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We have a confession. This summer, we didn’t miss you

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quite as much as before. Pourquoi? Because we had our weekend dose of you in The Daily Dan, our glossy Hamptons weekly, which sprouted some very big wings in its second season. What a splendid summer it was! Sadly, it ended all too early (thank you, cavaliere Boselli) but we have so much joie in store. First up? Our new cult shopping solution, Chic Musts, showing all 350,000+ of you how to dress for the front row. Next: a delicious collab with our friends at Bon Appétit to Daily-fy their Feast or Fashion events that are storming the town immédiatement. Also! Scoops and revelations galore in your much-adored, better-than-humanly-possible Media Issue. New hires! New fires! And tutto in between.

Enjoy!

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1. Which of the following stories have not appeared on NYMag.com’s recently relaunched The Cut? A. “Neither Man Nor Woman: Meet the Agender” B. “This is Not the Breakup Email that John Mayer Sent to Katy Perry” C. “Charmaine Yoest to Take Down Roe v. Wade” D. “10 Fall Fashion Trends You Need to Know About Immediatamente” 2. M Magazine is relaunching. So what is it?

A. A new Macy’s-produced mailer promoting Madonna and Lourdes’ Material Girl collection B. The gender-neutral spinoff of Ms. C. A menswear news thingy produced

by Fairchild D. M&M’s corporate newsletter 3. Which factoid was not explored in the Times profile of the Brant brothers?

A. “Peter’s deadpan, detached demeanor contrasts with Harry’s livelier, impish quality.”

B. Harry interns in Interview’s advertising department, Peter is doing time at Sotheby’s C. They have five half-siblings D. Michelle Harper loves them both equally, OK? 4. Which aspect of DuJour’s cover could be interpreted as an homage to Plum?

A. The funky fonts B. The whimsical expresions C. The Christy Turlington factor D. All of the above 5. What hasn’t Jay Fielden accomplished during his first year at Town & Country?

A. Shooting a good-looking fashion cover in Idaho B. Making summer camp sound sexy C. Discovering David Koch’s elusive daughter Elizabeth...in the publishing business!

D. Published a take-down of a socialite nobody/ everybody cares about 6. Which of the following fashion brands has not dialed back their relationship with PR Consulting?

A. Rag & Bone B. Proenza Schouler C. Balenciaga D. Versace 7. What is The Daily Dan? A. The raucous chic sheet you adore B. A glossy Hamptons weekly C. A joint venture with Dan’s Papers D. All of the above, darling readers!

8. Speaking of self-promotion, which glossy hasn’t your dear Daily added to its roster in the last year?

A. The Daily Dan (too easy!)

B. The Daily MAGIC C. The Daily Front Row: Bridal Spectacular!

D. The Daily Berlin

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9. Which of the following came straight from la bouche of Carine?

A. “I’m not better, I’m just different.”

B. “I’m not old, I’m just advanced.”

C. “I’m not rich, I’m just blessed.”

D. “It’s not me, Emmanuelle—it’s you!”

10. How is Terry Richardson unwinding these days?

A. Making home brew B. Late-night jam sessions with bestie Jared Leto C. Makin’ out with Jen Brill D. One word: SoulCycle 11. What is the perpetually charming Max Osterweis’ rumored relationship status?

A. “Single for a reason” B. Still reeling from Erin Beatty-inflicted heartbreak C. Very happily engaged to cookbook author Katie Lee D. Courting Opening Ceremony buyer Kate Foley 12. Stefano Tonchi’s Bridgehampton pad is on the market for...

A. $550,000 B. $3.8 million C. $1.795 million D. $6.2 million 13. Which of the following chapters will you find in Bill Wackermann’s new self-help book, Flip the Script: How to Turn the Tables and Win in Business and Life?

A. The Power of “So What?”

B. The Power of Zen C. The Power of Botox D. The Power of the Megawatt Smile 14. What happens when you return something to C. Wonder?

A. You receive a personal apology from Chris Burch B. You receive a 99-cent gift certificate to Tory Burch C. You get your money back, plus interest D. Free faux diamond earrings, baby!

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ANSWERS: 1) D, 2) C, 3) D, 4) D, 5) D, 6) D, 7) D, 8) B, 9) A, 10) D 11) D, 12) C, 13) A, 14) D

HOW’D YOU FARE? 0-5 CORRECT ANSWERS YOU ARE…Anne Fulenwider Welcome to the big time, chérie!

Remember, Marie Claire is a fashion mag, so devour your Daily this week and make friends with our Newsstand Guy.

5-10 CORRECT ANSWERS YOU ARE…Kate White You’ve been an industry superstar for ages, and now, you’ve got bestselling books to attend to.

Basta—but promise we’ll still see you in The Daily!

10-14 CORRECT ANSWERS YOU ARE…Joanna Coles You aced your crash course in fashion, and now, welcome to the mind-numbing yet intriguing world of teenage sexuality! Two questions. Will it get frisky? Will Sergio come along?

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PREDICTED PARTY RANKINGS 1. The CR Fashion Book launch party on 9/8 2. Calvin Klein Collection’s post-show dinner on 9/13 at The Beatrice Inn 2. Opening Ceremony’s 10th anniversary party on 9/9 3. Proenza Schouler’s 10th anniversary party of 9/12 4. The Cools Jamboree dinner on 9/7

Mandy Moore at Lela Rose Vincent Piazza at Billy Reid

Rose McGowan at Imitation

Kate Mara at Rebecca Taylor

your daily dose scene

Jack Huston at Billy Reid Amy Poehler at Imitation

So juicy, it hurts! Just when we thought it would be another ho-hum season in the front row, Hearst has to go and make all these earthquaking changes. Most importantly, pay close attention to Nina Garcia and her new seatmate, Anne Fulenwider, who moved over from Marie Claire to Brides and then back to Marie Claire as the magazine’s new EIC. Daily fave JoCo will still be front-row, but now that she’s gone all Cosmo, don’t expect to see her in Milan or Paris. What about at Ralph? ☛ And if you’re desperate for dinner plans, call over to Graydon’s office and get on the list for a table at The Beatrice Inn. Or skip the BS and call ’em directly at (646) 896-1804.

Arpad and Uma:

Emma Roberts at Charlotte Ronson

Who to Ogle!

