What do Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears have to do with Fashion and the Big Celebrity Boom?

Edited by Benjamin Kanarek

From Benjamin Kanarek Blog

Celebrities and Fashion have always been synonymous. However, today more than ever, fashion magazines are featuring more celebrities than immigrants trying to get into the USA for their Green Card. In many cases these highly regarded magazines are using celebrities more often than Super Models for their covers. There are many reasons for this and in my opinion some of those decisions have more to do with the Politics of Fashion than the notoriety of the Celebrity.

Kate Moss Is Perfectly Raw

Edited by Nicole Vardo

Only in a perfect world would every woman look like this with absolutely “no” make up or perks of glamour.

SPREAD UM: Malgosia Bela For Self Service S/S 09

Edited by Saynt

Malgosia Bela will span 114 pages in the Spring/Summer ’09 issue of Self Service, her editorial was shot by Mario Sorrenti, styled by Camilla Nickerson. There’s also a double cover of Raquel Zimmermann; the inside editorial featuring Raquel, Eniko Mihalik, Lara Stone, and Dree Hemingway titled “39 Looks,” which spans 66 pages; and Aline Weber’s spread called “The Obsessions.”

SPREAD UM: Eniko Mihalik for Self Service Magazine

Edited by Andy Wass

Eniko Mihalik is one of many models featured in the Fall/Winter 08/09 issue of Self Service Magazine.

In this spread in the Paris-based biannual, photographer Ezra Petronio helps Mihalik find a balance between sultry and seedy.

GALLERY: Eniko Mihalik for Self Service Magazine.