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Oscar de la Renta Made Hillary Clinton's Vogue Cover Happen, Dolce & Gabbana's Crown Sells Out, and Another Jablonski Models

Oscar de la Renta reveals how he had to convince Anna Wintour to put then First Lady Hillary Clinton on that iconic Vogue cover. {Haute Living} A vending machine is out there, somewhere, filled with Hermes, Dior, and McQueen handbags--but they'll cost you a bit more than a bottle of Coke. {HuffPo via Instagram} Because two beautiful and unrelated Jablonski models (Constance and Jacquelyn) weren't enough for the world, now there's a third leggy Jablonski you might want to get acquainted with: Meet Maggie! {Daily Mail}

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On My Way

So yesterday was my last day at Fashionista. On Monday I start my new job as editor of Elle.com. Though I'm excited to take on this new challenge with a brand I've always loved, it's really hard and sad for me to leave this place. The majority of my three years here have been spent with Lauren Sherman. She hired me, left, and then came back as my editor at large. So it seemed fitting to reminisce about all the good times with her.

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Yes, It's True, I'm Leaving Fashionista to Head Up Elle.com

You may have already read about this news here, here, or here. I didn't write about the "shakeups" right away mostly because while news broke we were busy holding our New York Fashion Week meeting, assigning out shows and coming up with awesome features ideas to keep you entertained and informed. Which is to say, I'm not going anywhere just yet.

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Fashion News Roundup: Tyra Banks Praises Vogue's New Model Policy, Snooki Looks Pretty in V, and Opening Ceremony Gets Hacked

Tyra Banks is excited about the new Vogue model guidelines for "expanding the definition of beauty." {ONTD} We're not in Jersey anymore... Snooki looks almost unrecognizable for her profile in V Mag-- in the best way possible. {V Mag} Amina Akhtar, who founded NY Mag's The Cut blog and then moved to FashionEtc.com, has been named as Keith Pollock's successor as Editorial Director at Elle.com. Bon chance! {WWD subscription required} Former Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker dishes the dirt on her 27 years as an industry insider. {Refinery29} Lucky ducks! The Coveteur got to trail Chloe creative director Clare Waight Keller and her model dates as they prepped for the Met Ball. {The Coveteur}

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Fashionista Week in Review: Vogue's Model Behavior, the 25 Most Influential Women Designers and Kate Upton Gets More Famous

One Small Step for Vogue: One giant step for fashion-kind. All 19 editions of Vogue announced this week they will no longer work with unhealthy-looking models or girls under 16. Linda's Child Support Demands: Making her "$10,000 to get out of bed" claims look downright tame, Linda Evangelista is asking for $46,000 a month in child support (that's $552,000 a year). Unsurprisingly, the court battle is getting a little dirty. Rules to Retail By: An anonymous ex-retail employee lays down the law when it comes to shopping. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Tom Ford's Naughty Lookbook: In typical Tom Ford style, his spring 2012 menswear lookbook features nudity and ass pinching.

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Elle.com Loses Over Half of Its Editorial Team

Major shakeups have gone down on Elle.com's editorial side. Everyone's jumping ship! As a few media outlets have already reported, Keith Pollock, Elle.com's editorial director, is leaving to become editor in chief of Du Jour--a new digital and print editorial publication launching in collaboration with Gilt Groupe. What we didn't know until recently is that he will be bringing Elle.com's market editor, Sydney Wasserman, and art director Stephanie Jones, with him to his new gig (Jones will be the art director, Wasserman the senior market editor). So that's about half of Elle.com's editorial staff right there. And that's not all... Britt Aboutaleb, former editor of this site and Elle.com's fashion news editor, is not only leaving Elle--she's leaving New York! And fashion! Sort of!

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Fashion News Roundup: Erin Wasson Models for Rockport Shoes, a New Balenciaga Exhibit Debuts, and Ralph Rucci Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Erin Wasson to front Rockport Campaign: The model-turned-jewelry designer is going back in front of the camera as the face of Rockport's Fall 2012 campaign. The shoe brand hopes that Wasson will help emphasize the "stylish" aspect of these shoes, which are worn mostly for comfort. {WWD subscription required} Beard and Mustache Accessories Are a Thing?: It seems hipster girls are always trying to (ironically) look as unattractive as possible, thus making them more attractive to male hipsters. Refinery 29 found some chained accessories that attach to sunglasses, and hang down to create a "beard." Weird. {Refinery 29} Paris' Galleria to Unveil Balenciaga Exhibit: To honor the 40th anniversary of the designer's death, the Galleria in Paris will debut a Balenciaga tribute this Friday. The show, "Cristóbal Balenciaga, Collectionneur de Modes" ("Cristóbal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashion") features a wealth of 18-20th century Spanish clothing, which was a great inspiration for the designer. {WWD subscription required}

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Fashionista Turns Five! Fashionista's Fourth Editor, Britt Aboutaleb, Takes a Look Back

Believe it or not, Fashionista turns five years old this month. Which is, you know, pretty old in blog years. To celebrate our big bday, we’ve asked all of Fashionista’s former editors (in chronological order that’s Faran Krentcil, Natalie Hormilla, Abby Gardner, Britt Aboutaleb, and Lauren Sherman) to reflect back on their time at Fashionista from the highs (seeing a Chanel show) to the lows (being chewed out by Arianne Phillips for leaking her fashion week plans and costing her a client). Last month (yes, we took a break on these nostalgia posts during fashion month), Fashionista’s third editor, Abby Gardner, enumerated her fondest Fashionista memories, Letterman-style with a top 10 list. Before her, Natalie Hormilla waxed nostalgic about afternoon Soho news-gathering strolls, and before her, the site's founding editor, Faran Krentcil, brought tears (of laughter and just aww-ness) to our eyes with her tales. Next up, my partner in crime, Britt Aboutaleb, the site's fourth editor and now the fashion news editor at Elle.com.

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Elle.com Gets a Makeover

Here's the thing about most fashion magazine websites: They suck. Yet we appreciate Elle's online presence. Mostly because the team puts a concerted effort into producing original content that is as compelling as what's in the magazine. Also because it's not simply a wasteland for PR favors. And finally, because Britt runs the blog. (It's good. If you're not reading it daily, you should be.) Why is this glossy different from the rest? Elle gets that most mag-connected sites are jumbled messes that aren't particularly easy to navigate or fun to read. But despite Elle.com being better than the rest, editorial director Keith Pollock and co. still weren't satisfied with what they had to offer their readers. So they've gotten a face lift.