May 31 2017
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The change we’ve been waiting for is here.
Apr 13 2017
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Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, who had big plans as the first editor-in-chief of Vogue Arabia, has been fired from the…
Mar 21 2017
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The well-executed April issue of Allure features personal stories from women of color who’ve experienced some form…
May 9 2016
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In addition to landing her first Vogue (::soft whisper:: Turkey) cover, Bella Hadid is also on the June cover of a…
Dec 17 2015
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Was 2015 a good year for diversity in fashion magazines? Is it ever? The needle moves ever so sluggishly toward…
Mar 11 2014
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Are models slowly returning to the covers of ladymags? Joan Smalls was on the January cover of Elle; now Lara Stone graces the April cover of Bazaar. Back in September, People editor Larry Hackett said: "The era of the A-List movie star is over." So does the future of fashion mags look like the (model-driven) past?
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Feb 18 2014
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A New York Post Staff Report published this week alleges that an extreme injustice is occurring in this country.…
Dec 26 2013
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Lady Gaga commands that we all get our eyes checked so we can gaze upon her on the February cover of Fashion…
Jul 25 2013
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September issues of fashion magazines are traditionally the largest of the year — the volumes with the most pages —…
Aug 22 2011
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Here is what Franca Sozzani, editor of Italian Vogue, has to say about her magazine featuring "slave earrings," with…
Sep 23 2010
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On a conference call just now, I mentioned the Essence/white fashion editor controversy, and asked Nina Garcia if…
Sep 16 2010
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Geneva S. Thomas
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On September 9, the opening day of New York Fashion Week, a group of young Black women staged a silent demonstration.
Sep 7 2010
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Ooh baby, she likes it raw. Wasn't this an ANTM challenge some time ago? Which was in French Vogue before that?…
Sep 2 2010
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"Fashion Cliques" is supposedly a fun little listicle thingy on page 202 of the September issue of W. The concept: A…
Aug 27 2010
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In fall 2007, WWD and The New York Times published pieces about the absence of black models on the fashion runways.…
Aug 10 2010
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While W is going for the up-and-comers this September, its bigger peers have discovered a rather different flavor:…
Jun 1 2010
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What have the end of the luxury boom and the rise of free Internet media meant for fashion magazines? Mostly,…
May 3 2010
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Blogger/stylist/former model Rosemary Kokuhilwa writes: "I think it's about time we have Vogue magazine in Africa."…
Apr 27 2010
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Recently, we came across a copy of the May 1986 issue of Elle magazine. How does it compare to the May 2010 issue of …