Fashion news: Toddler walks at Chanel; Kanye West only follows models on Twitter

Koenig and son at Chanel. Photo via @bernadettemorra
Kroenig and son at Chanel. Photo via @bernadettemorra

Karl Lagerfeld seems to be in a very forgiving mood these days. First Ines de la Fressange returned to his catwalk and then Lily Allen, who was rumoured to have fallen out of favour, was spotted sitting front row at the Chanel Spring 2011 fashion show today. [Racked]

Model Brad Kroenig walked the Chanel runway with his toddler son wearing matching Chanel jackets and jeans. Is a childrenswear line in the works? [Racked]

Kanye West now follows 16 people on Twitter. All of them models and all of them name checked in his new and fantastically named track, “Christian Dior Denim Flow.” [@kanyewest, Jezebel]

Betsey Johnson‘s longtime friend and CEO of her fashion house, Chantal Bacon, is leaving the company. [WWD]

Oscar de la Renta has hired Annelie Hofstrom, who worked for Manolo Blahnik for 13 years, and Alexia Aubert, who has previously worked for Christian Louboutin and Pierre Hardy, in an attempt to rejuvenate what CEO Alex Bolen calls their “lacklustre” footwear collection. [Vogue UK]

Kate Moss is rumoured to be teaming up with Chloe Green, the daughter of Topshop owner Sir Philip Green, to collaborate on a collection. [Styleite]

French Connection has taken the next step in online shopping with the launch of their YouTube boutique where shoppers can watch videos hosted by British TV personality Louise Roe on what to wear and how to wear it. [Styleite]

“It’s been crazy. I was told I would have to prepare at the airport and get private security because there were going to be people following me. I’m not used to that. Who am I, Victoria Beckham?” said Jason Wu of his upcoming visit to Taiwan. [WWD]

Bruce Willis has taken a page out of Lady Gaga‘s lookbook and donned a meat toupée for his appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. [Styleite]

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