Jezebel: V Magazine

Who Was The Woman Who Got Carried Out Of Lindsay Lohan's Party On A Stretcher?

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:30:00 EDT

Wednesday night, V magazine threw a party to launch its latest issue at the Standard hotel in Manhattan's meatpacking district. Men were asked to wear tuxedoes, ladies were asked to take dress code inspiration from Elizabeth Taylor, and Alexander Wang — whose moves none other than Ryan McGinley has praised — hit the dance floor. Crystal Renn and Courtney Love were there. Then someone had to be carried out bleeding on a stretcher by FDNY medics. More »

Lady Gaga Looks Like A Butterfly On The Cover Of V

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:50:00 EDT

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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] More »

Lady Gaga's New Gig: Fashion Advice Columnist

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:10:00 EDT

Lady Gaga is going to be a columnist for V. She says she will be covering "FASHION+ART," so at last we'll have someone to direct all our meat dress, latex, Alexander McQueen, and lobster hat-related wardrobe questions. Each issue, her column will feature a different head shot. Fans can contribute their own drawings of Gaga for consideration for the summer issue by April 3. [@Vmagazine, @ladygaga] More »

Nicki Minaj's V Cover Is Weird And We Love It

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:32:00 EST

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Nicki Minaj is on the cover of V, looking like a sort of Keith Haring painting come to life. She's so wild, that Nicki Minaj! And lest you think there's some crafty behind-the-scenes Svengali calling the stylistic shots, Minaj says:

Taylor Swift And Blake Lively Are The Worst Ladymag Cover Stars

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:35:00 EST

Worst-selling, that is. Swift's April Elle issue sold the fewest copies of the year, and her covers of Glamour and Marie Claire were nearly as bad. Blake Lively bombed on Vogue and Esquire, but weirdly sold well for Allure. [WWD]

Susan Sarandon, Sigourney Weaver, And Jane Fonda Are High-Fashion Cover Girls

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:15:00 EST

And now it's time for a feel-good quote from Susan Sarandon: "I wouldn't want to be 20 now. I know so much more, and I'm much more comfortable in my skin, saggy as it is." More »

Women In Their 50s And 60s Are Fall's Most Surprising Ladymag Trend

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:48:00 EST

When Tom Ford guest edited Vogue Paris' Holiday issue, he put in an editorial that's a little unusual for a fashion magazine: it features only "mature women" who haven't gone under the knife. More »

Lady Gaga And Marc Jacobs Share The Cover Of V

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:00 EDT

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A dejected, underwear-clad Lady Liberty-Gaga and a tuxedoed Marc Jacobs, shot by Mario Testino, cover V's newest issue. [NYDN]
Lanvin for H&M is happening! The men's and women's collections will hit over 200 stores worldwide on November 23. [WWD]

American Apparel Stock Plummets To New Historic Lows

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:36:00 EDT

American Apparel's stock is tumbling this morning, following news that the company's dodgy accounting has caught the eye of the U.S. Attorney's office. It's currently trading at 0.83. [AMEX:APP]
Dov says: "The capital structure issues will work themselves out." [WWD]

Is British Vogue Afraid Of Lesbians?

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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The Danish model Freja Beha Erichsen is having quite the summer. Her androgynous good looks have graced the covers of French, Italian, and British Vogue in quick succession, Karl Lagerfeld loves her, and her Balenciaga campaign just came out. More »

Why One Model Makes It Big When Others Don't

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:30:03 EDT

What makes a successful model? By what process is it decided that Coco Rocha will walk in 55 shows and grace the cover of Vogue Italia, while so many peers languish in models' apartments arguing about who used whose shampoo? More »

Selfridges Takes Down Tasteless Alexander McQueen Hanging Display

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:38:00 EDT

Someone at Selfridges has a terrible eye. After suspending an Alexander McQueen dress from what looked like a hangman's noose, the U.K. department store chain Tweeted a non-apology-apology saying any offense caused was unintentional. The display has been removed. [CocoPerez]

