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It’s been a banner year for RiRi. Not only did she land one of the worst Vogue covers of all time a cover of Vogue, the pop tart just broke Madonna‘s record — thus wiping out the entirely heavenly host — for the fastest popstar to reach 20 Hot 100 top 10 singles — an awkward record, but a record nonetheless.

Racking up those top 10 hits in six years and four months, Rihanna beats Her Madgesty by a good five months. Luckily, she’s still behind the all-time record holder — The Beatles (duh) — who did it without breaking a sweat in two years and seven months.

Anyway, her musical accomplishments — or lack thereof —  aside, Rihanna gets down and dirty in a sexy photoshoot for Esquire, blah blah blah, she’s not wearing clothes what else is new? Photos and video below. I’m bored. [Esquire]

“I’ve been a huge fan of The Roots for years,” says Varvatos, “They are one of the most innovative musical forces on the planet.”

True story. Also, Black Thought, most underrated MC. There, I said it.

Danny Clinch shot The Roots at Republic Airport in New York right as they were getting off the plane — an homage to how rock stars traveled in the 70s. Creative director Stephen Niedzwiecki explains:

“The way The Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles traveled had a huge impact on the direction for this season’s campaign…Led Zeppelin’s plane had fireplaces built in. So that’s what inspired us to shoot them in that way.”

And that’s why Led Zeppelin is fucking awesome. Anyhoo, in addition to the airport scenario there are other “image-based” shots that will debut in the September issues of GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Details and other fash mags.

And as a special treat, The Roots threw together a little impromptu number on the tarmac:

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The exhibit opens today June 7th at famed British jeweler Stephen Webster in Beverly Hills.  Proceeds from “In Case of Fashion Emergency Break Glass,” in addition to 10% of jewelry sales for the month of June, will be donated to the Prince’s Trust.

The Prince’s Trust is a cause especially close to Thomas’s heart. Having left his native Glouchester where he was studying as a plumber’s apprentice, Thomas found himself in London at age nineteen with only 30 pounds to his name. There he became immersed in the nightlife scene in hopes of meeting his idol, Boy George. He soon realized, however, he couldn’t get by with just being fabulous; he actually had to do something. The life of a fashion editor appealed to him so at 22 he applied for a grant from the Prince’s Trust.

With the money he won, David put together a portfolio and wrote over 100 stylists, hoping to work for free as an assistant. He supported himself with a job handing out roses and perfume in a bathroom of a club at night and washing dishes at a café on the weekends. He was eventually hired by Isabella Blow and Judy Blaine; the latter, as fate would have it, was Boy George’s stylist. After scoring a lucky break styling Lisa Stansfield‘s video for “All Around the World,” Thomas took over working with Boy George from Blaine, who had become too busy with another client, Neneh Cherry.

By 24, David Thomas had become the fashion editor at Esquire, the youngest editor in the world at that time. He befriended Hamish Bowles, who was working at Harper’s & Queen in the office next door. Bowles took Thomas under his refined wing and taught him the ins and outs of proper decorum. Thomas also met a young Philip Treacy from whom he commissioned a hat for Boy George, thus helping launch his impressive career as a milliner.

David Thomas plans to document his 23-plus years in fashion with a book he’s currently working on, but for “In Case of Fashion Emergency,” he didn’t want to delve too deep into the past. Rather, he wanted to focus on the last six months to make the exhibit more relevant. He will be featuring looks he styled for Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Matthew McConaughey, Avril Lavigne, Chris Hemsworth, John Legend and of course Puff Daddy, by whom the exhibit’s name is more or less inspired.

While having dinner one Saturday night, Puff called him, desperately in need of an outfit for dinner with Jay Z — an age-old dilemma. David rushed home, but impeded by traffic, got there an hour later, at which point Puff had already solved the problem. He later joked with friends that he should always have a back-up outfit, encased in a glass box like a fire extinguisher, and  in case of fashion emergencies, he would simply break the glass.

If you’re in Beverly Hills tonight or at all during the month of June — the length of the exhibit —  make sure to drop by Stephen Webster so you too can be prepared for your own fashion emergencies. Although, I doubt Puff Daddy will be calling you anytime soon, as David Thomas would tell you, it’s best to be prepared.

The story goes something like this:

InStyle – up 4.7 % to 1,156 pages

Vogue – up 11% to 1,094 pages

Elle – up 15% to 1,082 pages

Harper’s Bazaar – down 5.4% to 712 pages

W – up 5% to 44o pages

For  men’s titles:

GQ – down 3% to 485 pages

Esquire – up 12.5% to 410 pages

Men’s Health – up 4% to 377 pages

Men’s Journal – up 5% to 353 pages

Details - down 2.8% to 311 pages

And on the lifestyle front:

Real Simple, down 6.6% to 688 pages

O: The Oprah Magazine, up 3.8% to 671 pages

Vanity Fair – up 6.5% to 650 pages

Redbook – down 1.6% to 635 pages

Martha Stewart Living – up 2% t0 507 pages

More – down 3.3% to 401 pages

[WWD]

Starting next month, you can purchase subscriptions to the Bible O: The Oprah Magazine, Esquire and something called Popular Mechanics for $19.99 a year, or $1.99 a month through iTunes.