Blake Lively at Noon by Noor Lauren Conrad at Lela Rose

j’adore! ...

DERS ON W THE DAILY

Will Marlon Gobel’s cousin Arpad A. Busson and his wife Uma Thurman come out to support him? Word on the street is that Mayor Bloomberg will attend!

Julia Stiles at Osklen

Christina Ricci at Degen

Retouched by an Angel!

THINGS TO DISCUSS! 1. Sally Singer’s replacement at T, obvi!

2. The no-shows!

Doo.Ri, Simon Spurr, Steven Alan, Vena Cava, Luca Luca, NAHM, ADAM, L.A.M.B… 3. Harvey’s stalker. Expect extra security at Marchesa, which is showing at Grand Central Station instead of the Plaza. Interesting!

4. Suri Cruise at the Holmes & Yang presentation?

THINGS TO ignore 1. Election talk! Fashion is nonpartisan, chéris…

2. Alexa Chung’s clothing line 3. The Man Repeller 4. Doomsday rumors of Rachel Zoe’s demise. She’s here forever—deal!

5. Chris Del Gatto, despite his way salacious exit from Circa!

Paula Abdul at Son Jung Wan

WHAT IF… Linda Wells

and Carine Roitfeld switched coifs?

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Liev Schreiber at Imitation

RANDOM SPONSOR ALERT! Charlotte Ronson’s runway show and after party are co-sponsored

by Michigan-based drug rehab center Best Drug Rehabilitation.

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DETAILS,

HAPPY 111th, BERGDORF GOODMAN!

Can you believe this everyouthful department store is celebrating such a historic birthday?

Joshua Schulman, BG’s recently appointed CEO, explains it all!

your daily dose REAL, LIVE TALK! WITH... BARBIE! WHO’S BACK FOR MBFW YET AGAIN! Do you have any nicknames?

Most of the time my dolls call me B, but Ken always refers to me as his doll-mate.

Why can’t Ken and Barbie work it out?

Haven’t you heard, dolls? It’s been over a year since we got back together! We reunited in

First of all, how’s the new gig?

It was the perfect time to join Bergdorf Goodman, as it was preparing for the anniversary. While it’s been a great opportunity to look at the heritage of the brand, it’s also a catalyst for thinking about the future.

Why is BG celebrating its 111th instead of the more conventional 110th?

Because it’s the celebration of one store, one city, one experience.

Aha! What’s the most interesting factoid you’ve learned about about BG? I’ve been having roundtable breakfasts with our associates since I joined, and I’ve been hearing some incredible stories about celebrities, royalty, and others who love BG…but I’ve promised them that their secrets would be safe with me!

Boo. So what do you have in store during MBFW to celebrate the occasion?

Fashion’s Night Out will be a perfect birthday party for the store, including the launch of the book Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman. The celebration will continue with installations, pop-up shops, and exclusive merchandise. We also have some significant renovations opening in time for Fashion Week, including the modernist lab and the first shop globally for The Row on the third floor. We have expanded spaces for advanced contemporary ready-to-wear and shoes on 5F. And that’s just the women’s store!

NYC on Valentine’s Day, so spending time together here is always a pinch more special!

Aww. What would a Barbie/ Cathy Horyn collab look like?

With Cathy’s fierce front-row experience, we’d have to call it “Haute Fashion with Cathy Horyn.” Confidence and a sparkling smile are always this doll’s ultimate accessories!

DETAILS, DETAILS!

The mag is hosting its first-ever show at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center to debut collections of Marlon Gobel, John Bartlett, Gilded Age, Bespoken and Mark McNairy. Paging Dan Peres!

What’s the scoop on your show space?

We give the space, backstage, lighting, all that, and they are responsible for putting on the show and casting models.

And making the clothes! And getting people to come!

Why did you do this?

Menswear can be swal-

lowed up and overshadowed by all of the great women’s designers.

There are great clothes shown, but they don’t have their own home or slot in the schedule.

Now they do!

Why Lincoln Center?

It’s a matter of convenience.

Will NYC ever get its own men’s week?

It works well to do it in tandem with the women’s, but it could happen!

Crest White Strips is sponsoring the lounge. Just how white are your teeth?

Sparkling!

TALKING SHOP AND SHOES With Cyndi Lauper Why is Cyndi Lauper sharing her kinky side? She’s the writer of an upcoming Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, about a shoemaker whose life changes thanks to a drag queen.

You’re going to be performing at Betsey Johnson’s presentation!

I’m very excited about her launching her line again. She’s a fellow New Yorker and she’s a friend. I like her clothes, and you don’t have to be a twig to wear her stuff.

Let’s talk Kinky Boots!

It’s a musical adaptation of a small English film about a small shoemaking town in Northampton, England that’s about to go under. The owner tries to save it, but he meets up with an unlikely partner—a drag performer. It’s about two people who have nothing in common, but find something. Harvey Fierstein is writing the book and he is one of the most extraordinary people I know.

Do you own any kinky boots yourself?

Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?

How many pairs of shoes do you think you own?

I’m not Imelda Marcos, but I’ve had a lot of foot cripplers.

NAIL COLOR Revolution!

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Daily Doubles We always thought you looked familiar!

LISA PERRY Dotty designer

CINDI LEIVE Glamour girl

CHELSEA HANDLER André’s girlfriend

CLAIRE DARROW André’s secret weapon

LANA DEL REY Manufactured starlet

MARY HELEN BOWERS Prima ballerina

JOHN GALLAGHER JR. Newsroom hottie

HUGO LINDGREN Newsroom regular

MINNIE DRIVER Wholesome actress

ROBYN BERKLEY Fearless publicist

ANMARI BOTHA IMG beauty

DARYL HANNAH Blade Runner cutie

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This is my 342nd cover this year, but Anna still wants me!!!

I did not need the retouching, ladies—I’ve been on Pilates nonstop!

We’re shooting the Seventeen cover, yes?

If These Covers Could Talk!

Whatever you do, don’t buy this hat.

Contrary to what’s happening in this photo, I’m a grown woman and a mother of three!

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I’m really one of the few women comfortable in brown.

The Daily imagines, speculates, and extrapolates!

Yes, I have a derrière, but no, I don’t really recognize it here.

