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Anna Wintour’s ‘Runway to Win’ Obama Fundraising Efforts Catches Flack from Republicans, Snarky Reporters

Last night Anna Wintour and Scarlett Johansson hosted “Runway to Win,” the fundraising event in support of Obama’s re-election campaign. Some fairly big-name fashion people attended, including model trio-of-the-moment Karlie Kloss, Chanel Iman, and Joan Smalls. Designers like Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch and Alexander Wang also all took time out from what is probably their busiest time of the year to come out to support Obama. You’ll recall that a slew of them designed items like totes and tees for Obama’s campaign.

But not everyone is responding well to fashion’s (or more specifically, Anna Wintour’s) call to arms for Obama.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Celebs Supposedly Want to Wear Victoria Beckham Dresses to the Oscars, John Galliano Was at a Party, and Anna Wintour Was Happy to Let Madonna Dance on the Vogue Logo

A-Listers Reportedly Want to Wear Victoria Beckham to the Oscars: Oh Posh, you’ve come a long way from being that one Spice Girl who barely sings. Michelle Williams recently walked the red carpet in a piece from the new Victoria by Victoria Beckham line, and now it’s rumored that A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, and Cameron Diaz are eyeing the designer to outfit them for the biggest night in Hollywood. {Fashion Magazine}

Lady Gaga to Launch Social Networking Site: So her stans have a safe haven to pay due homage to their Mother Monster, Lady Gaga is developing a new “community” website. Littlemonsters.com isn’t operational yet, but you can submit your name and e-mail address to the site so you may be among the first to have access to the site once it’s up. {AOL Music}

John Galliano Out and About: Beyoncé isn’t the only celeb to re-emerge from the depths. John Galliano was spotted at his friend DJ Jeremy Healy’s 50th birthday in London. Sources say the designer was “quiet” and “reserved.” {Page Six}

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Watch: Anna Wintour Defends Her ‘Bitchiness’ on 60 Minutes

By Cheryl Wischhover Monday, Feb 6, 2012 / 9:54 AM

Yes, most people watched the Super Bowl last night. And so did we, if only to see the David Beckham for H&M commercial on a bigger screen (mesmerizing) and Madonna’s performace (lots of Givenchy). But after half time, we switched over to CBS to watch Morley Safer interview Anna Wintour on 60 Minutes. After all, she’s fashion’s MVP/QB, right?

Wintour was one of “Three Remarkable Women” featured in last night’s edition (Dolly Parton and Meryl Streep were the other two), and she handled herself admirably against Safer’s sometimes obnoxious line of questioning. Read more »

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Anna Wintour Revealed as One of Obama’s Top-Tier Fundraisers; Has She Always Been This Political?

Yesterday, the Obama campaign released a list of its top fundraising “bundlers,” and the list, not surprisingly, included Vogue EIC Anna Wintour, who raised over $500,000 for Obama’s re-election, WWD reports. Of course, she’s been known to raise as much as $1.5 million at a single dinner, so this comes as no surprise. She was one of 61 people to “bundle” at that level (Hollywood media moguls Harvey Weinstein, with whom Wintour has hosted a fundraiser, and Jeffrey Katzenberg were the other big ones), meaning she’s a pretty influential lady, and not just within the fashion community.

Wintour hasn’t been secretive about her support of Obama:

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashionista’s Week in Review: Cindy Crawford’s 10-Year-Old Daughter Nabs Versace Campaign, The Gap is Investigating Kim Kardashian’s ‘Reputation,’ and Fox Fur Merkins Exist

The Best Celeb Dresses and Tweets of the Golden Globes: Relive that glorious moment when Angelina stepped out on the red carpet looking beyond flawless in Versace and your jaw accidentally unhinged – and read what our favorite fashion folk had to say about it.

Karl Gets a Kitty: Meet the insanely adorable Choupette Lagerfeld, who has the same color fur/hair as her owner.

Our Guide to Spring’s Best Nail Colors: Here are the top ten nail polishes you should get your hands on – or get on your hands – when the gloves come off.

Cindy Crawford’s 10-Year-Old Daughter Models for Young Versace: Holy strong genes. Check out the supermodel’s mini-me daughter, Kaia Gerber, modeling for her first campaign for Versace’s childrenswear line.

Would You Pay $225 for a Fox Fur Merkin? Apparently, some people already have. Real Housewives of New York alum Cindy Barshop talks to us about this wacky new trend-in-the-making.

