Fashion Editors-Turned-Models

As of late, it's been noted that fashion editors — such as style icons Kate Lanphear, Taylor Tomasi-Hill, Joanna Hillman, and Anna Dello Russo — have fully transitioned into the world of modeling. After being followed by street style photographers for years, behind-the-scenes people are now known as the fashion industry's most talked-about and sought-after faces and personalities.

The advertising perspective considers this transformation to be a rather brilliant one. Highlighting the editors in the market where they have surpassed expertise comes with a value of trust, honor, and respect. Who better to represent pieces, clothing, and styles than the ones who create it?

The developing transition is expected to expand from this point. We believe it holds a substantial amount of inspiration, value, and following not only for magazines and their editors, but also for fashion in general — as well as those who follow it. For that reason, we applaud editors-turned-models, so long as they remain editors, too. What do you think of this evolution?

Text Brittney Schering
Image courtesy of Stylehive

Alt's Plans For Paris Vogue Promises One Less Boob

On the left is Paris Vogue's April 2008 cover, way back when Carine Roitfeld still held her post as the magazine's editor-in-chief. Fast forward three years later, Giselle Bundchen poses in a white Dolce and Gabbana dress for the same publication, shot by the very same photographers. Anyone else reminded of bad Sandy and good Sandy from Grease?

In presenting the magazine's April 2011 issue to WWD, newly instated editor-in-chief Emanuelle Alt pauses to talk about a shot of Anja Rubik with her blouse open, showing a single nipple. "One boob," she said. "Otherwise, you don't recognize it's French Vogue."

Paper or Plastic? The New Modern Magazine.

So this week, Blender announced that its April issue will be its last. This is interesting news since Blender was one of the top music magazines out there. 30 jobs were lost from the 8 year old magazine. 

This makes me think. Is a music magazine really relevant at this time? With all the phone applications and the sheer vastness of the internet and what you can do on it, are magazines, as we know them, a dying breed?

Well thank God I work for CHAOS! Because not only are we the only magazine of our kind out there, but we're also...DIGITAL! Though we may print once a year just for fun. ;) That is if you people out there want us to. It's all about demand. You want it? We'll give it, simple as that. This is what I believe to be the direction of information as we know it. Everyone nowadays is all about having their personal little computers in their pocket. You can read books, play Nintendo games, even find where you parked from the palm of your hand. So, why not get fashion news the same way? Of course there are some moguls like Vogue, W, Bazaar, etc that will never die...ever. But, who wants to trudge to the bookstore or Walgreens to pick up a 800 page magazine that's just full of advertisements anyway? How much longer can we expect the ancient magazine to last, especially today when paper distribution is just not economical?

Thank you, Blender magazine for all the coolness that you provided over the years. Unfortunately for you, on this end of the decade the Plastics are here to stay.