Vogue

Anna Wintour Pulls for Senator Gillibrand - Posted March 22, 2012
Everyone knows that Anna Wintour loves fashion, but few realize that she loves politics, too. Or maybe she just likes drinking fancy cocktails with powerful people. Either way. Wintour has certainly made a habit... [FishbowlNY]

Adele Graces Vogue - Posted February 13, 2012
Wasn't much worth watching on last night's Grammy Awards, save for Jennifer Hudson's way too short Whitney Houston tribute. And we're not even going to get into the concluding ... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Tops Cond Nast Awards - Posted February 1, 2012
Since some New York media companies insist on giving out awards, we are required to cover them. If we didn't we'd just be Fishbowl, and we'd have to write about which protein skimmers are the best for your aquarium and why the Red Wag Platy fish might be to... [FishbowlNY]

Fashion Magazines See Strong Spring Numbers - Posted January 27, 2012
March is an important issue for fashion magazines, so it's good to hear that many of them are seeing strong ad sales. As the reports roll in, let's look at the big winners so far. Ad Age ... [FishbowlNY]

How Brad Goreski Got an Internship at Vogue - Posted January 25, 2012
Brad Goreski wasn't always the beacon of style he is today. In our ... [AppNewser]

How Brad Goreski Got an Internship at Vogue - Posted January 25, 2012
Brad Goreski wasn't always the beacon of style he is today. In our ... [FishbowlNY]

Ebony's Bold, Vibrant Website Redesign - Posted January 25, 2012
If I could think of one word to describe the changes with Ebony in the last few years, it would be evolutionary. In 2009, the magazine's parent company John... [10,000 Words]

Taylor Swift Appears on Vogue's February Cover - Posted January 17, 2012
(Via Vogue/Mario Testino) Taylor Swift graces the cover of the February ... [FishbowlNY]

Rumor: Adele to Cover Vogue - Posted December 20, 2011
If you have ears (and we hope you do) you've probably heard Adele crooning her song, "Rolling in The Deep," at least 4,457 times. It's everywhere, and so is Adele. It's only natural then, that she should take her place on the all-important March issue of American Vogue. WWD ... [FishbowlNY]

Meryl Streep (Maybe) The Oldest Woman Ever Featured on Vogue Cover - Posted December 12, 2011
The January issue of Vogue features Meryl Streep on the cover. It's the first time she's appeared on the magazine's front, and during her i... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: Ryan Seacrest, Publishing App Expo, NewsBasis, and More - Posted December 8, 2011
Ryan Seacrest may take over for Matt Lauer should the veteran Today... [PRNewser]

Vogue Launches Vogue Archive - Posted December 8, 2011
It's always fun to peruse magazines of the past, so when we first heard about Vogue launching Vogue Archive today, we were excited. The site features every page from every issue of the magazine from 1892 to now. You ca... [FishbowlNY]

The Adweek Hot List Winners: Magazines - Posted December 5, 2011
(Via Adweek) On Friday FishbowlNY gave you a preview of a few ... [FishbowlNY]

Ad Age Selects Vogue as 2011 Magazine of The Year - Posted October 5, 2011
Vogue has been picked by Ad Age as its 2011 Magazine of The Year. Getting selected as the best magazine by a publication that has the eyes of a lot of advertisers is probably a good thing, so we're betting the... [FishbowlNY]

Fashion Week Styles Will Be Available Online Within Hours - Posted September 8, 2011
Moda Operandi, a members-only shopping site, has partnered with Vogue to bring shoppers the latest designs from Mercedes-Benz Fashion W... [PRNewser]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted July 29, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Hearst to Launch "Cosmo for Guys," July 27 O... [FishbowlLA]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted July 29, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Hearst to Launch "Cosmo for Guys," July 27 O... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue's Creative Director Sells Memoir for $1.2 Million - Posted July 26, 2011
Grace Coddington, Vogue's Creative Director, has an interesting story to tell, but the fact that she sold her memoir to Random House for $1.2 million is a little surprising. The New York Observer ... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted July 22, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Reporter Who Blew Whistle on News of the World Scandal Found Dead, July 18 ... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Posts Ad Page Gain for Vital September Issue - Posted July 21, 2011
For fashion magazines, the September issue is extremely important. People need to know what to buy for the upcoming holiday season because they all need new things that will become old within months, and advertisers are very eager to tell them. ... [FishbowlNY]

