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Vogue stories: 27 news briefs
It's not all our fault, they say
Guardian (UK) Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
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Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced to use excessively skinny models with "jutting bones" and "no breasts or hips." Designers argue it's not entirely their fault, reports the Guardian.
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It's all about the look, says sexy, stylish Carine Roitfeld
Guardian (UK) May 20, 09 2:39 PM CDT
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Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue , went through the worldwide gossip mill last year when she was rumored to be Anna Wintour's successor at the icon's US edition. But, Roitfeld tells the Guardian in a wide-ranging interview, she was never approached. And if she had been? “It’s really not me. I’m good at what I do here.” The style icon sat down to discuss her fashion philosophy and personal style.
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Us Weekly May 18, 09 7:45 PM CDT
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Vogue 's editor-in-chief gave Oprah Winfrey some advice before she graced the mag's cover in 1998: Lose some weight, babe. Like 20 pounds. "It was a very gentle suggestion," said Anna Wintour in an unaired portion of her 60 Minutes segment last night, Us reports. "I said simply that you might feel more comfortable. She was a trouper!"
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Major retrospective looks at photographer's legacy
New York Times May 14, 09 9:37 AM CDT
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For 60 years Richard Avedon was the quintessential fashion photographer, and his black-and-white images established an ideal of beauty for a generation. Now, 5 years after his death, the International Center of Photography in New York is mounting a retrospective of Avedon’s fashion work. For Times critic Cathy Horyn, his career was a “plea for beauty,” even if beauty “had an element of tragedy.”
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Star talks boys with Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue Apr 6, 09 2:41 PM CDT
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Teen girls everywhere are still swooning over Twilight star Robert Pattinson—but not Miley Cyrus, she tells Teen Vogue . The Disney star prefers “adorable” Jude Law or Javier Bardem, who’s “so sexy." As for Pattinson? “I’m not a huge Rob Pattinson fan. Girls aren’t really in love with Rob; they’re in love with Edward,” Cyrus said of his vampire-flick character. Click the link for more from the interview.
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OPINION
First Lady is 'extraordinary' but her defenders need to relax
Washington Post Feb 14, 09 4:50 PM CST
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Before Michelle Obama’s acolytes start enshrining her portrait next to Mother Teresa's and Mahatma Gandhi's, Robin Givhan hazards a word of sacrilege: “Obama is extraordinary, but she is not exceptional.” The Washington Post columnist chastises the first lady’s virulent defenders, who are “intent on keeping the path clear for her canonization" and resist even the slightest criticism.
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Washington Post Feb 10, 09 3:46 PM CST
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Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue ’s March issue, only the second first lady (after Hillary Clinton) to have the fashion honor, the Washington Post reports. While most first ladies in the modern age have had spreads inside, editor Anna Wintour says Michelle's "serene and secure style" made her an obvious fit for the cover. Annie Leibovitz is the photographer.
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The September Issue parlays blanket access into 'engrossing' portrait
Salon Jan 24, 09 3:55 AM CST
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A Sundance documentary offering a rare, unfettered look at steely Vogue editrix Anna Wintour proves “engrossing even if you don't care much about fashion,” Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, and goes a long way to humanize the subject of The Devil Wears Prada . In a Q&A, RJ Cutler, who directed The September Issue , says “I think people will be surprised. They will see what they’ve heard, certainly, but they will also see behind the curtain.”
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Wintour rumored new French ambassador
New York Post Jan 9, 09 10:25 AM CST
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Rumors are flying that Vogue editor Anna Wintour will become ambassador to France, the New York Post reports. Wintour's rumored replacement at the pinnacle of fashion journalism would be Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue . But is the scuttlebutt, which appears to have originated with the Fashion Week Daily website, true? Barack Obama’s transition team responds: “No comment.”
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Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Campbell Brown 'redefining broadcast careers'
Vogue Dec 17, 08 12:14 PM CST
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The world of television news can be a journalistic proving ground during tumultuous times, and three women have bubbled to the top of the white-guy-dominated realm. Vogue takes a look at one veteran and two up-and-comers who have caught the mag's eye: Katie Couric—After months of ridicule and low ratings as the new CBS Evening News anchor, she's basking in a post-election glow. "I feel relieved and happy that I was in charge of a presidential election for a major network and actually did a good job," she says. "That's sort of a feather in my cap."
