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March 23, 2010 1:06 pm >> Tonchi: New W to Be More Accessible; Suggested T Editor Possibilities?— W's new editor Stefano Tonchi acknowledged earlier today that he aims to make the magazine more accessible, “probably to just make it more of a general-interest style magazine, and less of a fashion-obsessed publication.” Even before Tonchi was confirmed today, rumors were circling this weekend that W will be moving further away from its current "high art/high fashion/high society/token celebrity" cachet, as The Imagist puts it, and "swerving closer to the In Style magazine model.
Sara Ziff's Picture Me Documentary Uncovers Sexual Assault in the Modeling World
Sara Ziff's Picture Me Documentary Uncovers Sexual Assault in the Modeling World June 8, 2009 4:18 pm >> Over the course of five years, Sara Ziff snuck her ex-boyfriend Ole Schell into fashion shows, shoots, and parties so that he could film "without other people realizing it."   Sometimes he got thrown out, but they were able to collection hundreds of hours of footage along the way, which they edited down to produce Ziff's documentary, Picture Me, which exposes the dirty underbelly of modeling.
Gilles Bensimon to Leave Elle for Nina Garcia?
Gilles Bensimon to Leave Elle for Nina Garcia? October 8, 2008 1:56 pm >> The shakeups at Elle just keep on coming.  Ever since creative director Joe Zee joined the team in January 2007, former longtime creative director Gilles Bensimon has seen his role at the magazine majorly diminished — his title changed to international creative director, his name moved from top of the masthead to the bottom.He usually sits with the Elle team during Fashion Month, but during New York Fashion Week, he was a no-show due to a "top-secret project" in Paris.  He also didn't show at Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards Monday, and he has only photographed three out of the eleven Elle cover stories this year — compared to going twelve for twelve last year.
Robbie Myers Says Everything Is Hunky-Dory at Elle
Robbie Myers Says Everything Is Hunky-Dory at Elle August 19, 2008 12:05 pm >> This week's New York Magazine profile exploring the inner workings of Elle has editor-in-chief Roberta Myers less than pleased.
Nina "The Monster" Garcia and Anne "I Read to Lose Weight" Slowey Duke It Out on TV
Nina "The Monster" Garcia and Anne "I Read to Lose Weight" Slowey Duke It Out on TV August 18, 2008 1:43 pm >> We've all heard the drama surrounding Nina Garcia's abrupt exit from Elle in April, but Nina herself says that she saw it coming as far back as 2006.  This week's New York Magazine takes an in-depth look at the former Elle editor who has built herself into a brand and compares her with current Elle editor Anne Slowey, pitting the old guard Elle reality star against the new guard Elle reality star hopeful.
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