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Thursday May 16th, 2013

Emma Watson is All Grown Up on W, Karolina Kurkova Smooched Prince Harry, and Carine Roitfeld’s Cannes Fashion Show to Livestream
Fashion News Roundup

Emma Watson is All Grown Up on W, Karolina Kurkova Smooched Prince Harry, and Carine Roitfeld’s Cannes Fashion Show to Livestream

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Emma Watson really is all grown up, as evidenced in her June 2013 W cover shoot, lensed by Michael Thompson. {W}

We’re not sure who got luckier–Prince Harry or Karolina Kurkova. The two shared a chaste smooch at a polo match on the last day of the prince’s US tour. {US Weekly}

Here’s the 16-piece Kate Bosworth-inspired collection by Topshop, which the actress herself wore at Coachella in April. {Vogue UK}

Rita Ora–who is kind of Madonna’s doppelganger–is the new face of Madonna’s clothing line, Material Girl. {The Sun}

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Julia Nobis Too Thin to Cover T? Deborah Needleman Doesn’t Think So
Magazines

Julia Nobis Too Thin to Cover T? Deborah Needleman Doesn’t Think So

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While we see T as more of a fashion magazine, many New York Times subscribers probably don’t. As people who look at images from fashion magazines and runways on a daily basis, we didn’t give this T cover featuring Julia Nobis in a swimsuit and leather jacket a second thought–at least not for any other reason than the impracticality of wearing a leather jacket over a swimsuit.

However, several readers–whose eyes are probably less accustomed than ours to seeing unrealistically thin people everywhere—complained about how shockingly thin and underage Nobis looked on the cover and in the accompanying editorial.

Deborah Needleman, T‘s EIC, however, disagrees.

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Published at 11:45 AM

Tuesday April 2nd, 2013

‘Slut’ Clothes: A Brief History
People Are Talking

‘Slut’ Clothes: A Brief History

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In a recent piece for T magazine, Suzy Menkes heralds the end of what she calls a “decade of slut style,” and a return to modesty on the runways. (Yeah, we had a thing or two to say about that.) But if history is any indication, provocative fashion is nothing new and not going anywhere anytime soon.

Click through to read our brief account of fashion’s most revealing moments through the ages. What got people riled up (sometimes just a glimpse of ankle)—and what didn’t (a whole lotta cleavage in the 1500s)—might surprise you.

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Published at 6:37 PM

Monday April 1st, 2013

The Issue With T Magazine’s ‘Slut Clothes’
An Immodest Proposal

The Issue With T Magazine’s ‘Slut Clothes’

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It’s been a tough few weeks for mini skirts and the young women who flaunt them. Between CNN’s blame-the-victim tone in Steubenville to the helicopter parents picketing Victoria’s Secret Pink, you’d think America’s most pressing national security issue is teen girls in glittery panties. (And according to Harmony Korine’s bubblegum grenade Spring Breakers, that’s exactly right.)

And on the fashion front, T Magazine editor Deborah Needleman tweets “Say goodbye to slut clothes”…

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Published at 5:54 PM

Wednesday February 20th, 2013

Michael Kors Owns the Internet, Deborah Needleman Apologizes for T‘s Lack of Diversity, and Models’ Salaries Exposed
Fashion News Roundup

Michael Kors Owns the Internet, Deborah Needleman Apologizes for T‘s Lack of Diversity, and Models’ Salaries Exposed

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Ladies love (cool) Michael Kors. The mega-designer and much-missed Project Runway judge beat out Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, and Tory Burch as the most sought-after American fashion brand on the Internet. {WWD}

How much cheddar do models actually make? And no–we aren’t talking Gisele. Hard facts this way… {Refinery29}

Ok, now we are talking Gisele: Watch the supermodel mama look gorgeous and glowy as ever in this teaser for her new Chanel beauty campaign. {Grazia}

T Magazine’s new editor Deborah Needleman says she’ll try to include more people of color in future issues (there was one in her first), but what the hey? Good journalism is more important than ethnicities anyway! {NY Times}

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Published at 2:30 PM

Thursday February 7th, 2013

Wednesday February 6th, 2013

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
The Business

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now

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To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.

So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.

Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.

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Published at 12:40 PM

Sunday November 18th, 2012

We Add to Vogue‘s Best Dressed List, the Victoria’s Secret ‘Native American’ Controversy, and Kristen Stewart’s Many Twilight Red Carpet Moments
Week In Review

We Add to Vogue‘s Best Dressed List, the Victoria’s Secret ‘Native American’ Controversy, and Kristen Stewart’s Many Twilight Red Carpet Moments

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We Add to Vogue‘s Best Dressed List: Shortlisting 10 of the best dressed women in the world can’t have been easy, and while we think Vogue did a great job, there are another 10 ladies we feel deserved a shout out.

Deborah Needleman’s T Magazine: The magazine is not the same place that Sally Singer left it. To give you an idea of what to expect from the new team, we compiled this guide to the staffers Needleman has brought on board.

A Misérables Diet: In her Vogue cover story Anne Hathaway spoke about her diet of “two thin squares of dried oatmeal paste a day” to slim down for her role as Fantine in Les Misérables. We had so many questions, like for starters, what is dried oatmeal paste? And what does it taste like? So we made some.

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Wednesday November 14th, 2012

Wednesday October 17th, 2012

Thursday October 4th, 2012

Was Deborah Needleman Negotiating With T Before Sally Singer Was Fired?

Was Deborah Needleman Negotiating With T Before Sally Singer Was Fired?

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Since new T EIC Deborah Needleman has only been at her new job for all of three days, she hasn’t really been divulging much about her plans for the magazine to the press yet.

However, WWD has learned from “sources” that she definitely has some plans–and demands. In fact, the trade alleges that Needleman “started negotiating with the Times while Singer was still holding court on the sixth floor.”

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Published at 1:00 PM