Wall Street Journal Goes Balls To The Wall…Without Its Fashion Staff

I’m not sure whose bone-headed idea it was to lay off fourteen members of The Wall Street Journal fashion and retail staff, but publishers decided that it was more important to focus on the WSJ luxury supplement…ONE WEEK BEFORE NEW YORK FASHION WEEK! Managing editor Robert Thompson claims that fashion will still be covered, but in a downsized, less prominent way. And talk about backstabbing, columnists are being laid off, switched around and required to re-apply for remaining positions in the style section! I have a feeling that the minimal fashion week coverage is going to bite WSJ in the ass…let’s just hope this isn’t a trend…

Thanks NY Mag!