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OPINION
'Movie star' has nude pics, famous breakup, pithy quotes—but no blockbuster, uh, movies
Huffington Post Dec 17, 08 11:06 AM CST
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Jennifer Aniston is everywhere. “Have you opened a paper or magazine in the last two weeks and not seen her? Did she finance Marley & Me herself?” asks Ken Levine on the Huffington Post. Even without a blockbuster to her name, the former Friend has become a bonafide movie star: “She’s got everything it takes. She’s beautiful. She shows her breasts. She’s not a Scientologist.”
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As consumers budget, luxury brands slash promotional spending
New York Times Nov 24, 08 12:45 PM CST
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The echoes of the economic crisis continue to reverberate, with luxury brands trimming spending on newspaper and magazine ads as their target audiences cut back, reports the New York Times. Display advertising was already in decline, and spending on luxury items, which started softening in the spring, fell off a cliff in October. Says a consultant: "This has really hit quite hard at the top, and quite quickly at the top."
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Pitt and Jolie reportedly shocked by Aniston rehashing 'old wound'
Chicago Sun-Times Nov 13, 08 11:57 AM CST
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Jennifer Aniston's candid Vogue interview and first public digs at Angelina Jolie are causing quite a stir—and Brad doesn't like it, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . Pitt called Aniston to complain about the piece, though his ex-wife went out of her way to compliment him. Pitt and Jolie were “totally thrown” by Jen's rehashing of an “old wound,” sources tell the paper. Aniston's rep refused comment.
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Aniston fires back at Jolie on affair with then-hubby Pitt
Daily Mail (UK) Nov 11, 08 3:16 PM CST
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Condemning Angelina Jolie’s actions as “very uncool,” Jennifer Aniston broke her years-long silence on the woman who stole husband Brad Pitt. The Vogue interview accompanies sultry photos of toned, tanned, swimsuited Aniston. She's “never been so honest or brave,” an insider tells the Daily Mail , saying Aniston's words show she's “no longer afraid” of Jolie.
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Condé Nast, Time, McGraw-Hill cut jobs as ad dollars slow
Women's Wear Daily Oct 31, 08 2:40 PM CDT
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The economic downturn is taking its toll on magazines, forcing layoffs and budget cuts as publications face fewer advertising dollars, Women’s Wear Daily reports; the trouble is compounded as production costs soar while readers turn to the Internet. Magazine ad revenue fell 5% in the first three quarters of 2008, to $18.4 billion, with an 8.8% drop in the third quarter.
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Witherspoon talks romance, work, and fashion
Vogue Oct 15, 08 11:46 AM CDT
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Reese loves Paris, and Paris loves Reese. At a recent Vogue shoot, surrounded by fashion and fabulous views, Witherspoon charmed everyone in sight, Robert Sullivan writes. "Every once in a while you're hit with moments when you think, Really? This is my life? How lucky am I?" Witherspoon gushes. And yes, that goes for her love life too—boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal stopped by the set.
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Tough guy/fashionista Avery's stint at style mag generates romantic comedy
Hollywood Reporter Sep 9, 08 4:13 PM CDT
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New Line Cinema will produce a romantic comedy based on hockey star Sean Avery’s summer internship at Vogue , the Hollywood Reporter notes. “I think it's great to be into something that you care about,” the fashion-savvy Avery said of his apparently odd choice of off-season employment. “But I’m still an athlete who likes to beat the crap out of people.”
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Mag touts barrier-breaking 'power of fashion;' 'downright distasteful,' others say
New York Times Sep 2, 08 12:07 PM CDT
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Vogue India is taking heat for a haute couture fashion spread that uses poverty-ridden locals for models, the New York Times reports. A toothless, barefoot man holding a $200 Burberry umbrella and a rumpled baby in a $100 Fendi bib are just two examples that have irked some critics in a country where 456 million live on less than $1.25 a day.
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Thumbing nose at prejudice, mag uses only models of color
New York Times Jun 19, 08 9:03 AM CDT
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Black women spend $20 billion a year on clothes, but the fashion world still harbors a racial prejudice that keeps women of color out of the big glossies. Now noted photographer Steven Meisel has teamed with Italian Vogue to produce a special issue, in which all the models are black and all the articles address black women in the arts. The New York Times reports on the issue's genesis.
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Keep your head down, follow orders, make some connections
Vogue Jun 10, 08 12:58 PM CDT
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Heads up, summer interns. Vogue passes along advice from fashion publishing, design, and PR insiders for making a shining impression (hint: It's not about you): Think creatively, dress conservatively: Leave the flip-flops at home. Don't play it too safe; a little flair shows the boss you have a sense of style.
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