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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, who called the Estee Lauder masterminded photo shoot "sadly in character for Hearst, which seems to be rapidly abandoning its commitment to the traditional separation between advertising and editorial." Oh, brother. Maybe Harper's editor Glenda Bailey was just trying to be more like the New Yorker when it collaborated with Target that one time! Or maybe she was just doing what she did with those Simpsons photo shoots and, you know, just not taking the fashion magazine business too seriously? Or maybe it's just summer, her job is soul-suckingly dull anyway and it was easier that way? Contributor Cheryl Campbell scanned some offending pages of the magazine after the jump so you could decide for yourselves! More »
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The Harper's (Bazaar ) Index: Rich People Pay For Sex, 'Price Upon Request' Gowns
Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and really fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, Anna and I are taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, discover the alarmingly high percentage of rich people who pay for sex, where George Clooney's ex used to dance in Vegas, and what kind of statues Nicole Richie has in her living room among other things like, oh, statistics about Darfur and Barak Obama. More »
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The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: Hillary Clinton's "Sexless" Style, Julianne Moore, & Orgasm-Inducing Luggage
Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and sooo fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, Anna and I look at the May issues of both magazines and juxtapose co-sponsored Senate bills among presidential candidates with their sense of style; compare the KKK to luxury design house Lanvin; and "discuss" federal subsidies for American airlines with respect to the chic summer vacations of Chloe Sevigny, Lake Bell and Isabella Rossellini's daughter Ellettra. More »
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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 know, Jenna Bush: Daughter of the POTUS. Apparently the Bush clan think David is too old for Lauren. Oh, and also too Jewish? Awkward. [Rush & Molloy]
- Kristin Davis is pissed about the injustices she faced making the Sex and the City movie: "It's in the contract that we get to keep our outfits, which is a fantastic thing, except that, for me, all of my outfits were samples. I kept my running pants, which I love and wear them a lot, but I was like, Where are my clothes?" [E!]
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Nicole Richie did a photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar with Harlow and baby daddy Joel Madden. Lionel Richie makes an appearance, too, shamelessly wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Hello." Ha! Click the picture to see more images. [ONTD]
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Is Marie Claire Taking Over Elle's Sloppy Project Runway Seconds?
- More rumored changes for The Greatest Show On Earth, Project Runway: Season 6 of the show, the first to be broadcast on Lifetime, may feature "More Than A Pretty Face" magazine Marie Claire in lieu of Elle as the affiliated fashion magazine sponsor. [WWD, 1st item]
- Whoah: Are New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn and Skeletor/stylist Rachel Zoe more similar than we could have ever imagined? Possibly, if it's true that Cathy Horyn was also mysteriously not invited to the dinner and dancing portion of tonight's Costume Institute festivities. [Fashion Week Daily]
- And what does legendary costume designer Bob Mackie not like about the fashion industry? "Doing a fashion show that's on for 20 minutes and then it's over and everybody runs to the next one. Nobody sings, nobody dances, nobody tells jokes. I found it quite unsatisfying." I second that emotion. [WWD, sub req'd]
Last night on Ugly Betty, former Elle fashion director Nina Garcia and Project Runway winner Christian Siriano visited the offices of Mode magazine so that Christian could preview his wares for its editorial team. Interestingly, the episode featured four utterances of Christian Siriano's full name (considering the show is only about 40 minutes without commercials, that averages to once every ten minutes), two uses of the word "fierce," one of "ferosh," and one of "hot tranny mess" — directed at Rebecca Romijn's character, who, of course, is an actual transsexual.
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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 the Tribeca Film Festival and not only was Ashley Olsen there, but tons more models: Helena, Selita, Valentina and Isabella (Rossellini, that is). Also, Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey better get ready to face the wrath of PETA. The full Good, Bad, and Ugly, after the jump. More »
Vive La Difference!
Forty-seven-year-old actress Julianne Moore is on the cover of the May issue of American Harper's Bazaar and the May issue of French Vogue. She's wholesome and peaches-and-cream on one; provocatively dressed in a plunging blouse and leopard print underwear on the other. Are the French just edgier? Or more likely to see the sex appeal in an older woman? Or would Americans rather not see the crotch of an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress on their magazine covers? (Click picture for a larger view.)
