Lady Gaga Looks Like A Butterfly On The Cover Of V

Lady Gaga is on the cover of the new issue of V, shot by Inez von Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. This is her third appearance on the magazine's cover. Gaga's cover is timed to coincide with the start of her new sideline gig as a V columnist. [Fashin]
This is styled as magazine's — and aside from the cover, which…"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."
The Picture That Caused A Fight Between Anna Wintour And Grace Coddington
- Model Coco Rocha unearthed and published the Steven Meisel photograph that Anna Wintour famously killed from Grace Coddington's 1920s-themed spread in The September Issue — previously only glimpsed ever-so-fleetingly in the movie. So this is it. It's purty. [OhSoCoco]
Michelle Obama Gives Another Ladymag Interview
- Michelle Obama is in Harper's Bazaar, a magazine that once creepily hired Tyra Banks to impersonate her. Obama wore her own clothes for the shoot, and she talks about wearing "a little tutu fairy costume" for a childhood production:
Vogue Just Might Be Culturally Relevant Again
Vogue has long been derided for being silly and out-of-touch, for persistently printing the annoying ramblings of Plum Sykes and Marina Rust, and for serving as a tedious showcase for $64k gold-plated fur coats.
Lacroix Is Dead; Watch Out, Kelly Cutrone Is Coming
- A French bankruptcy court has backed a plan that will cut 90% of Christian Lacroix's staff, and reduce the 22-year-old house to a licensing operation. [ToL]
- None other than Simon Doonan is decorating the White House for Christmas. [NYTimes]
French Vogue: The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Despite all the stupid stuff that gets published in women's magazines, sometimes what's found on the printed page can be unexpectedly enjoyable. Just open the April issue of Vogue Paris, and check out the "Dans Le Vent" (in the wind) shoot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Bright blue sky, fluttering…
