Charles Churchward is leaving Vogue after 13 years as design director. While he resigned this past Monday, he will stay on board until September to ensure that the famously-large September fashion issue goes off without a hitch. After September, he will work with Vogue from time to time on special projects, including books and special issues. One such project [...]
Cindy McCain strikes a relaxed pose on a chaise longue at her waterfront California condo, in the June issue. Michelle Obama took her star in Vogue last fall, donning black dresses, preppy hair and pearl earrings. The Philadelphia Inquirer compares and contrasts the photo spreads, before concluding that the, “… images may not provide a window on the [...]
As of 2006, Katherine Rizzuto had been publisher of Brides, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, and Your Prom. But under Bill Wackermann’s new authority, each title in the bridal bundle was set free this past March, to strengthen their individuality. The unbundling left Rizzuto as publisher of Brides only, while her associate publisher, Jennifer [...]
Mark Holgate, senior fashion writer at Vogue in NY, is set to take over as editor of Luxx quarterly magazine and style director of the Times magazine in the UK. Holgate will be leaving the US after 5 years at Vogue and 4 years at New York magazine. Prior to these jobs, Holgate was the [...]
The March “Spring Preview” issues are second only to the September-Fall spectaculars for the glossies, and this time around they are faring well, in spite of the sputtering economy. Ad pages at fifteen are up and just five down, compared to March 2007. Elle and Vogue are chugging right along, while the more mass In Style [...]
Hilary Clinton was supposed to appear in Vogue way back in November, but cancelled at the last minute for fear of appearing too feminine. Anna Wintour, Vogue’s editor, didn’t let it slide by without note. In her February editor’s letter, she accuses Clinton of being behind the times. Wintour writes, “The notion that a contemporary [...]
Special issues and corporate marketing programs helped. Condé Nast titles got a boost from “Fashion Rocks” and “Movies Rock” programs; Hearst from “30 Days of Fashion” and “30 Days of Beauty.” Winning titles include: More magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour and Vogue, which knocked In Style out of the top spot for fashion category ad pages with [...]