Perhaps last year’s biggest shocker within the fashion media circle was Newsweek‘s sudden layoff of Robin Givhan.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion journalist, best known in recent years for her analysis of the wardrobes of political figures (especially of the FLOTUS), joined Newsweek from the Washington Post in 2010.
So, has she made a return to the DC paper? Sort of!
Blue Bliss: If you haven’t blown your spring magazine budget, you might want to pick up a copy of Vogue Hommes international. Mario Sorrenti shot this Kate Moss spread, and Emmanuelle Alt gets styling credits, but we spot a single piece of clothing. {FashionGoneRogue} Self-Congratulatory: Robin Givhan questions the relevance of the CFDA awards and Read more →
Abbey Road: We were already obsessed with this Greg Kadel shoot from the behind-the-scenes video. The pictures are even better than we imagined. Most of them are topless, just so you know. {Fashion Gone Rogue.} Ad it Up: Jenny Humphrey might have just landed herself a major campaign. It’s no Eleanor Waldorf, but we’re sure Read more →
Autumn Bottom: Whether fall makes you think of fashion or of crunchy leaves, both visions probably come in the same color palette. Hillary and Katherine take layering to the max in their fall fashion editorial. {WWW} On the Job: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, former director of special events for Vogue, just landed a new position. She’ll Read more →
Having a career in fashion and magazines has always meant that I have not had to follow many of the stricter dress code rules that some of my female friends have had to over the course of their careers. Of course, we’ve got our own codes in this business, but that’s a different matter. I Read more →
Oh No, Coop: Word out of LA is that Mischa Barton is being held at the hospital on a 5150. That’s a Britney-style psychiatric hold. Send in Ryan Atwood! {WWD} Tonchi to Times Square? Stefano might just be leaving T for the 12th floor of the Conde building. Interesting, very interesting. {FWD} ALT In NC: Read more →
About Bloody Time: The NY Times finally caught on to the whole vampire obsession. Phew, now we can believe it’s real. However I do thank them for giving me an excuse to run a picture of Edward Cullen, er, Robert Pattinson. {NY Times} Say It Ain’t So: Isn’t it bad enough that Christian Audigier has Read more →
“In many ways, the first lady has made people see — really see — black women for the first time. For example, when a black model appeared on the May cover of Vogue, news articles credited the ‘Obama effect,’ ignoring the concerted lobbying by fashion industry activists that began long before Barack Obama was even Read more →
Have you had your fill of Michelle Obama style news, complete with that Sonia Rykiel belt? If so, too bad: The Washington Post is so committed to creating a beat on the First Lady’s style, they’ve relocated Robin Givhan (the Post‘s famed fashion reporter who – fun fact – was the first fashion writer to Read more →
