The Ladies Who Hunch: The Best and Worst Selling Cover Girls (and Boys) of the Year

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Some gals got it and some gals would sell their first born just to get it — that “je ne sais quoi”, that “It” factor that makes men want them, women want to be them, and magazine editors want to put them on their covers. But even with that hard-to-categorize quality, the magic can fall short. Some gals can sell a magazine and some gals should stick to their day jobs, starring in movies, recording dance-pop hits and whoring their lives out on basic cable. Assembled here are the biggest winners and losers of the Great Magazine Cover War of 2011.

Meet Anna Wintour, Support Japan

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Have you ever wanted to attend a photo shoot with Anna Wintour? Go wild at Elton John’s Oscar Party? Drop 1000 euros in Ralph Lauren… in Paris? Oh, and help those affected by the travesty in Japan?  These are just a few of the extravagant donations being auctioned off by the CFDA on Charity Buzz, all to support Japan Society’s Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. If you’ve got the dough, you can make your wildest fashion dreams come true and help the front line of the disaster relief effort in Japan. See the full list of items for auction after the break. Check fast – bidding lots close soon.

MOMENT OF STYLE: Kate Bosworth

Edited by Andy Wass

Ah, trust Alexander McQueen to make a Resort piece I actually like!

Kate Bosworth went to the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood Sunday night in a shiny Alexander McQueen Resort dress.

The silhouette is sleek and simple, a nice complement to the intricacy and iridescence.

She also boldly mixed metallics, and got away with wearing gold and silver.

Photo from Celebrities Wonder.

60 Minuets Of Anna Wintour

Edited by Kirby Marzec

First she appeared on the big screen at the Sundance film festival in The September Issue. Now, get ready for a whole hour of Anna Wintour coming to a television near you! Rumor has it that 60 Minutes is doing a special on the fashion queen herself! Although correspondents from the show would not share details, NY Mag said they spotted 60 Minutes cameramen following Wintour at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards dinner in November, and at the panel discussion she partook in last month with David Remnick and Graydon Carter. So, which side of Wintour will we see this time? The dedicated, sophisticated and somewhat human side of the Vogue editor, or the demanding, rude and bitchy side?

For more, check out NY Mag!

Aren’t Rumors A Bitch?

Edited by Kirby Marzec

Okay folks, you can put down the champagne bottles, party hats and noise-makers. The celebration (for most…) was fun while it lasted, but the party is over. It’s pretty safe to say that Anna Wintour is NOT retiring and is NOT being replaced by Carine Roitfeld. We all know that I have a soft spot in my heart for Anna Wintour, so let me help the fashion diva out and provide all of you indies with a few trustworthy sources and put this rumor to rest:

Wintour herself told the New York Observer this morning:

 ”I have no plans to leave American Vogue now or in the foreseeable future.”

Also, while speaking to a panel at the Plaza Hotel (Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and New Yorker editor David Remnick were present) she revealed that she wasn’t yet “fed-up” with her job:

“My father always said to me that when you get too angry that’s the time to stop. The day I get too angry is the day I take up gardening.” 

Carine Roitfeld, editor for Vogue France and supposed replacement for Wintour spoke to WWD from London and told them:

“I’m very happy at Vogue France.”

Si Newhouse, chairman of Condé Nast, said through a spokesman on Tuesday:

“There’s no truth to it. This is the silliest rumor I ever heard.”

So there you have it. Wintour, Roitfeld and Newhouse all disaffirmed the rumors of Wintour’s retirement and replacement. This is a prime example of why we should ignore non-credible sources and not jump to conclusions. But I did hear that Anna Wintour was pregnant with twins…only kidding… Or am I? No, I’m really just kidding.

Thanks NY Mag!