatures, and was launched anonymously.

"It doesn't matter if it's for three months or three days, hiring someone who has made such horrific comments shows that the school values Galliano over their entire Jewish student body," reads the petition. "It shows they value him over their students' respect, peace of mind, and heritage. It is disgraceful to hire someone who has made such inhumane comments."

Students at Parsons The New School for Design were allegedly notified of the appointment via email. Galliano is believed to be teaching a session named Show Me Emotion - exploring the power of emotion in relation to fashion design.

Last month, the designer set a project for Central Saint Martins students, before paying a visit to the London college to comment on their final work. Rumours of a permanent teaching post circulated but were swiftly dismissed by a CSM spokesperson.

Galliano was dismissed from his position as creative director at Christian Dior in March 2011, after being filmed making anti-Semitic comments in a Paris café.

Michael Kors Hosts Glamorous London Dinner

MICHAEL KORS and Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman co-hosted a glamorous dinner in London last night for friends and special guests. The intimate event celebrated the World Food Programme - a cause close to the heart of the US designer.

Guests including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Laura Bailey, Daisy Lowe, Yasmin Le Bon, Erin'O Connor, Samantha Barks, Jacquetta Wheeler and Miroslava Duma enjoyed a cocktail reception followed by dinner at the Café Royal in Central London. Upstairs, inside the historic venue, the dining setting was decorated in white and cream with white flowers - the perfect palette against which to set the bold stripes and colour-rich pieces of Kors' spring/summer 2013 collection; as seen on many of the guests.

The designer, excited to be in London, gave a speech welcoming his guests to the dinner. He personally donated 100 meals to the World Food Programme on behalf of each of the evening's attendees.

While in London, Michael Kors will be closing the first day of theVogue Festival in association with Vertu. There are limited tickets still available to see Kors in conversation with his close friend Yasmin Le Bon -  click here to buy. The Vogue festival takes place over two days, starting tomorrow at the Southbank Centre, with stars including Victoria Beckham, Alexa Chung, Donatella Versace and Mario Testino taking part in a host of public talks and panel discussions.

Vote For Vogue

BRITISH VOGUE has been nominated in a succession of prestigious media awards this year - so we couldn't help but tell you.

We are nominated for two PPA (Professional Publishers Association) Awards - celebrating excellence and innovation in the magazine industry - for both Consumer Magazine of the Year and Designer of the Year for creative director Jaime Perlman. The winners will be announced during a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on June 19.

Meanwhile vogue.co.uk has been nominated in the Best Consumer Website category at the AOP (Association of Online Publishing) Awards - which recognises consistently high standards, editorial excellence, commercial results and creativity. The site has also been nominated for a 2013 Webby Award for Best Practices. The AOP winners will be announced during a ceremony at the Roundhouse in London on June 6 , while the Webby Award winners will be named on April 30.

Follow Natalie Massenet’s Vogue Festival Talk On Instagram

NATALIE MASSENET  has launched an Instagram account to help tell her life story on stage at the  Vogue  Festival  on Saturday April 27, enabling both guests of the event and those following at home to see her live presentation in pictures and to join her as she presents on stage. Be part of the action and follow Massenet at nataporter_mystorysofar - the account will go live just five minutes before she takes to the stage tomorrow at 12.30.

The new Instagram account will display Natalie's life in pictures, including pictures of her as a baby with her parents and some of her most memorable teenage fashion mistakes, as she documents her impressive journey from magazine junior to digital pioneer. Members of the public can interact with the Net-A-Porter founder and British Fashion Council chairman throughout the talk, by sending in pictures and questions for her to answer.

The  Vogue  Festival in association with Vertu takes place over two days, starting tomorrow at the Southbank Centre, with stars including  Victoria Beckham,  Alexa Chung,  Donatella Versace and  Mario Testino  taking part in a host of public talks and panel discussions.

Natasha Poly Expecting First Child

NATASHA POLY is pregnant. The Russian model is expecting her first child with her Dutch businessman husband, Peter Bakker.

The 27-year-old announced the news via her Instagram account last night, sharing a picture that showed her cradling her emerging bump, alongside the comment: "Baby on board". The news was quickly followed by congratulatory messages from her model friends including Doutzen Kroes and Jourdan Dunn.

Poly and Bakker were married in April 2011 in Saint Tropez. Neither the sex or the due date of the baby has yet been confirmed.

Bangladesh Factory Collapse Prompts Protests

PROTESTS took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday over the collapse of a garment factory on Wednesday that killed more than 300 workers to date. The death toll is thought to rise as rescue teams continue to search for survivors among the rubble.

Garment workers damaged an estimated 100 vehicles in the Mirpur, Rampura and Badda areas of the city, while thousands went on strike. They are calling for the arrest of the building's owner, Sohel Rana, who allegedly forced workers to enter the factory on Wednesday - despite severe cracks having appeared on walls on Tuesday. Employees were swiftly evacuated, but instructed to return the following day - regardless of orders from manufacturing officials that the eight-storey building should remain closed. Rana has not been found since the incident, The Guardian reports.

Brands including Primark, Mango and Matalan are found to have manufactured apparel in the building.

Alice Temperley Opens Jade Jagger Pop-Up

ALICE TEMPERLEY has opened a pop-up space dedicated to Jade Jagger's jewellery line inside her label's Bruton Street store. The area - which launched with a glamorous party at the boutique last night - will remain open for two months.

"Over dinner in Paris during Fashion Week, Jade and I discussed how much I wanted her jewellery and she wanted what I was wearing, so we decided it would be a fun idea to combine forces," Temperley told us. "We will continue to sell Jade's beautiful pieces for the next two months, along with some other creative friends' artworks. We also have fashion dolls by Alice Mary Lynch, backgammon boards by Alexandra Llewellyn and painted screens by Frederick Wimsett in the store."

Entitled Frocks and Rocks, Jagger's collection sit amid Temperley's spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear. The pair first met eight years ago at a Temperley party, celebrating the Met Ball in New York.

"I love her eclectic sensibility and the use of influences from around the world," Temperley said of Jagger's jewellery. "She mixes the old and the new with a rock and roll twist. She has a free-spirited approach to design."