Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue Pushes the Women of Color Aside, As Per Usual
This is Vanity Fair's 19th annual Hollywood Issue, and it's a lighthearted, circus-themed portfolio called "Bruce Weber's Adventures in Hollywood." According to VF.com:
Abercrombie & Fitch Not Quite Ready for a Gay Kiss — Yet
Photographer of young naked people Bruce Weber announced on his official Facebook page that he'd completed four new "Web films" for Abercrombie & Fitch — all of them were wrestling-themed, and one ended with two wrestlers looking into each other's eyes and leaning in for...a full-on dude-on-dude forehead kiss, bro.…
"Calvin Klein, Go Back In The Closet!"
- Village Voice nightlife columnist Michael Musto has sharp words for Calvin Klein, seen here with boyfriend Nick Gruber. "Get a grip on yourself, girl, and nail some dignity to the floor before this kid steals it all away from you."
Unretouched Marion Cotillard Graces Cover Of Italian VF
- Marion Cotillard was shot, and apparently not retouched, by Bruce Weber for the cover of Italian Vanity Fair. Certainly it's preferable to that hackjob of a Vogue cover she was subjected to, but isn't the pose a bit awkward? [HuffPo]
Ellen & Rihanna Rule Advertising; Wintour Gets Lift Down Stairs At Som Show
- AdAge reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Rihanna are the female celebrities most likely to make consumers stop and pay attention to their ads. The product in top-scorer Ellen's CoverGirl ad was apparently recommended by 30% of readers. [AdAge]
Tyra Turns To Fiction; Lady Gaga Will Take Your Questions Now
- Tyra Banks has signed a deal to write three YA novels that will marry modeling with Harry Potter — the protagonist having been accepted into an academy for "intoxibellas," or supermodels-in-training who "harbor unknown powers." What, no vampires? [Galleycat]
Peaches' Modeling In Jeopardy For Heroin Allegations; Meet Aaron Eckhart, Fashion Photographer
- Peaches Geldof, the current face of British lingerie brand Ultimo's teen brand, may lose her contract over that little incident where she allegedly had a heroin-fueled one-night-stand with a dude named Ben who then told the Internet about it. [Sun]
Scarlett Returns As Face Of Mango; Kim Kardashian Showing At Fashion Week
- Baleful, photogenic robot Scarlett Johanson paused in her daily quest to EXTERMINATE long enough for Mario Sorrenti to take her picture for this Spanish fashion label called Mango. [Nitrolicious]
- And Tilda Swinton posed for the spring Pringle campaign. [DesignScene]
The Pros & Cons Of V Magazine's Plus-Size Issue
Sometimes ideas in edgy fashion magazines end up going mainstream and show up in glossy corporate-owned ladymags. But in a reversal, V Magazine's January issue will feature plus-size models, months after Glamour's plus-size issue. V editor-in-chief Stephen Gan says:
Of course, the other side of the coin is that …
Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line
- Zoe Kravitz, negotiating the transition from Famous Daughter to Celebrity, has committed the necessary act of being photographed by Bruce Weber for a perfume campaign. Vera Wang was the lucky partner in fame-chasing. Shall we expect a reality show? [People]
Pookie: The Magical Force That Bonded Tory Burch To The Misshapes
- Who is Tory Burch's elusive 23-year old stepdaughter Pookie? On Mondays, Pookie interns for Bruce Weber, and the rest of the week she works as the assistant to the president of Carolina Herrera, and she was (allegedly) responsible for the magical pairing of New York's leading faux-WASP ice princess with Princess…
Michael Jackson Back In Fashion
- Holy fucking shit: Bruce Weber shot Michael Jackson for the upcoming issue of L'Uomo Vogue. (The combination works because their taste in boys is totally different) It's the first time Jackson has been formally photographed in 16 years, so he makes up for all the lost time with a 20-page spread. All to celebrate the…