Seriously, a black turtleneck hiding my divine décolletage? That’s what I’m famous for, Tonchi!

Aie, dios mio! a l l c ov e r s c o u rt e sy; s h u t t e r sto c k

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Kel Markey

Agency: Supreme Birthplace: Florida Age: 21 Height: 5'9.5"

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Vika Falileeva

Agency: DNA Birthplace: Russia Age: 21 Height: 5'10"

Marique Schimmel

Agency: Supreme Birthplace: Netherlands Age: 22 Height: 5'9.5"

Agency: DNA Birthplace: Sweden Age: 23 Height: 5'10"

Emilia Nawarecka Agency: Next Birthplace: Poland Age: 18 Height: 5'10"

Anmari Botha Agency: IMG Birthplace: New Zealand Age: 19 Height: 5'11"

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Agata Rudko

Agency: IMG Birthplace: Poland Age: 16 Height: 5'10.5"

Magda Laguinge

Agency: Next Birthplace: Argentina Age: 19 Height: 5'10"

Another bevy of newbie beauties! Will they usurp the reigning catwalk queens?

We report, you decide...

Bette Franke Agency: DNA Birthplace: Netherlands Age: 22 Height: 5'10"

Ophelie Rupp

Agency: DNA Birthplace: France Age: 22 Height: 5'10"

Shane Seng

Agency: Marilyn Birthplace: Michigan Age: 19 Height: 5'11"

Magdalena Jasek Agency: Marilyn Birthplace: Poland Age: 18 Height: 5'11"

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Of the myriad runway faces that beg for your attention this week, you’d best pay close attention to Elza Luijendijk. How to explain her meteoric rise from a Dutch schoolgirl to the star of Versace’s Fall campaign? A touch of luck, a lot of charm, and a surreal amount of beauty.

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elcome to New York!

Thank you! I even have some family here, so I hope I get to see them.

And I also want to go shopping on Broadway!

How did you end up at MBFW? I grew up in Hoevelaken, a small village. Unbeknownst to me, my twin sister had signed herself up to meet with Fresh Model Management. But two days later, we were both scouted by a hair stylist who told us that we had to meet with Fresh! To my surprise, my sister revealed that she already 01 10 Things did and was already invited to meet with You Don’t Know them. So I also signed up, and here we are!

Now, I’m represented by IMG in New York.

About Elza!

How are you and your sister different?

I am two centimeters taller, my shoe size is I’m vegan. one size bigger, and we have different eyes.

Actually, I don’t think we are that similar, but a lot of people can’t tell us apart.

I have one brother and three sisters.

Was modeling always a goal?

Never, but I love to take pictures and wear beautiful dresses.

I have spent every How did you react to the Versace call?

Christmas holiday on I called my sister and we started screaming the island of Lanzarote in Spain. and crying. We were so happy.

Was Donatella on set?

Yes, and it was so nice to meet her. She was I was a swimmer really friendly to me and she looked amazing! for 12 years.

Was Versace couture your first show?

Actually, no. I walked for Claes Iversen in I am obsessed Holland, and my first real Fashion Week show with the sun. was Prada.

Have you met Lara Stone?

We have not met yet, but even before I I love fireworks. started modeling, I was definitely very familiar with her and her body of work.

I like to do funny things You’re 16! How does school deal with you people do in movies. taking time off?

I finished school last June, so I can model I always buy shoes full-time now. My school was really great. when I go shopping.

They love to support creative talent!

Do you travel alone?

Always.

I love to sing songs, What’s your favorite thing about but not in public. modeling?

Working with creative people, being in front I can’t wait until the of the camera, seeing myself in magazines, first show of MBFW! traveling the world, and experiencing new cultures and people. Actually, I love FIRSTVIEW everything about modeling!

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Has it already been six years since Atoosa Rubenstein, then at the top of her game as editrix of Seventeen, announced, in a flurry of press, that she was ditching her position?

Where has she been, and what has she been up to? The Daily headed to Long Island to find out!

BY EDDIE ROCHE Photography by Giorgio Niro

You didn’t want to be interviewed in February.

What changed?

On the eve of having these babies, it seemed like the right time.

You’re expecting twins!

Yes, and my daughter Angelika just turned four. Being a mommy is great—it’s like having a magazine with an audience of one. I’m nervous about the twins! It wasn’t planned. Apparently when you’re old—I’m 40—you can have twins easily because your eggs are just dropping.

So, what’s up?

It sounds so stupid, but I’m doing all the things you want to do when you’re working. I’ve been living the life that I think writers and editors talk about and put in their magazine and assume their readers live.

When I was younger, I always thought that being an editor-in-chief was such a fabulous life, but I’ve realized that it’s really no life at all. I wasn’t able to enjoy anything because I was working all the time. I certainly wasn’t able to spend time with my family.

My husband and I were married for 10 years with no children. I had no time!

And now...

I’m fornicating! I’ve been out of the industry for six years, and we’ll have had three babies in that time.

That’s a pretty good track record. I just celebrated my 14th wedding anniversary, which I’m really proud of. That’s tough to do in New York! If I was working all that time, I’d probably be on to my second husband. I’ve been learning about myself in a deeper way. I’m also constantly taking classes and gaining insight into who I am.

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What kind of classes are you taking?

There’s a place called the Open Center on 30th Street that offers anything from a class about the poet Rumi to another that was about gazing. My husband I sat there and gazed at each other. We were sobbing! I’ve also done a lot of different types of yoga.

Do you still go to Red Lobster?

When I was working I was so unsophisticated about my diet, but once I stopped working, I took the time to enjoy life. But I still go to McDonald’s all the time!

I hope my babies don’t come out liking Egg McMuffins. I’m so healthy for the most part, but I just can’t say no to them during my pregnancy.

Was it your choice to leave Seventeen?

One hundred percent. It was a big surprise to the people at the top, but I told them a long time before it was announced. There were many efforts to keep me there and happy, but I needed to leave. There was spin put into place so it didn’t look bad for them. Articles came out that people on my staff thought I was unmanageable, but my track record stands for itself. I completely revitalized a brand. I was one of the first people to have a reality show.

I was given huge opportunities in the company. But there still wasn’t anything that could keep me there.