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Fashion Is Fun

Here’s What Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour Would Look Like as Simpsons Characters

By Cheryl Wischhover Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 / 6:45 PM

Marc Jacobs recently was quoted as saying that his stint as a cartoon character on South Park was “the greatest honor of his entire life.” If Karl Lagerfeld was cartoon-ized in a similar way, would his reaction be the same? We actually think he would like it, since he’s pretty much done it to himself already on things like Diet Coke cans and eye shadow. Read more »

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Anna Wintour Is Getting an Award for her ‘Outspoken’ Support of Gay Rights

Anna Wintour is nothing if not passionate about the things she believes in, and now she’s being honored for it. Hot on the heels of the news that she’s stumping hard for the Obama 2012 re-election campaign by enlisting designers to partake in Runway to Win, comes word that she’s getting an award for her work for marriage equality.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which supports lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, is honoring the editrix-cum-crusader with its Ally for Equality reward for her “outspoken” support of their causes. The Ally award is given to those outside the LGBT community who support its members in outstanding ways. She spoke out for gay marriage back in May, and the HRC acknowledged her other contributions in a press release:

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Anna Wintour Rallies Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang and More to Design for the Obama Re-Election Campaign

Is Anna Wintour the Oprah of the fashion industry? The Vogue editrix’s support of Barack Obama over the years has been no secret. Her $30,000+ per person fundraisers for the commander-in-chief–one at her home and one at Harvey Weinstein’s–were highly publicized and practically shut down all of downtown Manhattan last year. In addition to raising tons of money for the DNC, the events drew a star-studded crowd of celebrities and designers.

So as Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign gets underway, Anna is using her pull with the fashion crowd to support him. First up, another event, co-hosted by Scarlett Johansson in conjunction with a new initiative assembled by Vogue called Runway to Win.

Runway to Win will showcase exclusive products created by 22 designers to be sold online at runwaytowin.com with proceeds benefiting the Obama Victory Fund, WWD is reporting.

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Revealed: Never-Before-Seen Shots of Karl Lagerfeld, Cindy Crawford, Johnny Depp and More by Herb Ritts

By Cheryl Wischhover Friday, Dec 30, 2011 / 3:30 PM

Herb Ritts, the fashion photographer who rose to fame in the 80s and 90s, was known for his work in black and white, and for making humans look like classic sculpture. He became more popular in pop culture circles after he famously shot videos for Madonna (“Cherish,” one of the best videos ever), Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson. NOWNESS has some newly-revealed and never-before-seen shots from the photographer, who died in 2002. They feature a young Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Johnny Depp, David Bowie and Karl Lagerfeld (when he still had dark hair). NOWNESS also chatted with some notables (like Anna Wintour) who knew Ritts back in the day. Here’s what a few of them said about him: Read more »

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The Best Magazine Covers of 2011

Dont judge a book by its cover… Unless it’s a magazine, in which case, sometimes the cover is the deciding factor of whether or not to buy the mag altogether.

The best covers of 2011 returned to a new naturalism and a fun aesthetic, like the Lara Stone T cover we’re still drooling over, pictured at left. Sure, there’s still room for artifice in fashion (see: Stella Tennant on Vogue Italia), but 2011 was a year for reflecting on natural beauties, incredible models, and stellar photography.

After toiling over hundred of covers, we’re bringing you “The Best” according to us. Did we forget your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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Fashion’s Night Out Is Happening Again–So How Do Retailers Feel About It?

Love it or hate it, Fashion’s Night Out is slated to return this coming September for the fourth year in a row. While organizers can’t commit to a date yet because fashion week schedules are still being worked out, it is usually held on the first Thursday evening of New York Fashion Week. Which means it will most likely take place on either September 6 or September 13 in 2012. Stores who wish to participate can start registering this spring.

Anna Wintour’s pet project has grown exponentially since it first debuted in 2009. Most recently, a slew of Vogue magazine editors descended upon Tokyo for its post-tsunami comeback FNO–more than 400 retailers in Japan participated. It’s expected that about 250 US stores will participate this year.

After this last FNO, we asked: Do people actually shop? Is it worth it?

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Watch: Anna Wintour Talks About the Vogue Archives–Here’s How You Can Get Access Without Shelling out $1500

By Cheryl Wischhover Monday, Dec 12, 2011 / 11:29 AM

We didn’t quite make it to our TV in time on Sunday morning to catch Anna Wintour on CBS’ Sunday Morning, but that’s why the internet exists, right? We checked out the 8-minute long profile, which was more a look back at Vogue and its covers than a meaty interview with its EIC. But it is definitely worth a watch. Besides the nostalgia and fashion history lesson (and the fact that the adorable Hamish Bowles walks Serena Altschul through the covers and digital archive), there’s some hope that people who don’t have $1,500 to blow on yearly access will get a chance to have a peep at that intriguing archive. Read more »