A Mid-Year Report: Women's Magazines Are Becoming Less White
The change we’ve been waiting for is here.
Vogue Arabia's Editor-in-Chief Has Been Fired After Two Issues
Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, who had big plans as the first editor-in-chief of Vogue Arabia, has been fired from the…
Allure's Stunning April Issue Highlights Racist Horror Stories From Women of Color
The well-executed April issue of Allure features personal stories from women of color who’ve experienced some form of…
Bella Hadid Follows Up Vogue Turkey Cover With Elle
In addition to landing her first Vogue (::soft whisper:: Turkey) cover, Bella Hadid is also on the June cover of a…
Vogue Wants to Be More Inclusive Now That Diversity Is Kinda Cool
Was 2015 a good year for diversity in fashion magazines? Is it ever? The needle moves ever so sluggishly toward…
Vivienne Westwood Doesn’t Give a Shit About Fashion Magazines
One thing we can always count on is Vivienne Westwood’s eternally unapologetic punk-rock attitude, whether she’s paradin…
Sound the Alarm! Fashion Magazines Are 'Losing Their Identities'
A New York Post Staff Report published this week alleges that an extreme injustice is occurring in this country. It's…
Lady Gaga Is A Blade Runner Optometrist For Fashion Magazine Cover
Lady Gaga commands that we all get our eyes checked so we can gaze upon her on the February cover of Fashion Magazine, a…
Oscar de la Renta Modernizes, Debuts Fall Campaign on Instagram
September issues of fashion magazines are traditionally the largest of the year — the volumes with the most pages — not…
Italian Vogue Unconvincingly Blames 'Slave' Earrings On Translator
Here is what Franca Sozzani, editor of Italian Vogue, has to say about her magazine featuring "slave earrings," with a…
Nina Garcia Is Not Worried About People Of Color In The Fashion Industry
On a conference call just now, I mentioned the Essence/white fashion editor controversy, and asked Nina Garcia if…
Black Women Stage A Quietly Fierce Demonstration At Fashion Week
On September 9, the opening day of New York Fashion Week, a group of young Black women staged a silent demonstration.
Lady Gaga Is Naked & Covered In Terry Richardson's High-Concept Meat
Ooh baby, she likes it raw. Wasn't this an ANTM challenge some time ago? Which was in French Vogue before that? Anyway.…
W Magazine Mocks Eating Disorders
"Fashion Cliques" is supposedly a fun little listicle thingy on page 202 of the September issue of W. The concept: A…
How Many Black Models Were In The September Issues?
In fall 2007, WWD and The New York Times published pieces about the absence of black models on the fashion runways. We d…
Over-40 Actresses Are So Hot Right Now
While W is going for the up-and-comers this September, its bigger peers have discovered a rather different flavor: the…
On Newsstands This Fall: Shilling With A Side Of Shilling
What have the end of the luxury boom and the rise of free Internet media meant for fashion magazines? Mostly, they're lo…
Fashion Enthusiasts Ponder Vogue Africa
Blogger/stylist/former model Rosemary Kokuhilwa writes: "I think it's about time we have Vogue magazine in Africa."…
Flashbacks: The Joy Of 1986 Elle
Recently, we came across a copy of the May 1986 issue of Elle magazine. How does it compare to the May 2010 issue of Ell…