I had everything I wanted, and I was really miserable. For many years, I thought my relationship was the reason I wasn’t happy. I had never been a big drinker, but I started to drink. I was also shopping too much. I was doing things in my personal life that suggested I was not happy.

Someone once said to me, ‘What if it’s not your husband? What if it’s your job?’ My husband and I went to Indonesia when my contract was up. I was stalling, because I made a lot of money. I remember thinking that I would sign again if they paid me two million dollars a year. But it wasn’t just a personal crisis—I was bored.

Bored? As EIC? Early in my career, magazines were actually discovering stars. I remember being at Cosmopolitan when we put Jennifer Aniston on the cover. All of us in the fashion department were like, blah! We couldn’t believe that there was an actress on the cover of our magazine.

What happened during contract negotiations?

It wasn’t like there was a big conversation—I just walked in one day and said that I was leaving. It got a little ugly. I had a great relationship with Hearst. I started as an assistant, and I revived Seventeen. And I wasn’t sure why I wanted to leave, I think my decision took them by surprise. Then, they wanted to have a percentage in my own business for a certain amount of money, but I didn’t want any ties. In retrospect, I realize that I didn’t want any commitment.

What happened once you left?

My ego was so inflated, which is what happens in that position, and that’s how my boss (Cathie Black) made me feel, bless her. My first day after Hearst, I could barely catch a taxi, so I walked down into the subway station and asked to buy a token. The man in the booth said, There are no tokens anymore!

Get a MetroCard! It took me a year to become downto-earth.

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With her husband, Ari, and daughter, Angelika McQueen Rubenstein

Why were you so disinterested in working again?

There were several reasons, but one was that I didn’t find a potential boss who was as brilliant as Cathie. I really liked working for her. She was very ballsy, and she let me do anything I wanted. She’s so smart. Anything less than Cathie felt like a step back.

Are you two still in touch?

Yes. The last time I saw her was the night before she resigned from her job as chancellor of schools. She’s like my mother in many ways. I was destructive to our relationship in the same way that kids tell their mom fuck off. I didn’t treat her as well as she treated me, but I was going through an adolescence. It makes me sad to think about it. It reflected poorly on her that I didn’t stay, but I wasn’t even thinking about that at the time. She’s probably a bit disappointed in me, but I hope that will heal over time.

Have you fixed that relationship yet?

All’s well that ends well, but at the time it was quite ugly. I was used to getting good publicity because I was always straightforward with the press. I thought of her like a mother, but she wasn’t my mother—she was running a company, and she had to protect her assets. It probably doesn’t matter now. My team is still there. One editor I hired, Ann Shocket, is running the magazine. She’s lovely.

Thoughts on Cathie’s gig as schools chancellor?

It’s amazing how you can use the media to destroy somebody. She would have been fabulous in that position. Maybe she didn’t have the right team advising her regarding what works and what doesn’t with that crowd. It was unfortunate, because she’s brilliant.

Why do you think the media was so into you?

I’m honest! I tell you the truth about what happened, and many people don’t do that. People give the

glossed-over version, but I don’t give a crap. I’m f*cking 215 pounds right now.

Is this the time to be doing anything with The Daily? Probably not! Come on. But that’s me. Honestly, I really have no idea why. I haven’t really thought about it. I’m just a nut bag.

You were one of Gawker’s original targets.

That’s because I’m me, I’m not prim and proper. I am a little crazy and I recognize that, but I’m harmless. I did put myself in the magazine, because it was the only way that I knew how to communicate.

Were you resented because you were so young and successful?

I felt a lot of good will, generosity, and kindness, but once Gawker came out, things became harder for me.

Why? I thought a lot of things that they wrote were unfair. Someone wrote that I looked like a drag queen. They wrote that I have hairy arms, which I do. They published photos of my wedding and my late father-in-law. It seemed like Gawker wanted to be for the little people, but why would you be so little?

I’m a person, too.

What was the Gawker impact?

It made me very famous, and that was very uncomfortable. What Gawker did was almost the beginning of my end. I became really recognized on the street. I’m sure most of those people were just saying, ‘There’s the editor of Seventeen,’ but I was hearing, ‘She has hairy arms, she looks like a transexual, she smells!’

What do you think of magazines now?

I don’t. I sometimes like New York, and I’m a toxic New York Post reader. I read Vanity Fair, but sometimes that gets too highbrow. But I’m a woman with disposable income, dying for information, and I’m not getting it from magazines. They’re not really an important part of my life. Sure, I pick them up, but it feels like old news. And so little digital progress has been made since I left. These overpaid executives need to change what they’re working on. I don’t want to speak out of turn, but as a reader, I’m not doing anything digitally with magazines.

Do you ever look at Seventeen?

I have, although I don’t do so regularly. It hasn’t changed a ton. I do feel our team raised a certain generation of teens, and they ask me all the time why I’m not doing something for them.

Will you ever return to work?

I hope so, but I feel like I’m sitting it out at the perfect time, because it’s so boring. I took a few meetings, but now, I only want to do something that could be very successful. I’m so knee-deep in my family. The only thing I miss is working with a team and being creative, but I don’t think there is a real opportunity to be creative in the magazine industry right now. It seems to be mostly about cost-cutting.

Helen Gurley Brown was one of your first mentors.

We were kindred spirits. One day, she walked up to me and said, ‘Pussy cat, we have the shortest skirts in the office!’ People ask me how I let myself get so huge when I’m pregnant. But when I was skinny, I lived it up and dressed like a total slut. I visited Helen up until recently. She was an original! She would weigh herself in the office naked. She was so unembarrassed to be herself. family i n set : c o u rtesy

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Second act

Worldwide Webb

When J. Crew’s former head womenswear designer, Marissa Webb, decamped last year for her own studio on 11th Street, whispers of Prepdom part deux hovered overhead. Au contraire! The boyish sophisticate’s first-ever eponymous collection, wholesaling from $125 for a tee to $1,500 for dresses, is less Rockefeller Center, more rock ‘n’ roll. Next up? Global domination, of course.

BY MARIA DENARDO Photography by Giorgio Niro

FA S H I O N W E E K D A I L Y. C O M

W

hat was your childhood like?

I was born in Korea and adopted at the age of four with my three siblings.

My mother is a piano teacher, and my father is a social worker. We bounced around a lot growing up, starting in Delaware and ending up in New Jersey during my senior year in high school.

