Lucky for my magazine-obsessed self, Lauren toted Vogue Paris April 2011 from her honeymoon in Morocco and Spain. The issue, covered by Kate Moss, has all the traditional goodies found in Vogue Paris--Freja, Eniko, boobs, and Melanie Ward editorials--which makes it great. But as Lauren and I flipped through the issue together, we realized something just seemed off. The styling in all the editorials is excellent, though there aren't any sexy spreads à la Carine. Emmanuelle's simple, tough, tomboy aesthetic seems to be permeating all the editorials. The weirdness doesn't come from the editorials, but the blank space on almost every market and news page. Whereas Carine had her graphic design team cluttering the pages with shoes, old photos, lipsticks, and diamonds, Emanuelle has them cutting back. It's definitely clearer, but looks more like the streamlined pages of Elle and less like the flouncy, whimsical pages of Vogue Paris. Take a look inside after the jump, and let us know what you think!

While one could argue that American Vogue editors have a "look," we've never seen any as similarly dressed as these three French Voguettes. Always chic editor-in-chief Emanuelle Alt has become known for her laid-back rock & roll style. The look has made her a street style darling, and now so are her minions assistants who, from a distance, could easily be mistaken for her. The similarity between all of them is a little startling, from the medium-length brown hair to the loose top paired with low-slung cropped jeans and pumps to the tanned, often makeup-free skin. We've been seeing the three of them together at all the fashion weeks--at least we think it's always the same girls. Everyone seems to be after Alt's effortless chic look these days. However, after doing some research, we’ve assesed that it’s usually Capucine Safyurtlu and Geraldine Saglio.

Here's more evidence that Tom Ford's guest edited holiday issue of French Vogue lives up to all the hype: An eight-page spread of Crystal Renn as a Jocelyn Wildenstein-esque plastic surgery addict, shot by Tom Ford and styled by Carine Roitfeld. We got word in advance that Ford would take on plastic surgery in his issue of French Vogue, but the resulting editorial, featuring the unstoppable Crystal Renn, is more dynamic (and at times grotesque) than we could have imagined. Despite the fact that Renn is an amazing model whose star is on the rise, she's outspoken about size in the fashion industry (having gone from a size zero when she was battling anorexia to plus size), and her size tends to make headlines over her modeling. Most recently, folks were buzzing about her latest editorial in Harper's Bazaar, and wondering if she was still "plus size." (She's an 8, sometimes a 10, her agent told us). But this spread, titled "La Panthere Ose" (or, according to my rusty french, "The Panther Dares"--so perhaps panthers are cougars in France?), should put the focus squarely on Renn's modeling ability and the story it tells about plastic surgery. And if it looks like Renn has been enhanced in the editorial it's because she has been. A cast was made of her face so she could be fitted with prosthetic cheeks and lips. While some models might cringe at having to alter their appearance a la Heidi Montag, Renn relished the gig. "What I enjoy most about my job is the opportunity to express myself, often doing this by becoming a sort of character on the shoots that I do, and every time I work with Carine I feel the character approach is emphasized," Renn told us. "When they were taking the cast of my face, fitting me for prosthetic cheeks and lips, I remember thinking this is why I do my job, for moments like this. After the shoot I took that very mask and asked Tom to sign it, it sits in my living room as we speak." Not a bad souvenir. Check out the full spread. It's amazing.

After less than a month of speculation, Vogue Paris has announced that its new editor-in-chief is Emanuelle Alt. Alt, a stylist known most recently for her work with Balmain and Isabel Marant, will replace Carine Roitfeld immediately, according to the magazine's website. And here's where we offload some gossip: According to our reliable sources, Roitfeld and Alt haven't been getting along recently. Roitfeld went to Jonathan Newhouse, complaining that "something had to be done" about the situation. Newhouse, "fed up" with Roitfeld's shady dealings--that Balenciaga thing we reported on a year ago, the stuff Racked reported on last month--told the editor that the thing to be done was her resignation.