Proof That Ladymags Cater To Designers Who Advertise

Here is an internal Harper's Bazaar document that lists the brands to feature in upcoming editorial spreads, ranked according to priority — and helpfully divided between "Advertisers" and "Non-Advertisers." This is how your ladymag sausage gets made.
Ladymag Editor Says The Secretary of State Feels Fat
"That's the joy of fashion, trying to get everyone to feel good about themselves and praising the individual," Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey told me this morning. Minutes later, she told an audience about Madeleine Albright's insecurity about her weight.
$4,000 Dresses Inspired By Violent Mexico Town
For fall, Rodarte presented a collection inspired by women factory workers in Ciudad Juárez. Juárez is the world's most violent place, outside of active war zones. Hundreds — some say thousands — of women have been murdered in Juárez.
The Dress Code Was Confusing At The Tribeca Ball
I'd always associated the word "ball" with, y'know, gowns. But what do I know? At the 2010 Tribeca Ball, held at the NY Academy of Art, Parker Posey and Jennifer Connolly and everybody else looked, instead, ready for rooftop cocktails.
Exclusive: More Models Come Forward With Allegations Against Fashion Photographer
"I don't like to exploit anybody. That's not my bag. Everyone has fun on my shoots," says fashion photographer Terry Richardson. But those who work with him continue to accuse him of sexual harassment, and they've told us their stories.
40 Pages Of Harper's Bazaar May Spell The Death Of All Journalism
Yesterday the New York Times alerted us to a deeply disturbing new publishing industry development contained in the latest Harper's Bazaar: its content is being dictated by its advertiser. "Wow, they really sold out — Hearst — didn't they?" said an "industry analyst." If only, lamented hardened cynic Jeff Berkovici,…
Pray For Marc Jacobs
- "It's out of control. There's always a different boy and everyone is worried he's going to pull a Halston." That's an anonymous friend of Marc Jacobs on the increasingly-erratic fashion designer. [Page Six]
- Ouch: David Lauren was not invited to his girlfriend (of three years) Lauren Bush's cousin Jenna's wedding. You…
Ashley Olsen, Isabella Rossellini Dress Old For Film Premiere
Experimental filmmaker Holly Fisher and photographer Peter Lindbergh made a movie together called Everywhere At Once that "exists on the dividing line between documentary and fiction" and is supposed to be the next Hiroshima Mon Amour. Oh-kay! Anyway, last night, Harper's Bazaar sponsored a screening of of the film at…
Makeover-Mad Ladymag Editors Get A Taste Of Their Own Medicine

We couldn't contain our perverse excitement when we read about a new makeover website called Taaz: Basically, you upload a photo and choose from different looks to try out...without ever having to enter a salon, medispa or plastic surgeon's office. But why would we want to make-over ourselves when we can make-over the…
The Fashions At Flawless Were Anything But
Last night in New York, Demi Moore, left, hosted a special screening of her latest movie, Flawless, in which she co-stars with Michael Caine as an executive so disgruntled over glass ceilings that she agrees to screw over her employer and steal some diamonds. And although the plot of the film seems somewhat flimsy,…
Michael Kors: #1 "Wannabe" Fan
- "Of course I am a Spice Girls fan. I love everything that teenage girls love. I am the oldest teenage girl." That's Michael Kors, who went to see the Spice Girls when they performed in the New York area this week. Other fashion world luminaries who showed up the concert to hear such sonic gems as "Two become One": …
Jennifer Connelly In Balenciaga: Scary
- Jennifer Connelly looks a little scary in the spring Balenciaga ads. Something about floral print armor, an over-exaggerated model slouch, and toothpick legs gives us the uh-oh feeling. [WWD, sub req'd]
- If you're in New Hampshire and reading this, here's who Karl Lagerfeld thinks you should vote for tonight: "My…
Egomaniac Movie Mogul & Marchesa Designer Say "I Do"
- Miramax mogul Harvey Weinstein and Marchesa co-designer Georgina Chapman got hitched on Saturday night at Weinstein's home in Westport, CT. The bride wore Marchesa, the groom Tom Ford, the Gypsy Kings gave a private concert and even Vogue's Anna Wintour attended. Also there: Model Natalia Vodianova, celebrity stylist…
Ashley Olsen & Lance Armstrong Get It On
- New couple alert! Ashley Olsen showed up at a swanky New York bar with cyclist Lance Armstrong! She sat on his lap and "they were making out all night." In case you're wondering, she is 21 and he is 36. And — considering his past — obviously has a thing for blondes. [Page Six]
- Britney Spears' label has given up on…
'Harper's Bazaar' Editor Glenda Bailey Full Of Quips 'N Giggles
Mediabistro has an interview with Glenda Bailey, the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, and it would seem that Ms. Bailey is just as smart — and stubborn — as our handwriting analysis revealed. Ms. Bailey's resume — former editor-in-chief of Marie Claire and Marie Claire UK; onetime punk rocker; and reputed…
The Numbers Are In And 'Elle' Is In The Lead
Even pre-redesign (more on that Monday!), Elle magazine sure must be doing something right: Elle fared best amongst the magazines in its field for newsstand sales for the first part of 2007. Elle's figures went up by 9.1%, while Vogue saw only a 4.6% increase, Harper's Bazaar only increased its sales by 2.0%, and W…
'Harper's Bazaar' Editor Glenda Bailey: Smart But Stubborn
It's Day 2 of our stylnalysis (yeah we made that word up) of women's magazine editors' signatures: Today we've got graphologist Sheila Kurtz's take on charmingly batty Harper's Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey (rendered at left as a Simpsons character from the August issue, the one brilliant idea in the magazine in…