If you were nominated in the high school yearbook, it would read ‘Most…’?

Athletic! I was a big tomboy.

I played softball, soccer, and basketball, and I did a lot of running. I’m only 5’5”, but I’d beat up all the guys I grew up with who are all 6’6” linebackers now. I was a crazy daredevil!

What’s the most tomboyish thing about you? Are you still a little wild?

In different ways. I’m not afraid of challenges and taking risks.

The first time I rode a skateboard, I jumped on it and flew down the steepest hill. I learned to drive after I bought my first car. It was a stick shift, and I tore it out of the lot with people screaming and cursing behind me! When I was little, I hung out with the guys and went dirt biking. I tried to get everyone to call me Mark, but it didn’t work.

So what charmed you about fashion?

I started at Rutgers University majoring in psychology, but I found out I didn’t want to sit in an office all day. I missed illustrating and being creative, so I transitioned to FIT. As a little girl, I’d draw fashion designs and ask my mom how she thought the looks would retail. I must have been annoying!

What was your first fashion job?

My first full-time gig was at Polo Jeans. They gave me a shot right out of school.

One day, Ralph Lauren came to see the collection. I couldn’t afford much, so I was wearing the worst outfit—vintage menswear pants belted up really high with a black shell and flip flops. I remember him turning around and asking, ‘What is she wearing? Where did you get that? I love it!’ I was mortified, but excited that he would ask about this nobody who shouldn’t be speaking at all.

What was life like as a struggling designer?

I lived in Hoboken in a tiny little hole with one roommate. I ate Ramen noodles every day. Back then, you could buy four for 25 cents. I could afford one bag of M&Ms out of the vending machine. Now, of course, things have changed. I live a couple blocks from my showroom on 11th Street.

What was your greatest achievement at J. Crew?

Whenever anyone says, ‘Great job,’ I always think about what I could have done better. I loved my time there.

Are you preppy?

No. How is running your own show different from the corporate life?

I’ve been in the industry for a long time, but owning your own business comes with a tremendous learning curve. I’ve had a crash course in law and finance. Nothing is beneath me!

I want to keep the atmosphere like this for awhile, and I want everyone to feel a part of this new venture.

That’s why I created the ‘we’ jar.

What’s that?

Everyone kept saying ‘you’ instead of ‘we,’ like ‘Marissa, what color do you want?’ I set up a ‘we’ jar. When anyone used the words ‘you,’ ‘I,’ or ‘me’ instead of ‘we,’ they had to put a dollar in the jar. Then we’d use the money to buy cupcakes or soda. We got close to $40!

Who’s your core team?

It includes my brother Josh, who builds the website and helps with social media. He’s also our resident photographer and handyman.

Joanna Song does the design with me. My sister, Jessica, worked with us, too, but she’s sick right now.

Then we have Murphy and Sasha, our amazing interns.

Who’s your investor?

Bedrock Manufacturing, and they’re amazing! Besides the fact that they’d even bother to take the time to look at me, they’re so hands-on.

I can just pick up the phone and call them.

What demographic are you targeting?

I like to think of her as ageless. She’s independent, self assured, and not afraid of judgment. She takes risks. There’s always that contradiction and mixture of high and low, strong and soft. That’s the inspiration for Spring 2013, as well as being the foundation for the line.

What brands do you envision hanging on the racks next to you?

I’d be blown away if we were in the same league with Derek Lam, Proenza Schouler, Chloé, and Stella McCartney.

Are you designing accessories?

I didn’t plan on it, but I think it’s important to show everything we’ve got for the first season. We’re dabbling in accessories. There will be a clutch here, a couple bangles there. We’re also offering three styles of shoes this season—two heels and one flat in multiple colorways.

What’s your biggest challenge?

I don’t have as much time to sit and design. Everything is so fast, and there are so many things to get done, like adding a social media aspect to the business. I didn’t even know what Pinterest was until someone said I should be on it!

Do you have a nickname?

A lot of my friends and family call me Shark. But I’m a nice shark! Sharks have to constantly move to get oxygen, even when they’re sleeping. They never stop.

That’s my nature, too. I have a hard time sitting and doing nothing, even for a pedicure.

What are your vices?

If anyone knew about the magnitude of my sweet tooth, they’d think I was so disgusting! I love canned Coca-Cola and ginger ale. And there’s a bag of Snickers on my desk at all times.

What is your secret skill?

Well, it’s definitely not cooking. I’ve burned pots trying to boil water. I’m a great dog walker, though! Three dogs, one bag. I’ve had my pug, Max, for 12 years. There’s also my Pomeranian, Taz or Tazzie Wu, and my mix, who’s always in trouble.

She’s naughty!

How do you relax? TV? Well, I don’t watch it. I don’t even know how to turn it on! Lately, I’ve started asking my fiancé to put on a superhero movie. It’s good background noise while I’m sketching or doing work. I like their energy, and the heroes always come out winning!

SKETCHES: COURTESY OF MARISA WEBB

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Almost famous

BEFORE YOU ENTER! 4 Things You Don’t Know About Michelle...

Hunter was her date for the 2011 Dieppa Restrepo presentation at MILK.

She’s a mom! Son

!

She lives in Brooklyn

Williamsburg, to be exact.

But the North side!

She’s married to a film dude! Daniel

Leeb, is ger, sen a former bike mes he’s Now . half er Harper’s bett a documentary filmmaker.

She has skincare ersecrets! Michelle’s sist

in-law is Tata Harper, whose eponymous beauty line is a must-have among the fashion cognoscenti.

muse

Is Michelle Harper material?

For the clinically editorial Michelle Harper, life is just one long photo shoot. We’re not quite sure when this fashion consultant chose getting dressed as an equally full-time profession, but when it happened (sometime in late 2011), the fashion world took notice. Who else could you count on to don greige nylon briefs and neon geisha makeup to the CFDA Awards?

Now that the divine Anna Piaggi has left us and Daphne Guinness has gone curiously MIA (back to Britain?), we need a preening fashion mercenary more than ever!

FA S H I O N W E E K D A I L Y. C O M

B FA N YC . C O M

MAKING!

BRANt-WICH

GIRL CRUSHING!

Does Stephanie Seymour know about this?

It doesn’t get more intimate than faux-grabbing the crotch of a Jenny Shimizu.

tHE ORIGINAL ANNA PIAGGI

“Can you believe we just met?” she asks Natalie Joos.

A token Derek Blasberg appearance! Someone’s been doing her homework...

Rated R for Random!

“Don’t worry, boys—not all babysitters are boring!”

Ensuring that Aimee Mullins gets the best possible view of that headpiece.

Arm candy is all well and good, but a true A-lister needs a date who’s old enough to order something other than Mountain Dew.

APPLIC

NOTABLE!

Daphne never fails to milk a photo op, but the female friendship factor has gotta be an homage to Anna Piaggi’s bestieship with fellow visionary Franca Sozzani. Keep cultivating!

MUSE QUOtIENt

tHE COMPEtItION DAPHNE G!

SHE FARE?

How does

MICHELLE THE MUSE:

Designers, are you listening?

B FA N YC . C O M ( 1 9 ) ; PAT R I C K M C M U L L A N . C O M ( 4 ) ; G E T T Y I M A G E S ( 3 )

B FA N YC . C O M ( 1 9 ) ; PAT R I C K M C M U L L A N . C O M ( 4 ) ; G E T T Y I M A G E S ( 3 )

SHE KEEPS HER BONUS! RIvALS SHE close...

KEEPS HER RIvALS close...

SOLO ACt

AMELESS SH BONUS!

SOLO ACt

SHAMELESS

FACtOR!

SCHMOOZE

FACtOR!

SCHMOOZE

Points for proximity to Marc and Prabal, but do they even notice?

“Has anybody seen TMZ?”

Great ass!

Great ass!

SHE’S GUINNESS 2.0!

THe coNseNsUs?

Michelle’s flair for fash is straight out of the Piaggi handbook, but her eagerness to preen—with anyone and everyone in the industry—is signature Guinness. All she needs to usurp the competition? A few high-profile affairs, a petit museum exhibition (paging Valerie Steele!), and a collab with M.A.C. Karl will be calling in no time!

Michelle’s flair for fash is straight out of the Piaggi handbook, but her eagerness to preen—with anyone and everyone in the industry—is signature Guinness. All she needs to usurp the competition? A few high-profile affairs, a petit museum exhibition (paging Valerie Steele!), and a collab with M.A.C. Karl will be calling in no time!

SHE’S GUINNESS 2.0!

A new advertisement for

A new advertisement for Jennifer Convertibles?

“We met at Save Venice, remember?”

“We met at Save Venice, remember?”

Jennifer Convertibles?

THe coNseNsUs?

Likelihood that the bag contains wardrobe change?

Eighty-nine percent.

Likelihood that the bag contains wardrobe change?

Eighty-nine percent.

Swap out Christian Cota for Oscar de la Renta, and then we’ll talk.

Impressive near-nibble of a Zahm digit!

“Has anybody seen TMZ?”

Swap out Christian Cota for Oscar de la Renta, and then we’ll talk.

Impressive near-nibble of a Zahm digit!

doing her homework...

Daphne would be proud!

This original fashion spectable would never let a plebeian steal her thunder. Bravissima!

Daphne would be proud!

This original fashion spectable would never let a plebeian steal her thunder. Bravissima!

Your circle of chicettes looks impressive, at least from PMc. But until you’re riding on Karl’s private jet, there’s still work to be done.

Your circle of chicettes looks impressive, at least from PMc. But until you’re riding on Karl’s private jet, there’s still work to be done.

Chic mogul

FA S H I O N W E E K D A I L Y. C O M

Chris Burch:

See Wonder

You first met him as the business brain behind the Tory Burch empire—but these days, Chris Burch is hellbent on making his own cheeky-chic, affordable-for-all brand, C.Wonder, one for the record books.

And this is only one of his projects!

BY EDDIE ROCHE PHOTOGRAPHY BY GIORGIO NIRO

Y

our C.Wonder concept is a bit unorthodox.

Everyone always says the customer comes first, but we do a lot of things here that no other retailers do. Personalization is the core of the store. Belts, shoes—everything is bright, whimsical, and high quality. These classics will live forever, but from a pricing standpoint, they can be disposable. And return them whenever you like!

What’s the average age of a C.Wonder shopper?

We believe that every woman is really 39. A 22-year-old woman wants what a 39-year-old woman has, and a 59-year-old woman is actually 39 at heart.

How do you lure the ladies?

Dressing rooms are important. In ours, you can choose your own music and lighting. And making a purchase is very easy—you can check out from anywhere in the store, and we’ll bring you a bag. On the weekends, we have a DJ. Our Hamptons store even has a candy bar. And whenever a customer returns an item, we give them some big, blingy earrings, because we know it’s a pain in the a** to return something.

What’s the logic behind the gratis earrings?

The more you do for a customer, the more he or she talks about your brand!

We address negative experiences immediately. If someone returns a handbag, for example, we process it and offer a free monogram on the next one.

When a client has a baby, we send flowers. We don’t really have any policies when it comes to customer service—except doing whatever we can to make them happy!

What was the impetus for that initiative?

My favorite hotel in the United States is The Peninsula, and during one stay, my hairbrush fell apart. When I returned to my room a few hours later, it had been glued back together. That’s the essence of customer service.

How do you plan to grow the business?

We just opened a location in L.A., and we’re hitting the Time Warner Center in September. We’ll open between 30 and 50 new stores in the next year.

S T I L L L I F E : C O U R T E S Y O F C .W O N D E R

We’re moving really fast, but once we reach about 150 locations, maximum, we’re done. I don’t believe in overretailing, but I do believe in international expansion, which we’ll do very quickly.

How closely do you work with the product?

I’m involved in every one at every level, from the design to picking the leather. I have a very strong background in merchandising.

When did you develop that?

When I was 21 years old, I moved to Wayne [Pennsylvania] with no money and borrowed $20,000 to start my monogrammed sweaters business. I paid $150 for an ad in the New Yorker and $150 for an ad in Glamour. At night, I delivered wine to make money and I lived at home with my parents. When the ads came out, I had no orders for 10 days, and I was devastated. Finally, the post office guy came and handed me a bag of 2,000 orders, full of notes from girls writing in crayon that they would very much like to have such-and-such monogrammed.

How did you end up here?

I worked in the fashion business from age 20 to 40, and I built a $140 million company, which I sold. I got into technology and the Internet, and then I got remarried and returned to fashion with Tory.

Are you still developing a collection with Kelly Cutrone?

Yes! It’s a very cool brand called Electric Love Army.

We’re all ready to launch, but we’re looking for the right real estate. It couldn’t be a better relationship.

How are things with Tory?

I couldn’t be happier that I am involved with Tory.

She’s brilliant, and she’s doing an amazing job running the company. Tory and I are the largest shareholders in Tory Burch, and I’m fortunate that the company has done so well. There is some conflict, but I’m moving in my direction, and she’s moving in hers. There’s a lot of stuff written about us that’s not necessarily true—we are close friends, and our kids come first.

Anything you’d like to set straight?

I am not a copier. I created my first brand out of college and I have lived and designed in a very classic way. My other businesses, like the collections of Monika Chiang and Kelly, reflect their visions, but C.Wonder is all mine.

You’ve been compared to Santa Claus.

I don’t know about that—it’s kind of weird. Maybe I could stand to lose a little weight....

It’s your jolly demeanor!

Ha! You know, I’ve been doing this for such a long time. I don’t think I’m motivated by the same things that motivate others. I want to create great environments, new concepts and cool sh*t. I live in the factory, and I love to bring an item to my customer at a great price. I’m much different than how I used to be. I’ve even been known to give popsicles to my staff.

Your slippers say, ‘Let’s Rock.’

They’re really cool, right? You can go online

and have them write whatever you want. I have like 50 pairs. I just like to make people laugh.

So what else are you working on?

We’re actually launching another brand in Fall 2013 called 9 Christopher, and it’s extraordinary. The New York store will cover 40,000-square-feet, and the collection will include 10,000 products, including the most amazing furniture you’ve ever seen in your life. I have been working on that for six years.

Do you get enough sleep?

Anywhere from three to eight hours.

Sometimes I get really tired, but other times I have a lot of energy.

Are you still dating Monika Chiang?

I am.

Will you ever get remarried?

I’ve visited that category quite a few times. Monika’s a great girl. But what about you? You got anybody?

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Lunch date

built ford Tough Hard to believe, but the legendary supermodel macher Eileen Ford just turned ninety!

Her fashion-filled life has left her with plenty of memories and just one regret—which she revealed over lunch at Le Cirque.

BY EDDIE ROCHE photography by Giorgio Niro

fa s h i o n w e e k d A i l y. c o m

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hat has been the greatest accomplishment of your life?

That Jerry [Ford’s deceased husband] stayed with me. We were in business together and married for 64 years. A lot of what I did, I did with him. At the beginning, we didn’t have any money.

Don’t think I was coming from a starving family, because that’s not the truth, but Jerry had been in the Navy. Did you ever see a picture of him?

He was very handsome!

Yes! And impeccably tailored. He was funny, and a great father. I met him at a drugstore when a friend and I were walking down Broadway. It took me three weeks to get my friend to ask him if he’d like to go to the dance with me.

How did you end up in modeling?

I was 19 and working for a photographer, Elliot Clark. It was one of the nicest jobs anybody could have. He asked me if I could model some 1918 bathing suits.

I was just out of Barnard, and that was my introduction to the industry. My mother had told me that I was going to law school, and I believed her, but then I met Jerry, and I became a secretary who could type and do shorthand and bookkeeping. To this day, I still don’t know how to do long division. Anyway, at the time, I also knew models who were looking for representation, so Jerry and I decided to try it!

What was your strength?

I could pick models, and I could sell.

Soon, wherever we went, people were writing about us. Life magazine did a story about Ford as a family-style modeling agency. It’s true! My daughter Katie was born, and we were having a really good time. We knew everyone!

Who were some of your first success stories?

Suzy Parker, Mary Jane Russell, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley. I’m still very close with Carmen Dell’Orefice, Jerry Hall, many of them!

Who were you looking for at the time?

I wasn’t looking for them, they were looking for me, because I had signed Suzy Parker, who was the biggest model at the time! I just always had a feeling about certain models. When Lauren Hutton walked in, I just knew.

Richard Avedon’s photography helped make many of your models famous.

Dick and I were very good friends.

So many stories! I once sent China Machado to Vogue, but the editor called and said they didn’t like her. I was crying so I called Dick, who was around the corner, and he said that I should send her over. He made her career, and the rest is history!

You’ve often been referred to as the Godmother of the industry. How did you get that nickname?

Sugar and spice and everything nice— which we turned into cold, hard cash.

Who negotiated the deals?

Jerry. He was considered reasonable.

I did negotiate Christy [Turlington]’s contract with Calvin Klein. I love Calvin!

What did it mean to be a Ford model?

The models were safe; we took really good care of them.

When did you feel like the agency was a success?

I don’t know that we ever thought too much about successs, it just became one. We were lucky.

How did you sign Christy Turlington?

An agent in Florida told me about her, and I brought her to New York. When she was young, she lived with us, but she’d sneak out of our house at night.

You have such a good memory!

I have a great memory, and I can read without glasses, but I am deaf! When you get to that point, know that every audiologist is going to tell you the same thing, and you’re going to fall for it each time!

Of all the girls you managed, who was the most successful?

Christie Brinkley is right up there. No matter how much the media crucifies her, she is really a good person.

Who made the most money?

I haven’t a clue, I just didn’t look at them that way. Jerry made sure they saved whatever they earned, though!

Are there any models you wished that you would have signed?

The world’s got to be full of them!

Probably Marisa Berenson. I turned her down, and it was a mistake. I have a very convenient memory that erases what I don’t want to remember.

Which model was the most groundbreaking?

Jerry Hall. God knows she lived how she wanted to. In essence every group of models back then changed how everything was. They became international travelers. They became a lot more business-like. When you look at the girls today...that Gisele! She’s not joking around! Heidi Klum isn’t, either.

What do you think of today’s agencies?

I have no idea! But I do know that there is no such thing as family life at work.

Our staff always did things together— we’d vacation together, all 19 of us!

Did you work with Diana Vreeland?

She’d call me from time to time. I did not call Mrs. Vreeland. She’d say (imitating Vreeland), ‘I’m thinking about hair! Long, wonderful, shiny hair.’ (laughs) But there are many editors whom I considered friends. We’d have lunch on Fridays, and they would drink.

