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Secrets From 'Black Flower' Robot-Saint Condoleezza Rice

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:30:00 EDT

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has written a book. Unfortunately, much of that book tries to justify all that lying the Bush administration did to get us into Iraq. Fortunately, she spends some of the book indulging the public's desire to learn about how everyone in the Bush White House was behind closed doors. Here's what Condi had to say on what went right, what went wrong, and what went weird. More »

Ladymags Are Lying About Their Age

Irin Carmon — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:37:46 EDT

This will shock you: The women portrayed in ladymags don't reflect their readership. In this case, when it comes to age. More »

Kim Kardashian Should Be Grateful For That W Cover!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

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The cover of W is a major coup. And, more to the point, she looks amazing and got the Barbara Kruger treatment! More »

Baptiste Giabiconi Isn't Sure Why Karl Lagerfeld Loves Him

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:33:27 EST

Dansk magazine's wanton disregard for Baptiste Giabiconi's hotness makes us want to say to the stylist, Hey, whazz wong witz you, man? Meanwhile, it seems Giabiconi occasionally doubts his place in the heart of his Grand Monsieur, Karl Lagerfeld...

Julianne Moore Does Nude Calendar Pinup For Karl Lagerfeld

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:38:00 EST

Karl Lagerfeld gave the Pirelli calendar — which traditionally features "artistic" nude shots of top models — the theme of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. And he added one (clothed) Julianne Moore and, a Pirelli first, several (unclothed) men. [Telegraph]

Valentino Collection For Gap Is A Big, Ruffled Mess

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:08:00 EST

A tragic explosion at a ruffle factory in rural Italy led to the release of the complete khaki hideosity that is the Valentino for Gap collection. Ruffled jackets, ruffled hoodies, ruffled t-shirts, and ruffled cargo pants are included. [Daily Mail]

Karl Lagerfeld Thinks It's OK Kate Middleton Is A Commoner, Because She's Fashionable

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST

Krazy Kaiser Karl, on Kate Middleton and Prince William: "For the royals, apparently the royal blood is not in demand any longer." But no matter, because Middleton is "beautiful and elegant," and "chic in a way the position needs." [WWD]

Bush Says Kanye's Katrina Outburst Was Worst Moment Of His Presidency

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:50:00 EDT

— Or so he writes in his memoir Decision Points. Bush also tells Matt Lauer that "the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well," but Kanye declaring he "doesn't care about black people" was still a "disgusting moment." More »

And This Is How You Totally Dominate The Cover Of Vogue Paris

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

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Here's Russian model Natasha Poly, rocking brown hair and bright eyeshadow on the November cover of Vogue Paris. [@VogueParisLive]
Victoria Beckham Tweeted a super-close-up picture of her husband looking hunky and wearing a pair of her new sunglasses. [@victoriabeckham]

Madonna's 1991 Letter To Steven Meisel, Unearthed

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EDT

Madonna thought the legendary photographer was angry at her, maybe "because I'm still nice to Herb Ritts??" She was making A League Of Their Own at the time, and wrote about how much she hated actresses — particularly Geena Davis:

Mariah's HSN Line: Pink And Butterflies And More Pink

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Mariah Carey is launching an accessories line on HSN in November. Expect her to be hawking shoes, jewelry, and "a limited edition version of her Luscious Pink fragrance, with a butterfly-cap bottle and a personal note from the songstress." [WWD]

How Many Black Models Were In The September Issues?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:50:00 EDT

In fall 2007, WWD and The New York Times published pieces about the absence of black models on the fashion runways. We did our own tally of black models in fashion magazines, and came up with some shocking statistics. More »

See All The September Covers, By The Numbers

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Here are 29 covers from the hallowed, heavy September fashion issues (click to soak it all in). So how do Vogue, Elle, and the smaller titles stack up? Let's put September to a full statistical analysis. More »

