Despite rumors that Anna Wintour wasn’t too happy about the documentary called The September Issue, word has it she’ll be hosting the premier of the documentary this August! The Vogue documentary is set to debut August 19th, gearing up for the magazines actual September issue.

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British Vogue has decided to join the rest of us on the web! The newest addition to the blogosphere uses writers from the magazine with a few others to share the latest fashion gossip as well.

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I’m not famous enough for this awesome Anti-Paparazzi Clutch just yet, but once I replace Anna Wintour at Vogue and eventually take over the world, I’ll have to hit Adam Harvey up for this genius photog counter attack. Complete with a built-in LED flash, the device detects a camera flash and in turn, emits a brighter flash, ruining slow shutter speed and low light shots. While the wiring is small enough to fit inside a woman’s clutch, Harvey is working on making the device small enough to fit in a pendent or a tie clip. Should Harvey patent this Anti-Paparazzi device, Just Jared and Perez Hilton can kiss their celebrity empires goodbye!

Check out Adam Harvey Projects here! Thanks Like Cool!

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With “The September Issue” soon coming to theaters, you’d think Vogue is on the top of the world, but ad sales show differently. Yes, when the documentary was filmed they had 727 ad pages in a 840 page magazine, but two years later those ads have reduced themselves to a mere 400 pages (according to the Post). Why is this? Jezebel suspects:

1. The recession? Though Elle is in the lead — and In Style is doing well — ad pages at those publications are likewise down. Companies aren’t spending money like they used to.

2. The zeitgeist? While people are still interested in fashion, it’s no longer cool to be all bling-bling and logo-covered. Perhaps attitudes have changed? Accessible clothes — Project Runway, guest designers at H&M — still pique people’s interests, but what Vogue calls “aspirational” can often feel like a cruel fantasy.

3. It’s stale? Vogue will never die. But maybe it needs resuscitating? A fresh polish on a brand losing luster? Is there a way to restore the enchantment, the magic that Vogue was capable of? Hint: This is not the way.

4. Anna Wintour? The high-profile EIC of Vogue stars in a documentary that may be less than flattering, and recently called fat people in Minnesota little houses. And despite recent covers with Michelle Obama and Beyoncé, there was a time when, for issue after issue, there were no black models on the magazine’s pages. Zero. When does your asset become a liability?

5. The Internet? With sites like The Cut, The Sartorialist, Style.com, Fatshionista, StreetPeeper, Refinery29 and so on, it’s possible to be interested in fashion and find out about all kinds of runway shows, trends and designers without the narrow point-of-view Vogue offers. In a lightning-fast, interactive way. Like we always say, when in doubt, blame this Web 2.0 thing people are always talking about.

What do you think?

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Filmed in 2007, R.J. Cutlers takes us behind the scenes with Anna Wintour as she sets to release the September 2007 issue of Vogue, their biggest issue ever. The film debuts August 28th, just in time for the 2009 September issue.

Thoughts?

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Just when I think my August “to-do” list couldn’t get any more intense,  word spreads that R.J. Cutler’s glimpse into the life of Anna Wintour and the Vogue empire, The September Issue, will hit Manhattan theaters on August 28th, nearly two weeks earlier than the September 11th USA release! Not in Manhattan? The New York State film release date is September 4th, a whole week before the rest of the nation! 

Mark your calendars, shine your shoes and learn how to control your popcorn scarfing habit, because this is bound to be the most fashionable film you see all year! 

Thanks Fashionologie! 

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24 year-old Iris is not new on the modeling scene, her age and runway experience would have some calling her a veteran. Suddenly she has become a star; with her newly died flame red hair Iris has scored an editorial shot by David Sims and a special article about her hair cut in the July issue of Vogue. Iris has also been chosen to represent Valentino and Givenchy in their campaigns this season. Keep your eyes out for Iris, we all know that when Anna grabs a girl she holds on tight.

