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Condé’s Ax Takes Candy

kate moss w cover.jpgIf you see anyone from Condé Nast today, make sure and give them a hug, or at least a pat on the back.

It feels like the publishing house, home to Vogue, W, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Lucky, has been suffering through layoffs and cutbacks for ages. Two weeks ago they cut dozens of employees on the business side, but this week, they’ve begun their editorial liquidation.

Yesterday came word they let almost twelve Glamour editors go including Deputy Editors Ellen Seidman and Maryellen Gordon, both of whom been with the magazine for over ten years. Today, WWD announces that both Executive Fashion Editor Candy Pratts Price and Contributor Laird Borrelli-Persson will leave Style.com.

We had to read the sentence about four times to really believe it. Candy, who got her start at Vogue in the 80’s, is the kind of the core of Style.com. When her contract’s up in 2010 we’ll be out daily doses of her creative humor, CandyCasts and brilliant eye. WWD mentions that she’ll devote more time to Vogue, but given the state of things that might not be the best backup plan.

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posted by guest

Oct 20, 2009 10:46AM

maybe you could take five minutes to proofread such a post- laird's surname is spelled "borrelli-persson"

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posted by guest

Oct 20, 2009 11:02AM

for a second i thought that conde used to give away free candy, and they were yanking that perk. FREE CANDY!

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posted by guest

Oct 20, 2009 11:17AM

if editors of major publications, the core of these publications, are being cut...what about the generation that wants to BE these editors?

fashion journalism major at a loss.

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posted by Guest

Oct 20, 2009 11:37AM

By almost twelve do you mean eleven?

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posted by Shauna

Oct 20, 2009 2:41PM

whyy!
www.newandworthy.com

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posted by mommagoddess

Oct 21, 2009 1:14PM

This is truly the end of an era!

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posted by splenderosa

Oct 22, 2009 12:57PM

Change is not always bad, ladies. I've read some recent posting's of Candy's & sincerely believe she's full of herself. She makes a terrible presentation of herself & swooning over new "DESIGNERS" whose work is truly hideous has to come at a price.
This is the FASHION business, after all.

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posted by Andrea

Oct 22, 2009 3:03PM

Agreed #7..it's time to trim the fat and get some new blood in there. The fashion people who regarded as instiutions are just wooden guilded butterflies. I'm over them. Hopefully now when I read something coming from Conde' i'll actually relate to it.

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