Dior's New Man; J.Crew Gets Expensive; Meet Me at the Plaza; Fashion Vocabulary

Dior without Hedi Slimane: Meet the new head of Dior Homme, the handsome Kris Van Assche. [NY Mag]

J.Crew to launch a high-end (read: expensive) line this fall called J.Crew Collection. Good move considering J.Crew shares Cashmere with the luxurious Loro Piana. But will anyone buy it? [Fashion Inc.]

The Versace-designed apartments in The former Plaza Hotel overlooking Manhattan's Central Park have been sold. But the $70 million penthouse is still available. [NY Mag]

Improve your fashion vocabulary. Learn the language to decode the 840 pages of Vogue. [UK Guardian]