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more about #vogue PetiteGal: Are Crystal Renn's measuremetn's right? If they are 36-31-41, then she doesn't have much boob compared to her waist and hips. more » Heather_yeah: Instead of "One Size Fits All" it should've been titled "Sexy Legs For All" because really, you can't say it's the outfits making them look good when ... more » Clarissima: I didn't perceive it as pitting two women against each other. It's refreshing to pair them and compare how each model engages the viewer. As a spread... more » ketamineKitty: If they hadn't stuck the ultra skinny girl next to her, I don't think it would have dawned on me that the other girl was plus sized at all... she just... more » lodown: I seem to be one of the few who liked this spread--the outfits aren't street-wearable, but they do pop off the page. I don't get any implied judgment... more » pesematology: So... where's the plus-size model? more » SpotsOn: Is it just me or are your eyes always drawn to Renn in these pictures? She just looks so good, dispite the sad idea of a one-size-fits-all competition. more » mchll: Great news everyone! One Size Fits All.....2 models that V magazine chose for this editorial. more » RoughHouser: Well, I came down here to read comments expecting a "woo, they're both lovely" and "hooray, all shapes and sizes!" Instead I see the same old "yuck to... more » zu_zu: Maybe they used a straight sized model because there's no way you'd ever guess Renn is a plus sized model if you'd not heard of her. I think Renn sti... more » Scout: no matter how you dress it - IT IS ALL LIES. period. this does nothing to create "positive body image". Proof is in all the comments basically snar... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Only in the first photo does Renn appear to be much larger than the other model. So one-size-fits-all = one size fits two people who are both sort of... more » Sadako: This might be a stupid question, but if you guys hate what goes on in fashion mags so much, why do you read them and pick them apart? Isn't it kind of... more » angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip: Aw, I like this spread. Renn, though "plus-sized", is still way skinny, but I love seeing the same outfit on people with different body types. You don... more » Sukie in the Graveyard: God Bless Hips. Amen. more » stealthird: 1. Crystal Renn is one of the most beautiful women on the planet and should not be compared to anyone because there is no comparison. 2. Those outfits... more » KentuckyBabe: I must say... every single one of those looks better on the "larger model". My eye is drawn to the "plus sized" model in every instance. She's so much... more » dahliacactus: Ya know, someone down/up? thread said that Renn just looks horny. I think she looks SEXY, as in sexual... like she's making me feel funny down there. ... more » MilointheMeadow: So if "fashion can flatter any figure," then why doesn't every issue (of any magazine, for that matter) feature plus-size models like Crystal Renn? S... more » andromache: Flattering for all sizes? I don't think these particular outfits are flattering on either model, especially the socks, which only serve to cut the le... more » -
#coverlies
January Vogue: Everything Old Is ... Still Old
This January, Vogue is promoting expensive vacations and hipster boys in skinny pants. What is this, 2005?
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#weightymatters
V Magazine Can't Put A Plus Size Model In Its Pages Without A Straight Size Model For Comparison
For January, V made the questionable decision of pairing plus-size model Crystal Renn with straight-size model Jacquelyn Jablonksi, in the same outfits. The magazine says this "proves fashion can flatter any figure." We say, why pit one woman against another? More » -
#ragtrade
Jessica Simpson Shows Bikini Line; Condé Nast Sues Blogger
- Jessica Simpson's swimwear line is here! Simpson says it's inspired by the jet-setting getaways she dreams about. [Stylelist]
- Since snow ruined the last shopping weekend before Christmas for the Northeast, expect stores to offer extended hours and other enticements. [WWD]
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#weightymatters
"You Know They Mean 'Fat':" Lara Stone, Crystal Renn, And Body Diversity
Consider the cruel plight of model Lara Stone. Although she wears, at most, a U.S. size 4, the fact that she has breasts means that — well, nobody in fashion calls her 'fat' exactly, but...
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#ragtrade
Beyoncé's Hot Scent; Madonna Prefers Shoes To Sex
- Beyoncé's first perfume, Heat, launches in February. She says, "Red is one of my favorite colors, as is gold." And the bottle is intended to look antique, because her mother had so many old perfumes when she was little. [WWD]
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#maghag
The 15 Most Popular Ladymag Cover "Models"
It wasn't easy for a starlet to get through this decade with her cover-worthy popularity intact. These women survived waning attention spans and editorial capriciousness to emerge with their newsstand cred unscathed. Number one isn't who you think it is.