SOURCE: Models.com

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Anna Wintour step’s up her game with a playful Terry Richardson shoot that would fit seamlessly into the pages of the magazines chic, risk-taking French counterpart. Lily Donaldson’s playful posing and use of actual eye-exam machines is a refreshing change from models jumping in front of a stark white background. The moody color-scheme and cropped shot of her embellished heels have won me over – props Anna!

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So another month has gone by, which means we’re up for another Vogue cover…and guess who it is! No, you’ll never guess…maybe you will cuz I told you in the title, but that’s besidse the point. Let’s talk about this scenerio, Sienna does one f*ing movie and makes a Vogue cover…well, Jezebel is suggesting that it’s Anna’s way of saying “I’m sorry.”

What do you guys think? Does she belong on the cover?

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So, apparently if you’re a model that does coke she’ll let you slide. But naked photos floating around the internet? You can kiss your spread goodbye. According to reports, Rihanna, who was lined up to do a covershoot for Vogue magazine, was snubbed by Anna Wintour thanks to some salacious, recently leaked pics of the star `a la Vanessa Hudgens. A source tells Star magazine:

Rihanna and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour had been talking for weeks about doing the cover and an inside spread. Anna told her Vogue absolutely loves her and really wanted to work with her. Rihanna was ecstatic. But since the photos came out, Anna hasn’t returned any of her calls. Rihanna’s so upset… She hopes the people at Vogue change their minds.”

Not that nude pictures of Rihanna isn’t news to me, but I’m more surprised that Miss Stonyface has the nerve to be pious when Vogue has commited more moral atrocities than Caligula–on a bad day. The hypocrisy is palpable.

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Before realizing how adorable photographer Arthur Elgort’s spread, “The Wedding Party,” for Vogue’s June 2009 issue is, I prematurely threw up in my mouth at the fact that Sasha Pivovarova was actually married and that her husband, artist Igor Vishnyakov, looks like he could be her father. Rebecca, a native Russian herself, thoughtfully pointed out that no, Vishnyakov wasn’t old, he was just Russian (hmm, i guess Russian men just look older?). Ok, Vishnyakov isn’t exactly a spring chicken at 41 years old, but that’s besides the point…sort of…since he actually is old enough to be the model’s father. But hey, a man that flexible is a youngin’ in my books! 

“The Wedding Party” is a charming reenactment of Pivovarova and Vishnyakov’s wedding, complete with a gorgeous Lanvin wedding dress and fellow models, Jessica Stam, Irina Kulikova and Hana Soukupova as the bridesmaids. Though the spread hits a soft-spot in my heart, I’m a little resentful that Sasha is just another thief, stealing my socks and stilettos look. Grr.

Thanks IMG! 

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Bruce Weber headed down to New Orleans to shoot Lara Stone and Morgan Freeman for the latest US Vogue. I guess Freeman’s becoming a triple threat actor/voice over/model?  The concept is cool, opposites of old and young, but I can’t help but be creeped out by the photo of the two laying down laughing together.  Shout out: Stone is wearing a Barak Obama shirt in the last photo.

SOURCE: Models

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We posted the cover last week, questioning the importance of Cameron Diaz as a cover girl…Here’s a look inside.

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Model Suvi Koponen gets the colorful treatment by photographer Richard Burbridge in this spread for the May Issue of Italian Vogue. It’s a crazy mix of color and the seasons latest trends that seems like a total dream/lsd trip.What’s really cool though is that Suvi is the winners of Finland’s Next Top Model, proof that while it doesn’t actually help girls in America, it’s doing wonders for those outside of the Eye of Tyrauron glaze.

“High Kick, High Kick, Jazz Hands, and Fosse!!!”

SOURCE: Italian Vogue Serves Up Fashion, Neat [Maghag]

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Let’s analyze this…Vogue is a fashion magazine, so those featured on the cover must technically have something to do with fashion. Next, What has Cameron done lately? We haven’t seen her at any award shows, cuz she hasn’t done any movies, cuz she disappeared after her breakup with Justin Timerlake. Also, the green issue? Yes, Cameron did buy the first Prius a while back, and so what, so have tons of other celebs. Oh, and didn’t Anna promise us a model for the next issue? Guess she lied.