Richie Sambora's Clothing Line As Tacky As Expected; Sketch Of Madonna's Juniors Collection Released

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Richie Sambora's latest collection for his line White Trash Beautiful, includes this snake-print "zip-crotch leotard," perfect for lounging. [Vogue UK]
Gary Coleman was planning a children's clothing line when he died, allegedly. Sounds like a project for Scott Baio! [Radaronline]

Meet The Man Behind The Plus-Size Revolution

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:00:00 EDT

The increasing visibility of models like Crystal Renn, Tara Lynn, and Ashley Graham isn't just a fluke: Each is represented by Gary Dakin, a man who's been trying to re-make the plus-size modeling industry for over a decade. More »

Scarlett Laments Her "Schmoe" Look; Lady Gaga Makes Off With Priceless Lingerie

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

"Working with these incredible hair and makeup teams, you go in looking like a schmoe, and you come out like a movie star," Scarlett Johansson tells V. "You're like this perfectly prepared sausage…no one ever sees what goes in." [People]

Cruz & Kruger Corral Campaigns; Anarchists Attack American Apparel

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Penelope Cruz is replacing Kate Winslet as the face of Lancôme's fragrance Trésor. [People]
And Diane Kruger will be the face of a new Calvin Klein scent, Beauty. Kruger is accompanying Francisco Costa to the Met Ball, too. [WWD]

French Elle's First "Curvy" Issue Introduces Us To Tara Lynn, Capes

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EDT

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Plus-size model Tara Lynn nabbed the cover and more than 20 editorial pages in the April issue of Elle France. Is this proof that fashion might set its parameters for acceptable female beauty a little wider, or just a fad? More »

French Elle Launches Plus-Size Special Issue

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EDT

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The cover of French Elle's April issue — its first-ever issue dedicated to plus-size models — features Tara Lynn, previously of a certain V spread. And we hope we'll see that editorial with Amy Lemons that we've been awaiting. [PlusSizeTall] More »

Coco Rocha Engaged; Cathy Horyn Slams Milan Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST

Model Coco Rocha, 21, has announced her engagement to boyfriend James Conran, a 29-year-old muralist and interior designer. We wish them the warmest congratulations. [OhSoCoco]
Rocha's first ad for Rimmel is out. It involves...vibrant blue eyeshadow. [SB]

McQueen Laid To Rest In London; Karen Elson To Release Album

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

Alexander McQueen's funeral took place today in London. His father Ronald, Daphne Guinness, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, and Kate Moss were all in attendance. [Daily Mail]

Fancy Men's Magazine Jumps On Blackface Trend

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:20:00 EST

Cool things about this L'Officiel Hommes spread: hey look, a black man is in an all-American-themed shoot! Terrible things about this L'Officiel Hommes spread: that's not a black model. That's a white dude in an afro wig and makeup. More »

More Voices Join The Plus-Size Fashion Conversation

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST

Yup, people are still talking about "big women," "curves," and plus-sizes in fashion. And some of what they're saying is pretty great: More »

Is Crystal Renn's Success Really A "Triumph" For Size 12s?

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST

According to the New York Times, when V magazine's Stephen Gan first met Crystal Renn, whom he would eventually cast in the plus size issue, he said what many of us have been thinking all along: More »

V Magazine Loves You, Whoever And Whatever You Are

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST

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For its size issue — which hits newsstands on January 14 — V has shown us naked girls, spot-the-difference girls, and girls with pasties. Here now are some men and women of different shapes, colors, and genders, rocking astounding shoes. More »

Stylist Says V's Plus-Size Issue Goes Too Far; St. John Drops Angelina Jolie

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:30:00 EST

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A London stylist says the upcoming V size issue is "such an extreme response to the size-zero hoopla...I don't think using outsize models is really the way to change perceptions." Others, however, are more positive:

Emma Watson Does Burberry Again; Lindsay Lohan In Intellectual Property Conundrum

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

Emma Watson has returned as the Spring face of Burberry. This time, she brought her younger brother, Alex, along for the ride.