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#ragtrade
Christina Shills For Karan; Target Sells Footie PJs For Adults
- A handbag will co-star with Christina Ricci in a "Donna Karan-friendly" film directed by Sting's son, Jake Sumner. So that's what we're calling "advertising that aspires to go viral" these days? [WWD]
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#imageconscious
Photoshop Of Horrors Hall Of Shame, 2000-2009
Slimmed thighs, whittled waists, smoothed skin: Digitally altered women were de rigueur in the 00s. There were many, many Photoshop Of Horrors images to choose from, but these are the 15 most egregious examples of image retouching in this decade. More » -
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#maghag
Rachel McAdams Could Not Be Any More Down-To-Earth
Yoga at 5 a.m. Knife-skills classes at a kitchenware store. Opting for her bike or the streetcar to get around. Vogue cover girl Rachel McAdams is the anti-diva, okay? More » -
#ragtrade
Rachel McAdams Covers Vogue; Is Victoria Beckham Working On A Fur Line With Marc Jacobs?
- Rachel McAdams — with a mop of, dare we say it, could that be Kate G.-inspired hair — graces the January cover of Vogue. McAdams went to a couple fashion shows with Anna Wintour in September. [JustJared]
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#ragtrade
Lady Gaga Sells Lipstick With Cyndi Lauper; Nike Calls Tiger's Infidelities "A Minor Blip"
- Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga's M.A.C. Viva Glam ad is out. Gaga looks...surprisingly normal. [FWD]
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#ragtrade
Gisele Spawns Baby Boy; Counterfeit Crackdown Hits Canal Street
- Gisele Bundchen has given birth to a baby boy. Husband Tom Brady has a two-year-old son with actress Bridget Moynihan. [People]
- A Chantilly lace LBD worn by Audrey Hepburn in How To Steal A Million sold for $97,000. [AP]
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#ragtrade
Victoria Beckham Expands Her Reach; Valentino Doc Financed On Credit Cards
- Victoria Beckham opens up to Women's Wear Daily about everything from the childhood bullying she endured to why she couldn't bring herself to tell Marc Jacobs she was starting a fashion line. Clearly, someone wants to be Taken Seriously:
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#maghag
Legendary Magazine Designer Has Righteous Rage At Today's Glossies
"You look at Vogue now: it's not even designed. What a difference. You pick up a Vogue back in the days of [Alexander] Liberman and those guys, and you look at it now, and it's a disgrace," says George Lois. More » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Style Tips From Tippi Hedren's Model Life
The magazine may date from 1953, but the advice (via Modern Mechanix) is timeless. Let's learn from our farmer/model godmother, Tippi, as she juggles the responsibilities of running "from one New York studio appointment to the next" while also...raising horses. More » -
#coverlies
December Vogue: Deck The Halls With Adrenal Glands And Expensive Shirts
If you're the ideal Vogue reader, chances are everyone on your holiday gift list already has a gold-dipped fur and a little vintage fire engine for their kid to ride in (p. 264). Solution: $800 t-shirts.
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#ragtrade
Karl Makes Over SpongeBob; Kate Moss Wants Photographic Proof She Eats
- Karl Lagerfeld gave SpongeBob SquarePants a makeover for a charity auction, resulting in this little charmer, which sold for €1,000. [WWD]
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#roguesgallery
Readers Go Vogue
We're loving CurtCole's homemade Going Vogue cover — sent to us with the filename "Sarah Pain." Anybody else want to put Photoshop to work in the service of unreal America? -
#coverlies
Going Vogue: Anna Wintour Meets Alaskan Winter
Question: What do Sarah Palin's new book and Vogue magazine have in common? Answer: Both are glossy, insubstantial, and full of lies. More » -
#ragtrade
Supermodel In Abusive Relationship; Leona Lewis Doing A Clothing Line
- A friend of Daul Kim who IM'd with the model the night before Kim was found dead in her Paris apartment says that Kim complained of feeling depressed, and was in an abusive relationship. But she was scared to leave:
