Radiant Chanel Iman and prego Jourdan Dunn, in matching makeup, cover the November issue of Teen Vogue. So is Teen Vogue now advocating teenage pregnancy?

Amy did a great job of being on trend, I LOVE the shoulders of this top, but this editor-in-chief seems to have missed the mark at her own party (Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood Party)..it just looks a little unflattering on her..am I just crazy?

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• Budget reductions of around 25% at Details, Traveler, Glamour, Gourmet, and Teen Vogue.
• Unknown budget cuts at the rest of the Conde mags—except the New Yorker, which is escaping unscathed, according to the NYO.
• The various mag editors get to determine how to achieve their budget cuts.
• No immediate magazine closures are predicted, but some of the weaker titles may reduce their frequency.
• Layoffs are coming.

I’m going to say it again…Print is DEAD!!

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May be sick of me talking about Taylor Momsen today, but we all love her here, and Teen Vogue is putting her all over the place (including in our RAW feed). Here’s her interview for the September mag, Corey was very excited to hear that she only dates older guys.

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TEEN VOGUE: You seemed totally at home in front of that crowd the other night—is it true that, until recently, you’d never played a live show?

TAYLOR MOMSEN: The only other time I’ve been on a stage was when I starred as the Little Red Hen in the second grade. But my family used to play music and dance around in the basement every Saturday night. My sister and I even formed a band called Pink Boa—we’d put on tutus and masks, and I’d sing and play guitar and she’d play the drums. We knew two songs, “Seven Nation Army” and “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

TV: And you’ve been acting professionally for over a decade—that probably helps.

TM: Yeah, I kind of grew up in front of the camera: I started modeling when I was two. I was never pushed into it, but I never really chose it either. That’s why music is so different for me—I’ve known since I was little that this is what I want to do.

TV: Does that mean you’re finished with acting after Gossip Girl?

TM: It would be crazy to cut it out completely. And I love being on the show—I hope it goes on for a couple more years. But as for the future, I don’t know. I’m at a point now where I’m not doing anything just for money or fame.

TV: You recorded most of your album before signing a deal with your label, Interscope, whereas many famous actresses work the other way around. Was it important to you to do as much as possible yourself?

TM: The most obvious thing is to look at me and say, “Oh, pretty blonde girl, let’s put her in pop.” But I would never want to do something in music that isn’t representing me—I’d feel like I was faking myself. I wanted to have it all done so I could say, “Here’s who I am, either you like it or you don’t.”

TV: Tell us about your song writing process.

TM: I start with an idea, an emotion, and I write whatever comes into my mind. My lyrics are my diary—you’re hearing every detail of my life. I’m still learning guitar, so I have a writing partner who helps me: I know what I want to do, but I can’t physically do it, so it’s good to have someone there who can interpret. I’d call my music rock, but with pop hooks. I grew up listening to the Beatles, Blondie, and Joan Jett, and I love Nirvana.

TV: You recently finished high school, more than two years early. Were you just eager to get it over with?

TM: I found it kind of boring. I’m an artist; I’m not going to use trigonometry. Now I’m taking college classes online—I want to major in Language Arts.

TV: Do you have any interest in doing the regular college thing? Enrolling at a university, living in a dorm…

TM: For most people, college is a place where you learn about yourself, and I feel like I’m doing that already. I’m already independent.

TV: People also make great friends there.

TM: I have such trust complexes. I’m close to like two people.

TV: Is that a side effect of fame?

TM: I’ve always been like that. People misinterpret what I say all the time: They think I’m being offensive, when really, I’m only being opinionated. Most of my friends are older, too. I live a very adult life: I have two different careers; I’m on tour. What am I going to do, hang out with the high school kids? I just can’t relate to what they talk about—it seems so petty.

TV: Are your parents comfortable with your maturity?

TM: They have to be; it’s not going anywhere. But I’m responsible. I’m not one of those crazy teens. They trust me.

TV: Do they trust you with older boyfriends?

TM: I’m not dating anyone right now, but I’ve had lots of relationships. My parents know that I’m not going to date someone who’s sixteen. Boys are so much less mature than girls as it is; there’s just no way— I would eat a boy my age alive.

