Vogue Paris Takes Surprisingly Commercial Turn with May 2010 Covers April 16, 2010 2:54 pm >> It's not unusual for Carine Roitfeld to throw a celebrity cover into the Vogue Paris mix every once and a while, but most covers are still captured with models, and if a celebrity is featured, it's in a very fashion-forward way. Which is why the magazine's May 2010 issue, guest-edited by Penelope Cruz, seems an anomaly. There are three covers, the first with Cruz, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, and Gwyneth Paltrow, the second capturing Cruz with Bono, and the third showing Cruz with Streep — all featured are either wearing Armani for Project (Red) tees or Gap Product (Red) tees.
LVMH Is In Shopping Mode March 4, 2009 1:13 pm >> WSJ., The Wall Street Journal's glossy, is back this weekend with a fashion-centric March issue featuring LVMH chief Bernard Arnault. Inside, Arnault hints that LVMH might be in the market to acquire more companies. “We’re about to enter a market of buyers over the next six-to-eight months. There will be opportunities, and we will be looking at them.” According to WSJ., Arnault was “in talks to invest in a fashion company with ecological and ethical goals founded by a global celebrity” at the time the article was written — WWD is guessing Edun, Bono’s green clothing line.But there are certainly a couple of other designers on LVMH's radar. Gareth Pugh is the obvious one — rumors have run rampant about him taking over at Dior Homme ever since LVMH heiress Delphine Arnault sat front row at his debut menswear show, and Bernard Arnault has already confirmed that LVMH has helped finance Pugh's shows. Talking acquisitions, however, Rodarte may be a more likely candidate — Pierre-Yves Roussel, CEO of LVMH's fashion division, was in attendance at the Fall 2009 show, and soon after, Katherine Ross, PR honcho for LVMH, hosted a poolside tea party at the Chateau Marmont in LA for the designing duo, so they're definitely on the radar.