V Gives The World A Plus-Size Shoot Not Afraid To Flaunt Its Curves

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

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We were perplexed when our first glimpse of V magazine's plus-size Spring issue revealed questionable styling choices and an unfortunate competitive paradigm between the two models featured, Crystal Renn and Jacquelyn Jablonski. This next shoot, though, just blew our minds. More »

V Magazine Can't Put A Plus Size Model In Its Pages Without A Straight Size Model For Comparison

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:40:00 EST

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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 »

Rachel McAdams Covers Vogue; Is Victoria Beckham Working On A Fur Line With Marc Jacobs?

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST

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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]

The Pros & Cons Of V Magazine's Plus-Size Issue

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

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Sometimes ideas in edgy fashion magazines end up going mainstream and show up in glossy corporate-owned ladymags. But in a reversal, V Magazine's January issue will feature plus-size models, months after Glamour's plus-size issue. V editor-in-chief Stephen Gan says: More »

Blackface: Officially A Trend

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Here's a shot by Mario Sorrenti for the new V magazine. They can call it art, they can call it fashion. But they can't seem to call an actual black model, so let's call it bullshit. [Fashion Week Daily] More »

Katie's Career As Cover Subject; Marc Says Anna Is "Very Maternal"

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Katie Holmes made the cover of AnOther Magazine — along with Vanessa Paradis, Kate Moss, and Natalie Portman. [DesignScene]
Apparently, we're supposed to support Gwyneth Paltrow's absurdly high-priced clothing line for Zoetee's because the profits are for charity. [People]

Cameron Gets Into The Groove

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:40:00 EDT

Inspired by Madonna, circa True Blue, Cameron Diaz was shot for V Magazine by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott looking very unlike her usual sunny, bronzed California girl self. The issue hits tomorrow; preview images after the jump. [V Magazine] More »

V's Supermodel Swimsuit Issue: Photoshop Of Horrors

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

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A raft of one-namers nabbed the six covers of V's first swimsuit issue. So how did Kate, Claudia, Daria, Eva, Naomi and Gisele come out looking so bad? More »

Material Girl Gets A Second Helping Of Louis Vuitton

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Confirmed: Madonna will do the Louis Vuitton fall campaign. With Jesus Luz? I imagine LVMH execs did a pro/con weighing the headline value against the risk that Madge would dump her boytoy ere September. [Grazia]

Madonna's New Guise: Vuitton Muse

Sadie Stein — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

Madonna's the new face of Vuitton. Do we sense a French accent in the making? [Style.com]
Wait, isn't Lagerfeld on a low-carb diet? Apparently not in Vermont. Says one lackey, "He requested seven loaves of Pennsylvania Wheat Bread and a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter to be brought directly from New York to the set...My only job was bringing him the bread and the fake butter. Karl paid me $500 to do it, plus he paid off my $200 speeding ticket." [New York Post]
Hillary Clinton buys three coats, a sweater at Burberry. Glad we're respecting her privacy. [New York Daily News]

MTV Invests In Clothing Line Of Indentured Famous Person Lauren Conrad

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Shocking but true: MTV is investing in subversive style iconoclast Lauren Conrad's clothing line. What, Emily Weiss didn't tell her about "private equity"? We think this is a first for media behemoth Viacom and the apparel industry and we can only hope Toastie and Scott Baio's BFF are next, and that whoever owns Fuse will back Heidi and Spencer's line of American flag wear, and that no one in the country ever buys any of this shit. [Portfolio]

Fashionable? Or Offensive? We're Going With Offensive

Anna Holmes — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:51:11 EDT

We thought this foot fetishist toy was bad, but apparently the sexual objectification of female feet extends to fashionistas as well. Feministing just put up a post on the above image, which came to them courtesy of the ready-to-wear-loving retards at V Magazine. (And believe us, there's worse images than this one). V Magazine is a fashion rag that bills itself as "the younger sibling publication to limited-edition quarterly Visionaire" and is, uh, 'creatively directed' by one More »