Three of Newhouse’s editors, past and present, took the stage to praise Leibovitz, the diva of divas, the kind of exotic, cantankerous talent that could only exist in Si’s world. Annie shows up at photo shoots with two vans of assistants and equipment, commandeering the scene. During her baroque financial troubles, Newhouse rushed to her aid, making a personal loan said to be seven figures...Onstage, Tina Brown, Anna Wintour, and Graydon Carter lined up, three of the four editors who praise Annie—Jann Wenner is the fourth. The stage was bare, like in a Beckett play, commanding presences waiting awkwardly on spots visibly marked in blue tape—the Oscarish aspirations broke down long ago.
"Si Newhouse's Dream Factory", New YorkConde Nast
Fashion In 50 Seconds 06/01/09 Williamson Returns To LFW & More
Matthew Williamson will not show in New York this Spring 2010, but in London for its 25th anniversary.
The Fall 2009 Christian Dior Couture show will be staged at the first Christian Dior store in Paris.
Christian Lacroix wrote a letter to the firm's 125 employees, saying that he will give "200 percent" to keep the couture house alive.
New York's cover story this week is entitled "Si Newhouse's Dream Factory" and discusses the fate of Condé Nast.
Fashion In 50 Seconds 03/23/09 Model Salaries, Model Sales & More
Managing editor of Models.com revealed the typical salary for those who pose for a Conde Nast mag.
Erin Wasson held a garage sale this weekend in Los Angeles which included a decade worth of Ghesquiere gifts and other model-sized duds.
The 2009 Time 100 finalists were announced and fashion industry nominations were not only sparse but also questionable.
Speaking of lists, Style.com posted a list of their top ten favorite collections and Erdem and Haider Ackermann both made the cut.
City Watch: London's Vanity Fair Photo Exhibition
If you happen to be in London (perhaps on your way back from Milan) this exhibition is worth a peek. The National Portrait Gallery is a far stretching museum with low ceilings, red carpeted hallways, and old wooden banisters. It's quiet but not in the static manner of large museums with cafes and viewing towers. It's the perfect place, actually, for the Vanity Fair Photo Exhibition (pictures even a twelve year old would find interesting) as the space will likely bring some contemplative calm to the collection. From LeCool, a London-based city mailer,
"This is a show of two halves. Vanity Fair launched in 1913 to major in celebrity photography, even before thespians took to film, but closed in 1936. The portraits were often contemplative, but caught flashes of the Jazz Age’s exuberance and toyed with the avant-garde – Man Ray left a surrealistic mark. Condé Nast revived the mag in 1983, and the big, bold, colour shots have been top of the game ever since and dominated by Annie Leibovitz compositions. The subjects are not just Hollywood, but also artists, writers, and musicians - check out Buckminster Fuller and his Dymaxion design, a perfect mad-scientist shot. There’s sexuality in many shoots (see Helen Mirren © Snowden 1995), yet Helmut Newton himself captures gravity in Margaret Thatcher. This is a feast of fame and photography, insight and glamour - simply gorgeous."
Article by Herbert Write for LeCool London


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