TV: You were a finalist for the part of Hannah Montana—are you ever relieved that you didn’t get that role?

TM: I think it’s a great opportunity for Miley, but yeah, I guess I am relieved. If I had gotten the part, it would be a very different show. It wouldn’t have worked for me. I push back.

TV: It’s hard to imagine you being totally happy at Disney.

TM: When I was nine, it seemed amazing. But I wouldn’t have been able to deal with not writing my own songs. I don’t want to lose the artistry—a lot of people in music right now are faces—manufactured. I don’t want to be that.

TV: And you’ve adopted a very rock ‘n’ roll look.

TM: I had long, pretty hair, and it didn’t fit me. I’m pretty, but I’m not, like, a “pretty girl.” So I pulled up a bunch of photos of Joan Jett and said, “Do that to my hair.” There was a distinct change in my wardrobe, too, and I know people were a little, um, taken aback. But it wasn’t me that changed—it was just that I decided to start being myself. Now I do my own makeup, my own hair, and dress myself, and it feels better.

TV: So this isn’t just another part? You’re not acting when you’re up on that stage?

TM: No way. The role is me.

SOURCE: Teen Vogue

Wow, she’s changed a lot over the years…but looking HOT in 2009!

SOURCE: Teen Vogue

Taylor Momsen rules. “As soon as you try to be different, you end up looking like everyone else,” totally true.

SOURCE: Teen Vogue

Taking inspiration from a dead musical icon (for once this week not Michael Jackson), Addison Gill channels Elvis in this androgynous editorial with a 50’s twist.

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The star of Harry Potter has been getting a lot of press lately, and her Teen Vogue cover is totally age appropriate. Emma looks beautiful as always, but it would be nice to see her styled in something other then this Modern English Princess look. Click the gallery to see the spread.

GALLERY: Emma Watson for Teen Vogue

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Teen Vogue just interviewed Patrick Robinson (Gap VP), and it slipped out that Alexander Wang will be doing a garment for the retailer.  ‘He did this incredible motorcycle jacket in khaki that’s going to be under $100. It’s coming out on June 16th, so get ready!’

The 16-year-old Illinois-born, Missouri-raised American model started her career with her first Teen Vogue editorial in August 2007. The magazine loved her so much, they brought her back as a cover girl in February 2008 alongside Chanel Iman and Ali Michael.

How were you discovered?

Doing a charity fashion show in a mall in St. Louis for a friend who was battling cancer.

Has your ballet dance experience helped you on the catwalk or with your stamina?

Ballet has helped me express myself on photo shoots, and on the catwalk gives me the confidence to move with the fabrics.

Do you ever get embarrassed or uncomfortable with the nudity that modeling demands?

I am still 16 so my agency won’t allow me to do nudity of any sort.

To hear more from Karlie and to see more photos, read more.

What’s your most embarrassing modeling experience?

Tripping on the runway after closing the Pucci show in Milan.

How do you pass the time waiting around for the action to begin?

I just talk to my girlfriends, and of course BlackBerry my agent Stephen, and eat cookies in the corner with the girls.

Do you have model friends? If so, who?

Yes, I have lots. Jourdan Dunn is a close friend. I love Karmen Pedaru, and Catherine McNeil is cool to bake stuff with; they both live in my building. Abbey Lee is always cool to hang out with.

Favorite photo shoot destination?

I always wanted to shoot in Disney World. Probably shooting British Vogue with Patrick Demarchelier in an island off Sweden.

What are your Spring must haves?

White t-shirts, jeans, and whatever trade the designers will be throwing my way.

I can’t live without my_____.

Family, mom, dad, sisters, and puppy Joe.

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If I was a 6′0″+ bean pole with a severe jaw line, I would be scared for my career. It seems as if more and more photographers and designers are deciding to shoot bloggers or it-girls for recent campaigns. First Rumi Neely of Fashion Toast snagged the RCVA campaign. Then Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes joined the bandwagon with a Teen Vogue Spread. In early March, six fashion bloggers landed the Quiksilver Women fashion blog campaign. Now, there’s yet another to add to the mix: blogger Carolina Engman of Fashion Squad appears in the latest campaign for Norwegian brand Bik Bok. This editorial has me incredibly jealous of the carefree spirit and the sun. But models, you should be even more jealous…that’s four jobs, and counting, that social climbing bloggers have snagged. Watch your backs…or start a blog!

