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Deborah Needleman Leaves WSJ for T
In a move that should surprise no one, Deborah Needleman has replaced Sally Singer at the helm of T: The New York Times Magazine, the Times announced today.
Editorial Musical Chairs: New Editors at i-D, GQ Style, Architectural Digest and More
This week in Editorial Musical Chairs, two former T employees found new jobs. Bifen Xu, formerly T's associate fashion editor, has been named fashion editor at New York Magazine. T's former fashion market editor Melissa Ventosa Martin is now style director at Glamour. Town & Country snapped up W's Jamie Rosen to fill Janet Carlson's position as beauty director. Town & Country's former beauty and health editor (which is different from beauty director) Nina Judar was named Good Housekeeping's beauty director. WSJ's new EIC Deborah Needleman brought on another former Domino staffer--Lauren Goodman--to consult on fashion coverage for the Wall Street Journal's new lifestyle section. Ben Reardon, former editor of i-D has been named editor of British GQ Style. He has been replaced by former deputy editor Holly Shackelton.
Here Comes the Sun?
According to this morning's Wall Street Journal, there may just be a bright spot on the horizon for magazines after all. Apparently advertisers went o
Save the French Artisans!
Much like New York's Garment District, France's industry of specialized artisans is in trouble. And even the prime minister is getting involved, accor
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Mid-Day Snack
Keeping Score: Let the NYFW wrap-ups begin. First up, the Wall Street Journal's scorecard. {WSJ} Tweet, Tweet: Britt and I developed a pretty serious
Mid-Day Snack
ABC's: Agyness Deyn's the face of Anna Sui's AW09 cosmetics campaign. You can buy the makeup and Sui's new line of hair products at her Soho store,
What to Wear to the Company Picnic?
As we mentioned in Mid-Day Snack, our company just launched a new site today called Going Concern that caters to accountant and CFO types in the same
Mangenta, Really?
When we spotted the headline, "Hot Pink? Call It Mangenta" in the Wall Street Journal of all places, we definitely did a doubletake. And so we read on
Mid-Day Snack
For Sure: Anja's on the cover of Vogue Nippon's beauty issue and Daily Feed thinks it's time the girl landed a cosmetics contract. Um, yes. {Models}
Lacroix Needs Help
Christian Lacroix's in need of new financial backing. Florida based Falic Group, who bought the house from LVMH in 2005 is said to be looking for some
Italy Tries to Save its Fashion Industry
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Claudio Scajola, Italy's minister of economic development, has made good on his promise to pump some money
The Commodification of Fashion Week?
Just because women have stopped buying shoes doesn't mean they're unwilling to drop a couple hundred bucks for tickets to a runway show. American Expr
Macy's To Close Eleven Locations
Remember back in November when we declared Macy's status as somewhere around "screwed"? That's why it, sadly, comes as no surprise that Macy's just an
The Recession Makes a New Job
This might be the first interesting thing we've read about the recession since it started to take over the country's news flow: Some design companies,
Vera, Miu & Barbie
The past month has seen two major New York store openings. Vera Wang opened up shop in Soho while Miu Miu added a third New York City location on 57th
Betsey Bypasses Bryant Park
Betsey Johnson won't be showing at the Bryant Park tents this February. Betsey, who's shown her past five collections in the park, is scaling back the
TJ Maxx, You Should Know...
There's a particularly fun fact buried in a lengthy article on bargain shopping in the Wall Street Journal today. In explaining the sudden surge in hi
Sure that's Faux Fur?
We put as much trust in the labels on our clothing as we do in the labels on our food. As in, we believe whatever it says. But apparently, this may
Style Icon: Michelle Barack Obama?
No matter which side of the proverbial aisle somebody's on, if they're truly into fashion, they seem to be incredibly interested in what the next Firs
Abercrombie Won't Go On Sale, Everybody Else Will
Even though each day brings more and more clothes at deeper discounts these days, even though the highest of the high-end are lowering their prices in
Marie Claire Hires Supermodel, Camera Crew (Unrelated)
Marie Claire certainly knows how to generate some buzz in this dwindling ad climate: They're following in the steps of Interview and GQ, and hiring a