Bad fashion shoot concepts #253: The HolocaustThe publisher of airline EasyJet’s inflight magazine has been forced to apologise after the mag staged a fashion photoshoot at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. Maybe red flags aren’t “in” this season…
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How Anna Wintour reclaimed her crown
Notorious ice queen Vogue editor Anna Wintour has taken all the bad press about her magazine and herself and turned it on its head with the successful gamble that was documentary The September Issue, says Tina Brown.
Bloggers who are really, really, ridiculously good looking
Fashion models are not typically known for their powerful intellects or English language skills, but a number of catwalkers are shattering the stereotypes online with their interesting, and sometimes even eloquent, blogs.
The year’s most powerful fashion mag editors
Forbes look at this year’s power players in the fashion press for 2009, a year where The September Issue, Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model all shook up the movers and shakers.
British Vogue editor calls for bigger models. Gawker calls BS.
British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has garnered lots of press coverage with her recent admonishment of fashion houses for encouraging “size zero” models. But it’s just a PR stunt, says Gawker — and a lame one, at that.
Hermes now breeding and skinning their own crocs
Designer label Hermes have started breeding their own crocodiles to keep up with the market demand for their croc-skin handbags.
Roll on recession: the fashion industry is ready for you
Last year the boom that began in the 1980s ended with breathtaking rapidity and finality. Luckily, a contingent of people at the heart of fashion have been readying for post-crash style for years…