A Quick Look at Vogue's Annual 'Age Issue' - Posted July 19, 2011
Each year Vogue comes out with an issue entirely dedicated to celebrating women of all ages. This year's issue features 10 females, and the magazine just opened up a slideshow ... [FishbowlLA]

Vogue Rebounding From Poor First Half in 2010 - Posted July 5, 2011
Adweek is reporting that - for the first half of this year - newsstand sales for Vogue were up about 16 percent compared to last year. Meanwhile, competitors Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar aren't doing quite so hot: They're first half newsstands sales are d... [FishbowlNY]

'Vogue' Is In Vogue on the Newsstands - Posted July 5, 2011
Numbers released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations' Rapid Report show that while much of the fashion magazine industry is suffering a loss in newsstand sales, Vogue is up about 16 percent from its average sales number for the first half o... [PRNewser]

Yet Another Tina Brown Profile - Posted June 17, 2011
FishbowlNY really doesn't know what's left to say about Tina Brown, but for some reason, magazines keep publishing gigantic pieces about her. The ... [FishbowlNY]

Fashion Mags See First Half Ad Page Increases - Posted May 20, 2011
On Monday minonline is going to release its report on first half ad pages for monthly magazines, but today The New York Post offered some insight into how the top fashion magazines did. Elle is the big winne... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Hides Its Flattering Profile of Syrian Dictator's Wife - Posted May 11, 2011
In February Vogue, known for its hard-hitting political coverage, wrote an awestruck profile of Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad, the wife of brutal dictator Bashar... [FishbowlNY]

Anna Wintour Named Elective Trustee of Metropolitan Museum of Art - Posted May 11, 2011
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue (not that she needs an introduction), was named elective trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday, WWD ... [FishbowlNY]

Social Media in Vogue at Fashion140 Conference - Posted May 9, 2011
Anne Hathaway's character in The Devil Wears Prada might have thought twice about tossing her cell phone at the end of the movie if Twitter and mobile apps had been av... [PRNewser]

The New York Times Launches Its First Tumblr Blog - Posted April 4, 2011
The New York Times had finally gone live with its first Tumblr blog on Monday for T: The New York Times Style ... [FishbowlNY]

A Brief Look at WSJ. Magazine's Anna Wintour Profile - Posted March 23, 2011
That Anna Wintour profile in WSJ. FishbowlNY told you about a couple days ago is ... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Launches Its First iPad App - Posted February 17, 2011
Did you hear about what Lady Gaga did? Of course you did! She does things all the time! Things that Madonna did throughout the 80s, but who cares? She ma... [FishbowlNY]

Rumors Swirl About Carine Roitfeld - Posted December 20, 2010
When French Vogue Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld stepped down last Friday, she said it was simply "time for something new." Apparently that's the new way to say you've been fired. Ra... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue's Patronizing Treatment of Asian Models - Posted November 22, 2010
December's issue of Vogue features a two-page spread of eight high-profile Asian models, photographed by the legendary Steven Meisel. The mag, which has never once featured an Asian model on the cover of its American edition, declares that the women featured are "redefining traditional concepts of beauty." As of Jen Wang... [FishbowlLA]

Tennis Magazine Cuts Edit Staff | Associated Press to Name Buzbee as DC Bureau Chief | And Other Stuff That Happened Yesterday - Posted October 1, 2010
We couldn't get to everything yesterday, but here's a few tidbits of news you should know about, including Tennis magazine deciding to cut part of its edit staff. Tennis Magazine Slices Edit Staff ... [MediaJobsDaily]