Other publishers have been slow to get in bed with Apple because the computer giant is notoriously a selfish lover, demanding a 30 percent cut of any subscription sale completed in the iTunes store.

Hearst refused to discuss the terms of their deal, however, simply saying, “We came to an equitable and fair agreement to owning customers together.”

I doubt they’ll truly “own” anyone “together” since Oprah already owns and operates everyone and everything as it is, or are we forgetting the 2008 elections? [WWD]

On her relationship with Marilyn Mason:

“I think one of the things that freaked people out so much is that we looked so different.”

On dating women:

“Yeah, I’m more kind of like the guy when it comes to girls. I’m the dominant one…I’m opening the doors, I’m buying dinner. Yeah, I’m romantic.”

Wood is certainly a fascinating individual and an amazing actress. It’s good to know that know can be candid and real.

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Could you tell us about yourself?

My name is Angela Martini, I’m 24 and I’m a Gemini. I was born in Albania in a city called Shkoder. When I was 9-years-old I moved to Switzerland with my family, so I am a Swiss citizen as well. Three years ago I moved to the city of my dreams, New York City. I am Miss Universe Albania 2010 and placed 6^th during the Miss Universe 2010 competition. I have a modeling contract with Elite NY. I’m an international model also. I mostly do bikini and lingerie. I have done many shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami.  I have worked mostly with big catalogs in the US, for Lily of France, Linea of Sprint, Guess Lingerie and advertising for JC Penney’s, Ambrielle and more.

How long have you been a model? How did you start this job?

Since I was a little girl, I knew I was going to come to New York City and model. My first experience with modeling was at 18; before that my parents would not allow it. But as far as 100 percent professionally, I started modeling at 21 when I moved to U.S. and I signed with Elite NY.

Have you ever been to Turkey?

No, I haven’t been yet but I will soon. I have a lot of very good friends from Turkey. I have heard that it is such a beautiful place and the destination to go right now.

What do you do in your free time?

In my free time I try to work out by going to the gym or doing yoga. I also love watching movies and hanging out with my girlfriends, going to dinners, and I love to read when I have alone time.

Which country do you like most?

I’m always interested in countries or cities that I haven’t been to yet. Of course I love New York and Miami, Albania, and I’m really in love with Switzerland. But I’m looking forward to going to Turkey, Bali, Japan and to seeing the whole world.

What kind of men do you like? Do you have a boyfriend?

I’m sure you guys have heard it all about what women like: intelligent, honest, gentleman and of course every woman wants that and myself included; but I also focus on the man that feeds the personal state of mind that I’m in right at the moment. So when a man can make the missing puzzle pieces work, he’s my personal hero. I want someone that can take me higher. When I’m down he can pick me back up again.

What do you feel when you look at your sexy and cool pictures?

When I see my pictures I’m never like, wow I look so hot or something like that. Actually during the shoot, I keep running to the screen when I can and watch my pictures so I can know what I can do differently that looks even better. I looked at the hair, make up, lighting, my pose and my expression. It’s just work and art for me, and when I’m looking at that I think to myself wow I’m living my dream.

What does “passion” mean to you?

Love, joy, anger, desire, sadness and ambitions. For me personally I really have a passion for the world, for life in anything I do. If it is a job, a friendship, relationship, family, food, I’m full with passion. I’m very passionate.

What are the important things in your relationships?

Fearlessness. We can be in our world and we can write our own love story that has never been written before or no one has seen or heard before. We can be partners, grow together in anything from relationship, as people, in dreams and as a family. We can love each other for who we really are, not for somebody you hope the person to be. Mental stimulation for sure; you can’t be boring; you need action and adventure. As I said before when one of us is down the other lends a hand and brings the other back up.

Tell me one of your secrets.

If I told you my secret it will not be a secret anymore!

Who is your favorite actor?

Mark Wahlberg is not only a great actor but he is a great family man and philanthropist. I had the chance to meet him in LA with a good friend of mine, Unik.

Do you have any beauty secrets?

Exercise, sleep and water. I believe I look so much better after a day at the spa. Or after exercise going to the steam room and getting a good massage. Eight hours of sleep is also really good. You also have to accept yourself as you are. No one is perfect; in fact imperfection is beauty. Having good people around you who believe in you also gives you good self-esteem.

Do you find yourself sexy?

I think every woman is sexy. Every woman has it inside; it is our nature as women to be sexy and beautiful. It just comes out naturally. And every woman should think about herself that she is sexy. Of course you are! You’re a woman.

What are your future plans?

