The 2014 September Issues by the Numbers
'Vogue' wins again, while 'Lucky' and 'Teen Vogue' aren't doing so hot.
'Vogue' wins again, while 'Lucky' and 'Teen Vogue' aren't doing so hot.
Longtime Toms collaborator Tyler Ramsey is taking personal orders from his glass box on Abbot Kinney Blvd. No, he's not going to the bathroom in there. But we asked.
The September issues are kind of like the Olympics in magazine publishing: Each glossy competes to be the biggest and the best. Booking the right cover star is, obviously, a big part of the battle. Likewise, for celebrities, nabbing the cover of a September issue is a coup of sorts. So who got the honors this year?
March 2013 may have been a good month for glossies, but the rest of the first half of the year wasn't nearly as sunny.
Last week, after readers complained about a T cover featuring Julia Nobis--whom they felt was disturbingly skinny and young-looking--T EIC Deborah Needleman issued a response to New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan. In it, Needleman mentioned that she had "considered adding some fat to her with Photoshop, but decided that as it is her body, I’d let it be." This raised new questions about the New York Times' treatment of photography--didn't the paper of record hold itself to a higher standard than to just Photoshop some fat into (or out of) a model with little more than a second thought? Turns out it does--but fashion photography is a different story.
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.
"So do you want to talk about this?" asks Leah. This being Suzy Menkes' "Circus of Fashion" article from T, which turned into this "Blog is a Dirty Word" manifesto from Leandra Medine, which rolled into this "Sad Clown" response from Susie Lau. (A Times story called "My Look, My Ego, My Brand" snuck in there, as well, as did a piece questioning whether fashion bloggers have gone "too far" on The Daily Beast.) So what do I think about this? I think I need some whiskey.
The Fashionista 50 slideshow. Click through for a bio of each of our picks.
After much speculation as to where ex-Elle style director (and constant street style bait) Kate Lanphear would end up after leaving the glossy a few months ago, it looks like we finally have an answer.
Fashion is always looking for the next big thing--and that means photographers, models and magazines are continuously pushing themselves onwards and
Nothing like a little pre-fashion month editor shakeup to stir things up. This afternoon WWD is reporting that Sally Singer, who's helmed T: The New
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.
It happens every year: Our ever-growing pile of fashion magazines inches higher with each passing month, and by the time December rolls around, we can barely sift through the hundreds of stylish images we bookmarked for inspiration. 2011 was no exception, and in a year that celebrated retro supermodels, androgyny, vivid colors, and plenty of experimentation in the beauty department, choosing our favorites was particularly difficult. The best editorials of the year ran the gamut from huge ensemble casts of blue-chip models styled by greats like Katie Grand and Carine Roitfeld, to intimate, one-on-one portraits of our favorite girls like Lindsey Wixson and Daria Werbowy. The acid brights that dominated the spring collections allowed for some pretty trippy trend stories last season, but the fall glossies featured much moodier imagery, with a number of gorgeous spreads in black and white. Here are the editorials from 2011 that will stay tacked up on our walls and fill our inspiration boards well into the new year—and beyond.
The very handsome Viggo Mortensen stars on T's Holiday 2011 issue cover. While we've never complained about Viggo's appearance (or Aragorn's, as he i
WWD broke the news yesterday that Vogue's senior accessories editor Filipa Fino suddenly left the magazine after 11 years with the company. The following statement was included in the trade publication's initial report, but has since been mysteriously removed: "Sources hinted that Fino’s departure could allegedly be tied to some inappropriate behavior on her part." There may be some truth to that statement. Multiple sources within Conde Nast and beyond have relayed to us that Fino acted unprofessionally in regards to the fashion closet and expenses. No word yet on who will replace Fino. We reached out to Conde Nast for additional comment, but they declined to elaborate. Fino's exit was only one of many recent shakeups within Conde Nast. Coincidentally another of Conde Nast's senior editors was just axed--W's senior fashion market editor Carolyn Tate Angel.
strong>Lagerfeld Canceled: Karl Lagerfeld, who was scheduled to show his signature collection in Paris October 3rd canceled the event and is reportedly preparing a ready to wear collection that will be mass produced and sold online. {WWD, subscription required} Keira Bikes for Chanel: In other Lagerfeld news, Keira Knightly put on her camel suede jumpsuit with matching boots and helmet and got on a Ducati motorcycle this weekend, reportedly for a Chanel commercial. The face of Coco Mademoiselle did have a stunt double. {Fashionologie} Sally Sings: A lovely interview with the wise and eloquent T editor, Sally Singer. {Paper} Paint Your Nails with Tom Ford: Black Orchid is now a nail polish. The bottle for Tom Ford's first foray into nail color has been revealed. {Elle.com}
Our dreams have come true. Despite convincing rumors stating otherwise, Sally Singer is the new editor-in-chief of T magazine. That's according to T's digital director Horacio Silva, via the mag's Twitter account. While there's little to be excited about in glossies these days, Singer's move to the New York Times pub defies that notion. Not only is she smart and likable, she's a master of content, which means T could become even more compelling than it already is. We've asked for a comment from Vogue, but haven't heard back from them as of yet.
We've heard half the senior names in the industry banded about as potential editors of T, The New York Times' Style magazine, but Sally Singer's the f