Slowly But Surely, Ad Pages Start to Climb For Women's Mags - Posted January 25, 2010
Finally some good news: after two years of plummeting ad sales and scarce revenue for magazines, signs are pointing to money flowing back into print. Time Inc. -- ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Dead Titles May See New Life In Licensing Deals - Posted January 25, 2010
Whether its digital versions of its magazines or partnerships with e-commerce sites it's clear ... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. Hopes For New Revenue With E-Commerce Site StyleFeeder - Posted January 19, 2010
Following publications like Vogue and DailyCandy that have already ... [FishbowlNY]

Spin Launches Licensing Store - Posted January 15, 2010
Last week it was widely reported that Conde Nast was considering lending its name to branding, which would allow some designers to slap the name Vogue on their pur... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Titles Launch Partnerships With E-Commerce Sites - Posted January 7, 2010
Yesterday, we reported on news that Conde Nast was considering licensing partnerships as a way to create additional revenue streams. Despite skepticism ove... [FishbowlNY]

Google's Real Time Search Falters|PBS Tracks Shows|Kim Kardashian Will Tweet For Money|Reader's Digest Profiled|Conde Hacked - Posted December 21, 2009
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FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: The Year's Biggest Moves In Media - Posted December 21, 2009
This year -- full of flux and uncertainty about where the media is heading -- has resulted in a vast number of job changes and departures across all matter of media companies and publications. In almost every field of journalism, big names have either been fired, promoted, retired, or simply moved... [FishbowlNY]

Gourmet Publisher Finds A Home At Marie Claire - Posted December 2, 2009
Nancy Berger Cardone, formerly the publisher of the much-missed Gourmet, has been named vice president and publisher of ... [FishbowlNY]

John Byrne BusinessWeek Departure Rumors Turn True - Posted November 24, 2009
When false reports of the deaths of Lady Gaga or Jeff Goldblum get blasted all over Twitter, it becomes a trend piece in ... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Hires Obama's Web Consultants - Posted November 23, 2009
"Can we take a strategy to build a political candidate and apply it to a magazine like Vogue?" posited Tom Florio, publishing director for the fashion title and other ... [FishbowlNY]

Art Director Leaves Vogue, WIntour Taps Old Staffer - Posted November 19, 2009
FishbowlNY sister site MediaJobsDaily made mention of Danko Steiner'... [FishbowlNY]

min Honors Magazines, Editors At First Editorial & Design Awards - Posted November 18, 2009
Even as the media industry is seeming falling apart all around us, the industry still insists on honoring its members. There's no better time than the present to look on the bright side, we suppose. This morning, min announced the winners of its first Editorial &am... [FishbowlNY]

Who Got Hired To Do Vogue Digital Work? Hint: It's Not a PR Agency - Posted November 18, 2009
[Vogue editor Anna Wintour] Talk to any PR agency CEO these days about social media and you will hear about things like the "tremendous opportunity" digital and social media represent. That is true. The challenge is will that opportunity be for PR agencies, ad agencies, "social" agencies or others?... [PRNewser]

New Magazine Pays Homage To Old Magazines - Posted November 16, 2009
Vintage magazine hopes to inspire readers to remember a time when high fashion wasn't about cutting corners. Inspired by the short-lived Flair magazine (founded by ... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Publisher Plagemann Jumps To Vogue, Florio's Role Expanded - Posted November 4, 2009
The latest Conde Nast restructuring news comes to the top of one of the company's highest profile pubs. Susan Plagemann, the publisher at Hearst's ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Retreads On Familiar Obama Territory To Sell Copies - Posted October 28, 2009
A Michelle Obama Glamour cover for December? We know that coming up with new and original content for women's magazines that doesn't feel old hat is hard, but something about ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Hit Style.com - Posted October 20, 2009
In the past few weeks, Conde Nast has laid off an estimated 400 people. Add these fashion editor powerhouses to the list of canned Conde employees: Style.com's senior featu... [FishbowlNY]