Thanks Refinery29!

With her television debut on MTV’s House of Style premiering this weekend,  Fashionologie caught up with Chanel Iman for a few minutes to chat about how she landed the coveted role of show correspondent, her recent coup on the runway at Balenciaga, and about how she might have already landed a date to this year’s Costume Institute Gala.

How did your role on House of Style come about?

Well basically, they called my agency, I went in to meet with them, I did an audition with all the rest of the girls, and they called — I was waiting for the phone call, I was hoping I got it — but I was waiting for about three months.  And when I got back from Paris — I was in Paris for ready-to-wear and did the whole fashion tour for Fashion Week — they told me I got it. I was really excited because it’s just another way for me to express myself!

Tell me a little bit about your upcoming Gossip Girl appearance.

It’s just experience — it was just for me to get an idea of what it would be like to be on set, to really see what happens since I’ve never been on a set before.

Are you looking for more TV appearances in the future then?

Yeah.  I’m kind of slowing down on the modeling right now and I’m branching out to other experiences and interests that I have. [Ed. note: She told Teen Vogue: "House of Style is definitely just the start. I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!"]

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Even at 24, I’m a fan of the usually accessible styling in the pages of Teen Vogue. In what is sure to be one of many pieces on prom, “Twilight” is a boy/girl story that’s more vamp than vampire.

Studs, leather, and sculpted hair mix with glamorous colors, cuts, fabrics, and jewels, in a sweet mix of styles from the ’50s, ’80s, and today.

GALLERY: Twilight Prom.

Samantha Pleet left Bodkin in the trusty hands of former Teen Vogue and Nylon writer Eviana Hartman, with whom she started the eco-friendly label.

Hartman held Bodkin’s first official runway show Monday and showed off “dyes derived from eggplants or spinach leaves, quilting from recycled bottles, and non-violent silk blessed by the Dalai Lama.” The result: slouchy, warm shapes, one-of-a-kind dye jobs, and sustainable simplicity.

GALLERY: Bodkin Fall 2009

Is Teen Vogue getting a French counterpart?  It’s rumored that Carine Roitfeld is asking some her junior editors — her former assistant Melanie Huynh, perhaps? — to launch a youth-focused edition of Vogue Paris, which will be published biannually.  And while we’re on Vogue Paris rumors — Iris Strubegger is said to have cut her hair for a cover, “out in March” — could it be the coveted March 2009 cover, the one with a “fresh new face striking a stark but elegant pose”? [FWD, Place Models]

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The media thinks they are so slick with their little subliminal messages and indirect advertising schemes. But I smell some closed door deals involving the advertisement department of the Vogue corporation and the producers of Gossip Girl. If you’ve pay attention to Vogue and Teen Vogue lately, you’ll notice a common theme: Gossip Girl stars everywhere. With Blake Lively on the cover of Vogue’s February 2009 issue, Leighton Meester on the cover of Teen Vogue’s February 2009 issue and Ed Westwick’s feature in the Teen Vogue’s upcoming March 2009 issue, i’m starting to wonder if Vogue got paid for all of this advertising!  This is no coincidence folks. Call it “giving the reader what they want,” but the first quarter of the new year is bringing Gossip Girl overload to magazine racks, and it’s fishy like a Monday morning at South Street Seaport. 

XOXO Kirby.

I really wish Ed Westwick would always stay in character but alas he occasionally drops the American bad ass accent and sneering to talk about his love interests (made out with puma Drew Barrymore this year), movies (he’s set to star in the Donnie Darko sequel) and his band (or hopes to establish a new one in NYC).

On a sidenote, did the CW pay Vogue a shit load of money to promote Gossip Girl? Blake is on the cover of Vogue and Eddie and Meester gets Teen Vogue. Coincidence? I think not!!!

1. Bass Appeal (interview)

2. Behind the Scenes Video Shoot with Ed Westwick

Some major glossies are reporting serious declines in their newstand sales including Conde Nast’s W and Teen Vogue. Apparently, readers are skipping the tree killing medium for a little something called the Internet (a.k.a FashionIndie.com).