As you may, or may not know, we're as approving of celebrities-masquerading-as-designers (Li-Lo at Ungaro, being our favourite whipping-girl) as we are every other cynical famewhore-celeb/brand co-masturbatory pairing. However, when news hit us back in January that Sarah Jessica Parker was leaping aboard the good ship Halston Heritage, we reserved judgement and held back our collective eye-rolls for a quick minute.

Well, pass the Kleenex folks, because apparently SJP has been weeping and a-wailing over the recent axing of CEO Bonnie Takhar. Harvey Weinstein - Halston bankroller, board member and general Hollywood heavyweight announced her P45 delivery was a joint board decision and it was, "time to change direction."

"Parker was in the middle of the office, in tears, when she finally heard that Bonnie was going," a source revealed. "Sarah and Bonnie had a meeting on Friday in Halston's offices to discuss problems with the latest collection. Sarah has been a strong supporter of Bonnie for a very long time, and has been the sole voice supporting her against the board and shareholders. She has been fighting this for a very long time. She believed in Bonnie. She was emotional and upset because this finally came to a head."

We ask: were they tears mourning the loss of a friend and colleague? Or ones of salty self-preservation? Perhaps Takhar was the main vocalist for her appointment and now her ass is outta there, is SJP in fear of her bony butt being next? Either way, Takhar's removal is kinda a shame since not only did she really helped drag the label into the 21st Century, but the diffusion line, Halston Heritage, is really not too shabby at all...

Posted on November 12, 2010 at 7:15:29 by The Real Runway