Avril Lavigne's Perfume Is So Edgy

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:34:00 EDT

Judging from this ad, Avril Lavigne's perfume, Forbidden Rose, smells like eyeliner, cast iron, a decaying forest in winter, and an incongruous hair-bow like the ones your mother used to make you wear for family pictures. [TLF]

Anna Wintour Will Have The President Over For Dinner Tonight

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

When he gets done taping The View today, Barack Obama's gonna head over to his close, personal friend Anna Wintour's house for an intimate, $30,000-a-plate, fundraiser with fashion friends like Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. [WWD]

Courtney Love And Kurt Cobain Burned Marc Jacobs' Grunge Pieces

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Courtney Love regrets destroying vintage Marc Jacobs: "Marc sent me and Kurt his Perry Ellis grunge collection. Do you know what we did with it? We burned it. We were punkers — we didn't like that kind of thing."

Julianne Moore And Lion Cubs Is The Cutest Thing You Will See Today

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Julianne Moore is returning as the face of Bulgari for fall. With baby lions. Baby lions that make it very difficult to even think about the handbags. Baby lions! Lion babies! [Frockwriter]

Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, And Jennifer Aniston Are September Cover Gals

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:32:00 EDT

The September issue cover choices are in: Harper's Bazaar chose Jennifer Aniston, Elle nabbed Julia Roberts, and, as predicted, Vogue went with Halle Berry. (Anyone wanna take odds on a "What Gabriel did was very uncool" cover line?)

Gwyneth Paltrow Continues To Talk Cooking, This Time In August Vogue

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EDT

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Gwyneth Paltrow made the August cover of Vogue. At least this time, they got her head screwed on right. The cover disproves the rumor that Paltrow would be the September covergirl, leaving that slot potentially open for Halle Berry. [JustJared]

Lady Gaga May Not Have A Penis, But She Makes An Attractive Man

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Is Lady Gaga getting her butch on modeling for Vogue Hommes Japan under the pseudonym "Jo Calderone"? Nicola Formichetti styled — he works with Gaga regularly — and Nick Knight — ditto — published the pictures online. So. [ONTD]

Lindsay To Pose Nude For Fashion Line; Play About Isabella Blow Produced

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

To promote her new accessories line for 6126 — the handbags cost $200-$600 — Lindsay Lohan plans to pose nude except for her SCRAM ankle bracelet. It might be airbrushed out, unless Lohan goes for that sexy-court-monitored-alcoholic look. [People]

Ellen & Rihanna Rule Advertising; Wintour Gets Lift Down Stairs At Som Show

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

AdAge reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Rihanna are the female celebrities most likely to make consumers stop and pay attention to their ads. The product in top-scorer Ellen's CoverGirl ad was apparently recommended by 30% of readers. [AdAge]

Rachel Bilson Shills Sunglasses; Men's Wearhouse To Open Women's Store

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Rachel Bilson, the new Sunglass Hut "style director," posed for pictures in, you guessed it, sunglasses. "It's fun to wear [aviators] with something a little more dressy because it adds a little edge to your outfit," opines the actress. [People]

On Newsstands This Fall: Shilling With A Side Of Shilling

Irin Carmon — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT

What have the end of the luxury boom and the rise of free Internet media meant for fashion magazines? Mostly, they're looking for new ways to sell you shit, this time with less pretense. More »

Naomi Disinvites Model Rival; Marc Still Lovably Neurotic

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Naomi Campbell allegedly insisted that model/Sean Penn date-r Jessica White not be admitted to her 40th birthday party. [P6]
Cash-strapped Annie Leibovitz is shooting for Jones New York with Jessica Stam, Hillary Rhoda, and 20-odd other models today. Allegedly. [WWD]

Ladymag Nixes Kim Cattrall Cover; Donatella Loves Naomi

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

"I was asked recently by a significant magazine for women over 40 to pose with a cougar, and I refused to do it because I felt it was insulting. They took away the cover." Cattrall finds the term sexist. [Extra]