Bruce Wasserstein Died At 61 | Vogue Layoffs | NYT Won't Sell Boston Globe | A Look At Jersey's Papers - Posted October 14, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

What's Left At Conde Nast? - Posted October 8, 2009
Conde Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week th... [FishbowlNY]

Photographer Irving Penn Dies At 92 - Posted October 8, 2009
Irving Penn, an American photography icon known for his photographs of fashion and celebrities, died yesterday in New York at age 92. Although Penn was best known for his work in ... [FishbowlNY]

The Experts Weigh In On Conde Nast Closures - Posted October 6, 2009
In the day following the news that Conde Nast has decided to shutter four magazines, including ... [FishbowlNY]

Could Conde Nast Cut Budgets By 25 Percent? - Posted September 15, 2009
With McKinsey & Co. wrapping up its time at Conde Nast, the speculation has begun about how the magazine publisher will change its business in the coming months. ... [FishbowlNY]

Tech Cos. Share Ideas About Charging For Content|Tina Brown Talks Wintour|Remembering Dominick Dunne|HuffPo Uses Twitter For Headline Writing - Posted September 11, 2009
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McKinsey Wraps Up At Conde Nast - Posted September 9, 2009
Today we have another dispatch about McKinsey's work at Conde Nast from The New York Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Anna Wintour Visits Letterman - Posted August 25, 2009
Last night, ... [FishbowlNY]

A Talk With The Economist's Bishop|TONY Mixes Business With Pleasure|FTC Talks Future Of Journalism|Mag Publishers Report Circ Numbers|Advertisers Penalize More For 40+ Audience - Posted August 24, 2009
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Maureen Dowd Asks: Is Anna Wintour Human? - Posted August 24, 2009
There's something about ... [FishbowlNY]

McKinsey Takes A Look At Vogue, Traveler - Posted August 19, 2009
The New York Observer's John Koblin continues his coverage of McKinsey & Co.'s examination of C... [FishbowlNY]

Media Rivals Meet|Preliminary Mag Newsstand Sales Numbers Roll In|Another Look At Olbermann-O'Reilly Truce|Dan Rather Calls For Pres Commission On Media - Posted August 10, 2009
TVNewser: Media rivals met at Columbia Un... [FishbowlNY]

Anna Wintour Doesn't Care About Antitrust Laws - Posted July 30, 2009
The fashion industry in the U.S. -- and the magazines that cover it -- has suffered throughout the recession. But the industry's leaders are not ready to take their hits lying down. Earlier this week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America he... [FishbowlNY]

More Trouble At Conde: September Ad Pages Drop - Posted July 21, 2009
We just can't escape the Conde Nast news today. The New York Observer i... [FishbowlNY]

Newsweek Redesign Hasn't Paid Off Yet|Min Looking To Leave Us?|September Ad Page Numbers May Not Be So Bad|Cox Sells More Papers|It's Not Looking Good For Business Journalism - Posted July 20, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan=&#... [FishbowlNY]

With Froelich On The Way Out, Is Page Six Slipping Up? - Posted July 14, 2009
This morning, we were directed to a fairly standard item on the New York Post's Page Six gossip page about ... [FishbowlNY]

GQ Heads To China - Posted July 8, 2009
Although Chinese officials have recently blocked access to Twitter and Facebook, the populous Asian nation remains an important market for American media companies to tap. Today, Cond&ea... [FishbowlNY]

Cronkite "Resting Comfortably"|WaPo Gets Swing Flu|Elle Beats Vogue In Ad Pages|Boston Mag Honcho Drops Axe, Eats Steak|Medical Mag Publisher Lays Off 30 - Posted June 25, 2009
TVNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

Economist Group Picks Up CQ|Swine Flu Hits AOL|Vogue Loses Met Gala Planner|Reader's Digest Moves To The Right|Rival Magazines Set To Debut In FBNY Editor's Hometown - Posted June 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: Congressional Quarterly ... [FishbowlNY]