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The ubiquitous Heidi Klum has been busy lately — not only making a new baby, but also shooting an entire issue of German Vogue. The June 2009 “Heidi by Vogue” issue features the supermodel in a handful of editorials, shot by Francesco Carrozzini, Paola Kudacki, and more.

We have a small sneak peek at the editorials in the gallery.

GALLERY: Heidi Klum for Vogue Germany, June 2009.

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A de-eyebrowed Sasha Pivovarova posed for Steven Meisel for the May 2009 issue of Vogue Italia.

It’s a good cover just on fashion principle alone. Unlike virtually every spring issue cover, the colors are neutral and based in earth tones, and the model is all bundled up. It stands out for not standing out.  The accompanying spread, “Moroccan Holiday,” is similarly styled with unusual color palettes and muted luxury. 

GALLERY: Sasha Pivovarova for Vogue Italia, May 2009.

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Vogue Enfants (aka kids) is probably one of the dumbest, borderline sketchiest thing ever. If you’re going to the store and buying a kids fashion magazine you’re probably going to land your pedophile ass in jail. Don’t worry though you’re in better shape than the dude with a subscription to this shit. That dude has his phones tapped and monitored. I don’t know any kid this age who is so consumed in fashion that they even want to read this mag. I know there are probably pyscho upper east side mothers who buy this waste of paper to see what they should buy there kids, but either way it’s rediculous. Even sketchier are the 10 year old models in this magazine, because getting them into the harsh modeling world early won’t fuck them up for the rest of their lives!

via The Fashionisto

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Illustrator John-Paul Thurlow remakes the covers of Vogue, Crash and Pop into great black and white renditions. Cool how hand done still beats computer generated.

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Matt Irwin took a shot at making Vicky’s girls even sexier than they already are. Shot for Russian Vogue, this spread features our favorite angels is some pretty hot looks. Bondage and leather get their fair share of attention in this pulse racing spread. Julia Stegner, Doutzen Kroes, and Angela Lindvall made the cut for this steamy little spread.

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John-Paul Thurlow, artist and magazine cover graphic designer, is recasting his favorite covers with a bit of paper and a pencil. It’s images like these that make me wish I  could draw. Sigh. 

GALLERY: John-Paul Thurlow Goes Back To The Drawing Board

Thanks Cyana Trend Land and Pipeline! 

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Karlie Kloss is on a roll, she has managed to be front and center of every major Vogue (Italia, US, and now Paris). Photographed by David Sims, Karlie wears punk meets pirate and rocks it!

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Vogue was offering new subscribers a “Special Online Offer,” an “exclusive red handbag free,” but that was a lie, since the readers received something different then what was promised.

FROM THE POST:

‘The image, which accompanies this Web ad shows what appears to be a red leather bag with a crocodile embossment and a clasp with over-the-shoulder straps.

Instead what shows up in the mail in a standard 8 in. by 10 in. polybag, is a red canvass bag with “pleather” handles about the size of a small gym bag.

The bag also has “pleather” patches on the bottom corners and a zipper closure. Neither of these features appear in the online bag.’

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Another feature in the Models Issue of Vogue May 2009 is “Meet the Boyfriends.”

Pretty straightforward — Patrick Demarchelier photographed six top models with their boyfriends: Doutzen Kroes, Chanel Iman, Arlenis Sosa, Julia Stegner, Caroline Trentini, and Anna Jagodzinska.

Cutest part: Caroline is dating the photographer’s son! And even though she’s clearly posing, this shot is my favorite because it seems the most authentic and least modelly.

GALLERY: Meet the Boyfriends.

READ MORE ABOUT: Anna Jagodzinska, Arlenis Sosa, Caroline Trentini, chanel iman, Doutzen Kroes, Julia Stegner, Patrick Demarchelier, vogue