Grace Mirabella?

We are friends. I was looking up her name in the phone book yesterday.

Anna Wintour?

No, not all. Katie knows her, and she always smiles and nods at me in front of The Ritz. There’s no point in being friends with somebody who knows precisely who she wants to be friends

with. Did you see Vogue in August?

They did a two-page article about Katie.

She was married to André Balazs, you know, and they divorced, but André and I are still very good friends. I understand he wasn’t an ideal husband, but he was a really nice son-in-law, and he still is.

What do you read?

Every day, I read The Wall Street Journal, but I always start with The Post. On the weekends I read The Times.

Jerry passed away three years ago.

How’s life without him?

I don’t have anybody to cuddle up to.

I made up an ad that said, ‘If you’re in your eighties, have a jet, and a convertible Bentley, call me.’

That’s funny!

I just made that up.

Long-lasting marriages like yours have become rare.

The problem is that it’s too easy to get a divorce. People don’t think it out.

Who do you spend the most time with these days?

I live in New Jersey, and I see friends and my family. Every so often I see André.

You had a fire at your home a few years ago. Did you lose everything?

Well, the wine cellar was saved! I made a sign that said, “Sin will win.”

What do you think of plastic surgery?

I wish I had done what I’d like to do now long ago.

Do you still feel beautiful?

Beautiful? I think I look OK for a 90-year-old.

Do you read any fashion magazines?

I’m reading the first Agatha Christie mystery that was written in 1920. I read a lot. I read quickly and then don’t have another book ready. I haven’t watched Judge Judy in weeks!

John Casablanca is on record as saying some not-so-kind things about you. How did that make you feel?

Why should I give a damn about what John Casablanca says about me? I always had a certain approach to business. It’s like politics, you can’t allow yourself to get upset about your running mate. If somebody that I liked had said something nasty about me, I would have popped him in the mouth. I sent John a card recently, when he was sick. I also write thank you notes.

You seem to be in great health!

You’re always in great health until you’re not. I’ve been through a brain tumor, and I recently went through radiation. I call my therapist Dr. Frankenstein.

He makes me do exercises that I don’t think I can do and won’t let me finish until I do it.

Shall we get the check?

Are you really taking me to lunch?

It’s our pleasure! How does it make you feel to be a fashion legend?

Wouldn’t you like it? I didn’t realize it until you just said that.

You changed everything!

Well, I don’t know. We just made an industry out of chaos.

INSETS: GETTY IMAGES

Eileen Ford applying ointment to blisters on model Sandra Nelson’s feet --1948

Gerard Ford and wife Eileen manning four phones at once as they answer calls requesting one of their 34 high-fashion models on the 3rd floor office --1948

Relaxing with her three daughters at her Long Island home circa 1970

Top Left: Lauren Hutton, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley, Eileen, Christy Turlington At her office circa 1970

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Fa s h i o n ’ s Fa u x e s t N e w s S o u r c e * c h i c s h a l l o t. c o m

h ig h l ig h t s HEALTH

American Psychiatric Association defines “listlessness” and “existential malaise” as warning signs of newly-recognized syndrome “FNO Fatigue,” 5A

CULTURE

Nobody more mystified by Iris Apfel’s sudden ubiquitousness than Iris Apfel, 3C

i n s i de BOOKS

Grace Coddingon’s Memoir Expected to Contain Only Trace Amounts of Anna Wintour, 9H

Chaos at Vera Wang Over Evan Lysacek and The Daily (LOS ANGELES) “I haven’t been featured in The Daily since that piece about my pizzamaking skills!” exclaimed a visibly frustrated Vera Wang, who swore off the stuff after the aforementioned article ran in fashion’s favorite glossy back in 2004. After seeing Christian Cota featured on a recent Daily cover alongside skating sensation Oksana Baiul, Wang has decamped to her manse in Los Angeles to train, and just perhaps, return to Daily dominance.

In addition to turning her infinity pool into an ice rink—at considerable expense—she also hired Evan Lysacek as a live-in “consultant,” angering her best friend and CEO Mario Grauso. The two are working around the clock on a “postmodern interpretation” of “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”

Grauso, who expected to be picked as Wang’s partner, is said to be plotting his revenge with a rival routine, going so far as to pluck Nancy Kerrigan out of retirement.

IMG Models Forms Pet Division, Hollywood and Humans Alarmed (NEW YORK) After a veritable feeding frenzy around his agency’s new It Girl, Choupette Lagerfeld, IMG Models head Ivan Bart has announced the agency’s new division, “Furries.” “Abyssinians, Chausies, Spinone Italiano, Vizlas, Lhasa Apsos— come one, come all!,” IMG’s Bart told the Shallot. He’s specifically looking for animals with “range” and “versatility between editorial and advertising.” “I can promise you friendly handlers, healthy snacks, and very private bathrooms.” Glamour editor Cindi Leive, whose May cover featuring a young beagle (and Lauren Conrad) was the mag’s strongest newsstand performer of 2012, is said to be overjoyed. But Glenda Bailey, who prides herself on breaking new ground, is taking the concept even further, eschewing human cover models entirely as part of her new redesign. Lady Gaga, who had previously been booked for Bazaar’s November cover, is said to be coping as best she can.

LIFESTYLE

“I’ve cleaned up my act!” says Marc Jacobs, Stepping Out With Anderson Cooper; Gloria Vanderbilt Said to be “Overjoyed,” 22B

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Your Social Media Imprint is “Bullsh*t,” Survey Finds (NEW YORK) In a move that’s sure to create slashed budgets at the city’s toniest publishing houses, an independent McKinsey study has found that approximately 62 percent of the Twitter accounts that appear to follow every Tweet by the nation’s top glossies and industry personalities are manned by very chipper-sounding bots. “Turns out that only 3 percent of your followers are real people,” said McKinsey’s Judd Dred, who managed the survey. And the news gets worse—a mere 0.8 percent of fashion-obsessed Twitter types are over age and have successfully moved out of mom and dad’s basement.

“What’s wrong with marketing luxury goods to these people,” huffed one editrix, who doesn’t use social media herself but definitely has a team to handle all that. “We’re all about aspirational!”

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