Swine Flu Hits Conde Nast As Newhouse Profile Hits Newsstands - Posted June 1, 2009
This morning, a warning went out to all of Conde Nast's New York employees that an employee on the 12th floor of the company's 4 Times Square headquarters had tested positive for swine flu. (If you're hip to Conde HQ you know that floor is ... [FishbowlNY]

Huffington Post Expands Business Side With Two New Positions - Posted May 27, 2009
As other media companies contract, the Huffington Post continues to expand, and its adding people who can bring in more money to fund its expansion. Today, the online pub announced that its had added a CFO, ... [FishbowlNY]

"60 Minutes" Interview With Anna Wintour A Snore|Valleywag Editor Says Goodbye|Shakeup At Adweek|More Nontraditional Media Seek Fellowships|10 Reasons Why Papers Are Important - Posted May 18, 2009
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Diego Scotti Named Executive Director, Marketing of Vogue - Posted February 25, 2009
More revolving door news at Vogue. Per the release: Diego Scotti has been named Executive Director, Marketing of Vogue. The announcement was made today by Thomas A. Florio, Senior Vice President-Group Publisher of Vogue. Mr. Scotti's appointment is effective immediately. He will report to Mr. Florio as... [FishbowlNY]

Lottie Oakley and Tim O'Connor Named Associate Publishers of Vogue - Posted February 23, 2009
Per the press release:Lottie Oakley and Tim O'Connor have been named Associate Publishers of Vogue, it was announced by Thomas A. Florio, Senior Vice President-Group Publisher of Vogue. The appointments are effective immediately. Bo... [FishbowlNY]

Michelle Obama to Strike a Pose - Posted February 11, 2009
For only the second time ever a first lady will be gracing the cover of Vogue — Hillary Clinton was the first. After months of trying to secure her ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Website Launches but Still Hopeful About Magazines! - Posted December 4, 2008
Conde Nast: Always looking to the future! Agency Spy ... [FishbowlNY]

Wintour Out At Vogue: Don't Think So, Says Newhouse - Posted December 2, 2008
We here at FBLA don't want to tread on blogger territory too harshly, but we only bring up Gawker's "scoop" on Anna Wintour's departure from ... [FishbowlLA]

Fashion Magazines Hit Hard by Economic Downturn - Posted November 14, 2008
We're starting to get a sense of how bad a hit the mag industry has taken this year. WWD is reporting that fashion and luxury titles have borne the brunt. The industry as a whole saw a 10% decl... [FishbowlNY]

Media Folk Fill Out 'Fashion's 50 Most Powerful' - Posted August 28, 2008
Anna Wintour deemed 'Fashion's Most Powerful' person. In other news: the sky is blue. Ahead of the debacle spectacle that is Fashion Week, which will descend upon New York's Bryant Park Sept. 8-15, The New York Daily News whets our whistle with its Fashion's... [FishbowlNY]

Chiropractors Beware! Vogue's Ad Pages Down - Posted August 11, 2008
Obviously you already know that magazines are having a terrible year when it comes to ad sales; last week we told you that big fashion mags were posting a almost universa... [FishbowlNY]

Big September Magazines to Feature a Whole Lot of White Actresses on Their Covers - Posted July 17, 2008
Oh the September magazine, boon to advertisers and chiropractors everywhere. The cover of a September tome is roundly considered to be the Mt. Everest of fashion accomplishments for models everywhere, so which ones will be gracing this years line-up? None! It's all about the starlets. Again. ... [FishbowlNY]

Project Strike a Pose: Vogue to Launch Reality Series - Posted July 17, 2008
Better late than never. As Project Runway enters its fifth season and Tyra Banks continues her rise to world dominance, V... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Wesley Clark & A Model Mystery - Posted April 25, 2007
We missed Jane Fonda by a day. Today's lunch crowd was lacking the star power we've come to expect on our weekly visits so while we were disappointed our usual perch at the bar had been usurped by an unidentified exec, we didn't miss much from our less than... [FishbowlNY]