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]

Other CFDA nominees include:

Menswear Designer of the Year:

Michael Bastian

Patrik Ervell

Simon Spurr

Accessory Designer of the Year:

Reed Krakoff

Alexander Wang

Proenza Schouler

Swarovski Award (which recognizes up and coming talent; “recipients in each category will receive generous financial support from Swarovski as well as exposure to the company’s vast and innovative Swarovski crystal resources”):

Womenswear –

Joseph Altuzarra

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row

Prabal Gurung

Menswear —

Alexander Wang

Philip Lim

Robert Geller

Accessories —

Eddie Borgo

Jason Wu

Pamela Love

International Award:

Phoebe Philo, Celine

Eugenia Sheppard Media Award:

Hilary Alexander, The Telegraph

Eleanor Lambert Founders Award:

Hal Rubenstein, InStyle

CFDA Board of Directors’ Special Tribute Award:

Arthur Elgort (in honor of his impact on fashion and photography)

Who do you think will win in the competitive categories? And this is my first time seeing the actual CFDA trophy, but is it just me or does it look like something recovered from an alien spaceship? And furthermore, the trophy kind of has a little gut. If it insists on being a fashion award, I think it’s time to get on a diet…

Link Love: CFDA

Dita’s on the cover of L’Officiel (Middle East) March, 2009 and in the May issue of Instyle UK. What does it all mean!?! A whole lot of Dita!!!

I’m seriously in love with Dita since she came to my house warming party last Spring. We talked about life and the universe and how important it is to cherish every moment we can and how we needed to do more for the world and pastees…

Okay, none of that actually happened but how wicked if it did. Now here’s some Dita Von Teese for you. 

Instyle (UK)

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LINKAGE: Dita post

Rachel Bilson will write a Q&A, and answer reader’s questions relating style for InStyle Magazine. As well as talking about her favorite trends, she will have a monthly column starting from the May issue.

“I am not planning on quitting my day job to be a full-time fashion editor, although I am really enjoying it and it intrigues me very much, I’m actually flattered more than anything that people want to ask me questions about style. I am honored to do it.”

LINKAGE: myfashionlife

Mango is hosting a special 30% off sale with InStyle. Spend more than $75 bucks and you get a free rhimestone headphone. That’s how you get them in InStyle, isn’t it.

5PM – 8:30PM
@ Mango Soho
561 Broadway at Prince

LINKAGE: 2.26 – InStyle Magazine and Mango VIP Shopping Event