I’m not gonna stop till I reach the top. Just joking! Haha. I want to continue and give my best in my modeling career and I’m also looking forward to bringing my own bikini line in 2011. So I’m exited about so many things.

You look so skinny. Are you on a diet? Do you like Turkish food?

No, definitely not. I just work and try to eat good food. Yes, I do love Turkish food. My grandmother always made us imam bajaldi, baklava and byrek.

What is your message to Turkish men?

I love the sense of humor that Turkish men have. If you make someone laugh, they keep their good looks. Alsothe nice, warm and caring way Turkish men have is nice.

[Source: Esquire Turkey, Report: Elcin Kacar, Photos: Altay Mustafa]

Other newsstand winners included GQ‘s triptych August cover featuring funnymen Tracy Morgan, Paul Rudd and Zach Galifinakis; Esquire‘s March cover with Leonardo Dicaprio boozing it up proved a hit  as did their September issue with possibly gay James Franco; and Details‘s March issue with Twilight‘s dreamy vamp Robert Pattinson sunk its teeth into the market.

Readers, however, avoided Pattinson’s co-star Taylor Lautner‘s July GQ cover, proving that tweenage girls aren’t very gentlemanly; not very many people were mad about Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm‘s Details cover in October; and Javier Bardem‘s cigarette was the only thing smoking about his February cover of Esquire.

Men’s Journal deigned to put  Mel Gibson on their cover and paid the price since very few people were willing to pay for it. Next time, Men’s Journal, strip down that raging anti-Semite and give him a smoky eye, maybe then he’ll sell a few more copies.

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James Franco looks incredilby dapper on Esquire’s September issue. I couldn’t come up with a more dapper gentleman for this issue. I’m not a huge fan of Esquire but I think they suckered me into buying a copy. Damn you Franco!

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Check out these images of vixen Scarlett Johansson for Esquire Magazine by photographer Sheryl Nields.

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Tina Fey, the princess of late night live comedy talks about her four year old daughter, her favorite type of doughnut and Twitter, all in the new issue of Esquire!

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Amanda Seyfried sexes it up in the April 2010 issue of Esquire. Check out the full story here.

  Jon Kortajarena is featured in the new March 2010 issue of Esquire Spain , with Tom Ford on the cover. See more after the jump.   Tip via VGL + more Jon Kortajarena | Tom Ford | Esquire

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The star of Fox’s Fringe, Anna Torv shows off a sexier side (or back) in the current issue of Esquire Magazine. Read an interview with her on their site. Entire gallery after the jump…

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Okay I get it! It’s sexy, revealing, and was, for while, original. But come on! It’s OVER! Enough you Lady Gaga copycats, please find another trend to imitate!

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Jessica Stroup shows off her nipples in the latest issue of Esquire Mag.

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Seems like Esquire might be on the chopping block. Ad revenue dropped 22% in the first quarter, which isn’t technically horrible compared to other publications, but Gawker is reporting that the magazine’s staff, and its corporate peeps are on their last leg.

“According to a tipster: Publisher Kevin O’Malley told the staff that even though Esquire did (very relatively) better than rival GQ last quarter, it wasn’t good enough—he wants them to be picking up the market share lost by Portfolio and Best Life. Other complaints: GQ got more National Magazine Award nominations, and some high end advertisers think Esquire is becoming too “gimmicky.”"

Couldn’t agree more. This magazine totally has lost it. The E-Ink thing with the flashing cover was totally lame and all the articles are so dull. Can’t wait to see this one go under. Hopefully it frees up some room for titles like Antenna (which I totally adore).

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Esquire’s looking for the Best Dressed Real Man in America. So you’re basically saying my avatar can’t apply?

Register at www.esquirebdrm.com if you think you have what it takes to look like you shop any of the brands or department stores that advertise in Esquire.

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Sir Paul Smith gets the Warhol Treatment. Better Choice: Marc Jacobs

Karl Gets Nix’d. Does Karl not have any other expression other than contempt?

Miuccia Prada is barely there.

Alber Elbaz, not wanting to appear fat, just draws himself in.

There are no fat superheros Alber, so the cape is so not working right now.

Christopher Bailey plays the perfect kid.

Donatella the Saint? I think this might be a joke, but hell their noses match perfectly.

Didn’t Kanye Already do this? Better. And Less Gay. Plus, Whose Body Is That?

Dustin Hoffman looks like the Uncle who touched you in your no no place when you were seven.
Wait you didn’t have an uncle like that? Haha, yeah, neither did I….

Why in the hell is a picture of a dude snapping his fingers iconic?

Giorgio Armani really doesn’t know, he also really doesn’t care.

Vivienne Westwood looks like a little old man. I wonder if that was the point?

Daddy Dolce: “Jimmy, did Uncle Gabbana stick his finger in your no no place?”

Uncle Gabbana: Sniff. Sniff. “Ahhhhhh…”

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