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Tom Ford Wants To Take Barack Obama's Clothes Off
- "I think he's a great-looking guy but I think his suits don't fit him very well...I wouldn't say he's badly dressed, but he could sharpen up his look a little better." —Tom Ford on Barack Obama. [Vogue UK]
- Holy. Fucking. Shit. Comme des Garcons for H&M? Start lining up for this now. [WWD, sub req'd]
- Jude Law is set to be the face of a yet-to-launch men's fragrance from Dior. It will invariably smell douchey. [Cosmetics News]
- Your cell phone does not need its own pair of Crocs. [Sassybella]
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The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: The Couture Economy, Demi Moore, & Joan Collins' Issue With Rich Guys
Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and sooo fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, Anna and I look at the April issues of both magazines and juxtapose America's economic troubles with John Galliano, mock Demi Moore's personal heroine and compare the average income of "attractive" American men with Joan Collins' anecdote about a rich, nasty Arab sheikh.
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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 very people who shill the promise of empowerment through aesthetics: the top three tastemakers in American women's fashion magazines, Vogue's Anna Wintour, ELLE's Robbie Myers, and Harper's Bazaar's Glenda Bailey? We wouldn't. After the jump, see what happens when we try (try!) to have Anna emulate French Vogue frenemy Carine Roitfeld, Robbie channel recent ELLE covergirl Victoria Beckham and Glenda pose as Angelina Jolie. More »
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CBS News Curmudgeon Calls Bullshit On Harper's Bazaar, Vogue
"Do women who look at these ads think they'll look like her if they wear these clothes... what there is of them?" asked Andy Rooney on last night's 60 Minutes. Good question! Armed with a stack of women's magazines marked with Post-Its (September 2007 Vogue, November 2007 Harper's Bazaar) the legendary grump questioned the advertising seen in periodicals sitting around the 60 Minutes offices. "I often wonder whether the magazines are doing the right thing for themselves," he mused after critiquing ads and models shilling for Dior (Jessica Stam), Michael Kors (Carmen Kass), and Lord & Taylor (Carolyn Murphy). Interestingly — tellingly — Rooney made no distinction between paid advertising and fashion editorial, even though he was ostensibly talking about "ads". Too bad he was looking at last fall's issues; we'd love to know what he thinks of those ridiculous Balenciaga boots.
Earlier: Valentino In Vogue: Models With Ennui Playing Invisible Croquet
Why Don't I Love Shoes? An Exploration In Photos
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The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: Designer Diets, Little Miss Mortimer & Lindsay Lohan's DUIs
Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and sooo fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, Intern Cheryl and I "discuss" designer diets and increasing cost of food worldwide; women who marry for money (socialite Tinsley Mortimer?); and suggest that perhaps Lindsay Lohan's alcohol problem would have been even better enabled if she'd lived in Seoul, South Korea. More »
Famous Last Words
"They're so identifiable, and I'd rather not wear something that screams what it is." —Tory Burch, the designer responsible for the very identifiable Reva ballet flats, discussing trendy, "it" apparel and accessories in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar.
"They're so identifiable, and I'd rather not wear something that screams what it is." —Tory Burch, the designer responsible for the very identifiable Reva ballet flats, discussing trendy, "it" apparel and accessories in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar.
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Harper's Bazaar's Nefarious Scheme To Talk To Your Kids
For months we've been asking ourselves, why are the fashion spreads in Harper's Bazaar actually fun? First they get the Simpsons people to do an entire like 13-page spread featuring Versace gowns modeled on cartoons, then they got those little children to dress up like Donatella Versace and Olivier Theyskens...and now this month, well, we just have to show you. Where's the con? How does any of this awesome, quirky irreverent shit appeal to the people who actually buy stuff? But we think we figured it out with the March issue, which boasts photo shoots featuring Lindsay Lohan and Frances Bean Cobain and sundry supermodels dressed up as Evita, Wonder Woman, Beauty & The Beast...and much much more.. It's a desperate appeal to hook your kids! Those Harper's demos aren't getting any younger. More »
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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": ELLE editor-in-chief Roberta Myers and fashion director Nina Garcia, Harper's Bazaar EIC Glenda Bailey, and Vogue European editor-at-large Hamish Bowles. [WWD, 2nd item]
- "They're the most exciting thing since Warhol," says Vogue's Andre Leon Talley of English rockers/designers Rodnik. So enamored is he that he was willing to give up his front-row seat at Proenza Schouler last week so that he could join the Rodnik designers in the standing room area. [Vogue UK]
- Marc Jacobs: Fond of male escorts! [NY Daily News]
- The Times of India asks: Is fashion industry caste and gender biased? We're gonna go out on a limb and say "yeah." [TOI]
