North Korea Has the Hottest Dictator Fashion, According to Elle
North Korea has one of the worst human rights records of any country in the world. There is no free press, citizens have no right to free speech and live constantly under the threat of arbitrary arrest, imprisonment and torture. Over 200,000 North Korean men, women and children live in prison camps where they're…
Tube Tops and Power Suits at the Elle Women in Hollywood Party
Last night, Elle hosted its 20th annual Women in Hollywood Celebration, an event that does the very important and necessary job of celebrating women in Hollywood (as you could likely infer from the evening's title). Many amazing, smart, talented, and inspiring women were in attendance; looking through the guest list…
Not everyone is a fan of Melissa McCarthy's Elle cover — Go Fug Yourself said she was "buried in a giant coat"; June Thomas at Slate was similarly unimpressed. Now Elle's released a statement, saying: "On all of our shoots, our stylists work with the stars to choose pieces they feel good in, and this is no different:…
Melissa McCarthy is one of the women covering Elle's Women in Hollywood issue, and she looks absolutely gorgeous and glamorous. Go Fug Yourself takes issue with the fact that she's "buried in a coat," which is a valid complaint — but, at the very least, it's good to see that she hasn't been photoshopped bizarrely.
New Issue of Elle U.K. Tries Its Darnedest to 'Rebrand' Feminism
Elle U.K. has paired three feminist groups with three award-winning advertising agency to rebrand feminism, a term that "many feel has become burdened with complications and negativity," as the magazine puts it. While it's admirable that the publication is publicly embracing the feminist movement, it's more than a bit…
Fashion Writer/'Gay Andy Rooney' Takes Issue with the September Issues
Apparently bored with the general laziness displayed in 2013's September issues, New York Times fashion reporter Eric Wilson was so unimpressed he wrote an open letter to the editors of such venerable publications. As his work usually is, it's a good read.
Elle Editor: Hell Yeah Women Produce 'Serious Journalism'
On this day, the hearts of women in journalism grew three sizes. Despite the fact that some people question
Kerry Washington Finally Got A Major Ladymag Cover
It finally
Brightly Colored Dresses and Lea Michele's Ass: The Elle Women in…
Last night was Elle's 19th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and celebs dressed up to steal the spotlight: Some wore vivid blues; others donned crisp whites; Lea Michele chose see-through netting.
Shockingly, Britney Spears, Elle Cover Model, Is Not That Into Fashion
Says Britney Spears to Elle in the brand-new October issue:
We Read So You Don't Have To: The Year's Biggest Ladymags, Rated and…
In Ladymag Land, the biggest issues of the year are the September issues. And this year, Vogue, Queen of the Ladymags, had its biggest issue ever. Nine hundred sixteen pages: Absolutely GIGANTIC. But all of the Ladymags celebrated the fall season in a huge way, and we could not let this momentous occasion pass without…
Why Don't Women's Magazines Care More About Their Websites?
Bonnie Fuller, head of HollywoodLife.com and former editor of multiple mags like Glamour and Marie Claire, has some thoughts about why most women's magazines have lackluster websites. While it should be noted that her most recent column for Ad Age is partially just a giant advertisement for her website and editorial…
David Beckham Is the First Man to Make the Cover of British Elle
A shirtless and soaking wet David Beckham appears on the cover of British Elle. As promised
Arizona Safeway Deems Jessica Simpson's Pregnant Belly Too Lewd to Be…
An alert tipster spotted this homemade device at a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. It's blocking what was apparently determined to be a scandalous Elle cover featuring the very pregnant body of Jessica Simpson. The tipster reports that it's been there for a week; so it is certainly intentional, as the charming scrawl …
Jessica Simpson Is Demi Moore on this Month's Cover of Elle
Careful, Jessica. Keep emulating Demi Moore and 20 years from now that unborn daughter of yours will be dialing 911 after you hit the can of Reddi-wip too hard.
When Is French Elle Going To Put a Black Woman on a Cover?
After French Elle ran a racist online column congratulating black people for becoming "chic" through embracing "white codes" of dress, a firestorm of criticism ensued. Now the magazine is facing hard questions about its editorial leadership, and its history of excluding women of color from its pages.
It's Not Anne Sinclair's Fault Her Husband Is Gross
People (including us) have been talking a lot about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair in recent months. But she's said almost nothing. Now she's given an interview to French Elle that gets me on her side — kind of.
Katherine Heigl Worries Being a Working Mother is Selfish, Calls…
We haven't seen much of Katherine Heigl lately, but later this month One For The Money — her flick based on the Janet Evanovich bestseller — hits theaters. So she's doing some publicity, including being interviewed by Elle and writing a blog for iVillage. And she's being uncharacteristically (for Hollywood, anyway)…
Hollywood's Top Ladies Dress Up For One Another
The women of Hollywood came out for Elle's 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute. Nearly everyone looked gorgeous, which only further proves that women don't dress for men, we dress for ourselves, and sometimes each other.
Elle Magazine's October Issue Features Models For The First Time In…
Worth noting: There are four actual models on four different covers of the October issue of Elle. This is the first time a model has been on the cover in eight years. The ladies are well-known names: Miranda Kerr, Chanel Ima, Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes. It's both intriguing and disorienting to see models on a…
'Baby Palins' Object To Being Associated With Palin
Conservative women are up in arms about a critical piece about them in Elle. But not because it essentially portrays them of being privileged hypocrites, but because a headline writer referred to them as "Baby Palins." Seriously.
Here Is James Franco's First Try At Fashion Photography
Actor, director, Yale Ph.D. candidate, University of Houston Ph.D. enrollee, Oscar nominee, Oscars co-host, author, phone-thrower
Ladymags Are Lying About Their Age
This will shock you: The women portrayed in ladymags don't reflect their readership. In this case, when it comes to age.
Emma Stone Is A Recovering Farmville Addict
She tells Elle magazine: "I got to level 42, and I wasn't doing anything else anymore, so I had to stop." Unrelated: She sucked her thumb until she was 11.
Blake Lively's Inexplicable Fashion Reign Continues
Blake Lively does her best I Dream of Jeannie impression wearing transparent harem pants on the cover of Elle Singapore's April issue. See-through. Harem. Pants. We're going to have to let that sink in. Just as inexplicably, Lively was also named to Time's list of 2011's most influential people. [ONTD]
Elle's Curious Fixation With Actresses Holding Lambs
Amanda Seyfried appears in the April Elle holding a lamb. If this sounds familiar, it's because the March issue of Elle Japan, widely distributed online, had Penelope Cruz clutching the same animal. What's up?
Why Won't Elle Let Us See Mindy Kaling's Face?
Our love
British GQ Features Naomi Campbell Nude, Floating In A Pool
- GQ promises its story will explain what the hell, exactly, Campbell was thinking on the stand at Charles Taylor's trial, but we're not expecting much given the mag didn't press Campbell on the subject during their last interview. [GQ UK]
Baptiste Giabiconi Isn't Sure Why Karl Lagerfeld Loves Him
- Dansk magazine's wanton disregard for Baptiste Giabiconi's hotness makes us want to say to the stylist, Hey, whazz wong witz you, man
? Meanwhile, it seems Giabiconi occasionally doubts his place in the heart of his Grand Monsieur, Karl Lagerfeld...
