In July, rumors about Victoria Beckham appearing on the cover of U.S. Vogue surfaced. Turns out, she will appear on the cover of a major October issue, but not Vogue. Rather, she’s the cover girl of Elle’s “personal style” issue, hitting newsstands soon. No word on whether her husband will join her in a state of undress. But even if he doesn’t, we can’t wait!
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Filed Under: cover girls, covers, elle, spicy dish, victoria beckham, vogue
In July, rumors about Victoria Beckham appearing on the cover of U.S. Vogue surfaced. Turns out, she will appear on the cover of a major October issue, but not Vogue. Rather, she’s the cover girl of Elle’s “personal style” issue, hitting newsstands soon. No word on whether her husband will join her in a state of undress. But even if he doesn’t, we can’t wait!
Read more posts by Amy Odell
Filed Under: cover girls, covers, elle, spicy dish, victoria beckham, vogue
Michelle Obama went from Martha’s Vineyard to Ted Kennedy’s funeral and then back to the White House over the weekend. She wore black dresses the whole way through, as well as some pretty neat flat sandals we hadn’t noticed before, when she returned to the White House yesterday. See her three new looks from the weekend in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Update: The sandals are by Maison Martin Margiela! It’s her first public Margiela on record and makes up for last week’s Crocs.
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Filed Under: michelle obama, mobama watch, ted kennedy
Tomorrow, newsstands welcome the new issue of Pop, the first under editor-in-chief Dasha Zhukova, who was hired in February to replace the inimitable Katie Grand. Despite Pop being first and foremost a fashion magazine under Grand, Zhukova has confessed fashion isn’t really her thing. She is more a member of the art world than the fashion world, which is filled with (possibly resentful) editors who scoffed at her appointment during the fall 2009 season. One of the 28-year-old Zhukova’s most notable accomplishments thus far is the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture, the contemporary art gallery in Moscow she opened a year ago. So she’s intent on making Pop just as much about art as fashion, according to WWD. The new issue has two covers, pictured here (not four, as previously rumored), with artwork by Damien Hirst.
The covers have received mixed reactions, but can the content inside the magazine appease naysayers? Riccardo Tisci dressed Cicciolina, presumably for a photo spread, for the issue. Barbara Bush (probably junior, not senior, but could you imagine?) interviewed the president of Liberia. Margaret Thatcher is celebrated as a fashion icon. And Rodarte “celebrate U.S. stem-cell scientists” in another photo shoot. Generally, we find fashion magazines are at their best when they make no sense yet so much sense at the same time. (Drag spreads and bizarre hats also help.) Pop sounds either weird enough to work or not weird enough at all. But advertisers are onboard: The 316-page issue includes ads by Prada, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Armani, Chloé, Mulberry, Tod’s, and Roberto Cavalli.
POP ART [WWD]
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Filed Under: barbara bush, cicciolina, damien hirst, dasha zhukova, margaret thatcher, pop, popscorn, riccardo tisci, rodarte, tavi
One of the downsides to living in a tiny New York apartment is that there are fewer places to stow your clutter. Suddenly, that guilt-inducing pile of unread magazines starts feeling oppressive. This laser-cut wood ledge from Brocade Home provides a pretty, out-of-the-way place to stash your growing accumulation of not-quite-spent subway cards, receipts, takeout menus, and Netflix envelopes. The mounted, two-foot-long shelf is roomy enough to fit larger items — Vanity Fair, the Sunday Times — without dominating your wall space (it also comes in coffee brown, for a more understated look). And at just under $100, it’s a worthwhile buy, if only to fool your friends or significant other into thinking you’re tidy.
Laser-cut ledge, $99 at Brocade Home or online.
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Filed Under: best bets
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