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Vogue stories: 38 news summaries

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Interview

 Clinton: I Didn't Want The Job 

Obama gave his secretary of state the hard sell

Nov 17, 09 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton accepted the Secretary of State job only because Barack Obama badgered her into it. In a glowing profile in Vogue , Clinton tells Jonathan Van Meter that she was “stunned” Obama wanted her. “I didn't want to do it. I just really had a lot of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • State Department • David Miliband • Vogue • interview • Obama administration

 French Vogue 
 'Black Face' 
 Sparks Row 

October edition triggers debate on racism

Oct 14, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Dutch model painted black from face to toe in French Vogue has triggered angry charges of racism. The photos of model Lara Stone, taken by US photographer Steven Klein, are part of the magazine's October issue honoring models and photo shoots through history. What French Vogue and the photographer... More »

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fashion • racism • model • Vogue • black • photographers • blackface • French Vogue • Lara Stone • Steven Klein

obituary roundup

 Photographer 
 Irving Penn 
 Dead at 92 


Oct 7, 09 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irving Penn, a giant in photography whose images can be found in fashion magazines—he started at Vogue in 1943—as well as museums, is dead at 92. A roundup of obituaries of the man who photographed everyone from Picasso to Gisele Bündchen:
  • New York Times: He's
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fashion • photography • Vogue • Gisele Bundchen • Pablo Picasso • Irving Penn

 We Love Justin, Not His Jeans 

For celeb designers like Timberlake, recession means hard times for fashion lines

Sep 16, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest casualty of the economic crisis: celebrity clothing lines. “Every D-level celebrity who thought they could make a quick buck by designing a handbag or whatever is going to disappear,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour tells the Wall Street Journal. “And I think that's a... More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Vogue • Nicky Hilton • Justin Timberlake • Jennifer Lopez • fashion designer • Anna Wintour • fashion label • Saks • fashion industry • Lauren Conrad • Jay-ZTV

Plus-Sized Model Renn:
I Risked My Life To Be Thin

She finds success by scrapping the diet

Sep 8, 09 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crystal Renn’s success as a model didn’t come when she reached her ideal weight after a grueling regimen. It arrived when she came to her senses after that regimen and decided to be a plus-size model at age 18. She was never going to “meet the weight... More »

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Vogue • memoir • healthy eating • clothing • magazine cover • Crystal Renn • plus-size • fashion model

 Rihanna Goes 
 Topless in 
 Italian Vogue 

Pop star covers up for the cover, though, in a Valentino dress

Sep 2, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna appears in the September issue of Italian Vogue wearing edgy, elaborate outfits—except in the photo where she's sporting only pasties and underwear. The pictorial was shot by Steven Klein, who has worked with celebs like Britney Spears and Madonna, MTV reports. On the mag's cover, Rihanna wears a... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Vogue • Rihanna • photo shoot

movie review

 The September Issue Delivers 

Offers new look at notorious Vogue boss

Aug 28, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The September Issue is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Vogue’s September 2007 issue—and at the woman in charge of it all. RJ Cutler's film may change minds about editor in chief Anna Wintour and her brutal reputation:
  • Stephanie Zacharek of Salon calls the film “
... More »

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film • movie review • Vogue • Anna Wintour • documentary film • RJ Cutler • The September Issue

(Newser) - Sources at today’s taping of The Late Show With David Letterman tell Gawker that Anna Wintour—the Vogue editor portrayed by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada—“was like Hannibal Lecter.” In her first-ever appearance on the show, Wintour ditched her trademark shades, the source adds,... More »

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entertainment • Vogue • late night talk show • Meryl Streep • The Devil Wears Prada • David Letterman • Anna Wintour • Hannibal Lecter

GLOSSIES

 How Annie Leibovitz 
 Got Underwater 


Aug 17, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photographer to the stars Annie Leibovitz is in a widely reported financial pickle, but it really comes as no surprise to those close to her, New York reports. Leibovitz is now engaged in baroque legal wrangling over her catalog, but her troubles started earlier. Insiders say a suspected “... More »

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Vanity Fair • bankruptcy • photography • debt • Vogue • photographers • spending • Annie Leibovitz • underwater • economic downturn • Susan Sontag • catalog

 Fall Fashion Mags 
 Shed a Few Pounds 

Advertisers slowly turn to the Internet

Aug 17, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fashion magazines’ typically beefy September issues are nearly a third skinnier this year as advertisers drift away from print, the Wall Street Journal reports. Vogue, for example, boasted 840 pages in September 2007; this year, it’s just 429 pages, a 36% drop from last year. Advertisers are trying... More »

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fashion • Louis Vuitton • online advertising • marketing • magazine • Vogue • print advertising • advertisers • Diane Von Furstenberg • magazine industry • Jay-ZTV

 New Fashion 
 Mag Takes 
 Web by Storm 

User-generated content brings visitors; next step: profit

Jul 27, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newest magazine to make a splash in the fashion world isn’t sold in stores, but it is a head-turner. Online-only Polyvore lets users act as fashion editors, putting together “sets” of clothing and accessories other users can then click to purchase. The site is growing in popularity... More »

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Internet • fashion • online media • magazine • Vogue • Jay-ZTV • Polyvore • InStyle.com • Style.com

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

profile

French Vogue Editor Dismisses Labels

It's all about the look, says sexy, stylish Carine Roitfeld

May 20, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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fashion • Vogue • Anna Wintour • fashion industry • Carine Roitfeld • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - 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... More »

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obesity • Oprah Winfrey • Vogue • Anna Wintour • magazine cover

 Show 
 Spotlights 
 Avedon's 
 Melancholy 
 Fashion 
 Genius 

Major retrospective looks at photographer's legacy

May 14, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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fashion • museum • photography • Vogue • photographers • Harper's Bazaar • Jay-ZTV • International Center of Photography • Richard Avedon • Diana Vreeland

Miley Not Crazy About Twilight's Robert Pattinson

Star talks boys with Teen Vogue

Apr 6, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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Vogue • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • teenager • Twilight • Robert Pattinson

OPINION

 Let's Face It: 
 Michelle 'Is 
 Not Exceptional' 

First Lady is 'extraordinary' but her defenders need to relax

Feb 14, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Michelle Obama • Vogue • style • first lady

(Newser) - 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... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • magazine • Vogue • Narciso Rodriguez • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour • first lady • Jason Wu • magazine cover

film review

 She Wears Prada, 
  But Forget the Devil Part 

The September Issue parlays blanket access into 'engrossing' portrait

Jan 24, 09 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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fashion • film • magazine • Vogue • documentary • The Devil Wears Prada • Anna Wintour • RJ Cutler

Ambassador Anna? Rumors Have Vogue Ed Paris-Bound

Wintour rumored new French ambassador

Jan 9, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • politics • France • magazine • Vogue • editor • Anna Wintour • ambassador • President Obama • Carine Roitfeld • wowOwow

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