Sex And The City Full Of Expensive Shit; Lady Gaga Wants Fashion Internship

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Carrie wears a $50,000 karaoke outfit, and there are lots of Maybachs. "Like in the Great Depression, I thought Hollywood should take people on a big vacation that maybe they couldn't afford themselves," says writer Michael Patrick King. [WWD]

Beth Ditto Designs Again; Faith Hill Wants A Clothing Line

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Beth Ditto is designing another Evans collection. Last time the singer held fast to the 80s, with sometimes mixed results, but the range that will hit stores in September counts everything from Victoriana to "Noughties body-con" as an influence. [Telegraph]

"Investing" In Your Closet Not Recommended By Actual Investment Experts

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EDT

If you've opened a women's magazine recently, then you probably know what's in this season. "Investment" fashion! More »

Kell On Earth Future In Doubt; SJP "Can Do No Worse Than Lindsay Lohan," Says Fashionista

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Will Kell On Earth be renewed? "I don't really know what's going on," says Kelly Cutrone, and Bravo would not reveal the show's future. But Cutrone says she's already signed "a major deal" for a scripted network TV venture. [PRNewser]

Jen, Gerard Get Down And Dirty (Hair, That Is)

Sadie Stein — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EST

We're not in the biz of dreaming up Jen-Brad drama, but it is a little weird that Steven Klein - the same guy who shot the infamous Brangelina-playing-house W spread - has now done Jen-and-Gerard, "provocatively", for the same mag: More »

Uma Thurman, Doomsayer

Anna North — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

"[T]hat's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids [...] and now it's going to get easier. Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed!" — Uma Thurman [W] More »

The Great Ladymag Slim-Down

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:20:00 EDT

The folks over at The Wrap weighed the September issues in 2008 and in 2009 and found that last year, the magazines weighed in at more than 21 pounds — this year just 15. Thin is in! [The Wrap] More »

Today In Homelessness & Fashion: An Internship, An Ill-Advised Photo Shoot

Anna North — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

We were psyched to learn that a homeless blogger won an internship with Elle's E. Jean — and a lot less excited about W's "homeless chic" photo shoot. More »

Join Us For Vogue's Smallest September Issue Ever!

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:20:00 EDT

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It's back to the ~~future~~ indeterminate past this season at Vogue. The page-count is vintage 1991, the styling is vintage 40s, but the direct inspiration for most of the fashion spreads is...somewhat more recent. Let's trace the anxiety of influence! More »

Fran Does Skin Care; Unretouched Shots Of Gisele Emerge

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Fran Drescher is launching a skincare line — called FranBrand — this fall on HSN. The products are organic and paraben-free, because, as Drescher puts it, "Women are schmearing stuff on their décolleté, wondering why we're all getting breast cancer..."

"Investing" In Your Closet Not Recommended By Actual Investment Experts

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:00:00 EDT

If you've opened a women's magazine recently, then you probably know what's in this season. "Investment" fashion! For the new economy, editors and luxury advertisers have been throwing around terms like "value," "quality," "green," "key pieces" and "timeless" as though they had some, well, timeless meaning. More »

Gwyneth Goes For GOOP; Jesus Luz Earned $100 From W

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

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Gwyneth Paltrow has tired of the cosmetics contract gravy train; no longer shall the actress concentrate on embodying the qualities of the Estée Lauder brand. Instead, she'll be the new, white Oprah! [Daily Mail]

The Ethics Of Eating: Veganism, Food & Fashion

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Today's New York Times features a piece on Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, a former psychoanalyst, Freudian scholar, vegan activist, and author of the new book The Face on Your Plate. More »

Audrey Takes A Holiday With Chanel; Valentino Tried To Suppress Documentary

TatianaTheAnonymousModel — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Audrey Tautou reunited with Amélie director Jean Pierre Jeunet to star in an Orient Express-themed Chanel No. 5 ad, which took three weeks to shoot. The reel's not up till May 5. [WWD]