Oct 16, 2007 @ 1:48pm

We were psyched to see Angelina Jolie on the cover of the new W. But then we saw Nicole Kidman, Lindsay Lohan, Katie Holmes and five other cover girls.
Does this mean no Angelina interview?
Apparently not.
The covers were created by Richard Prince, the artist who just made Marc Jacobs' latest bags.
Prince layered the starlets' alleged autographs over stock paparazzi photos for W's latest creations. Of course, he actually wrote each quote, ranging from, "To Richard Prince, Love you long time, Cameron Diaz," and "To Richard Prince, Let's not and say we did, Jennifer Aniston."
Though none of the cover girls are actually featured in the magazine's Art Issue, Marc Jacob's art-filled Paris apartment is.
Is this false advertising? Or would we rather see Marc's latest muses than US Weekly images anyway?
--BRITT ABOUTALEB
Editor's Note: Faran was sorta bummed there was no Angelina interview... sorry.
Oct 12, 2007 @ 10:28am

You may remember last year, when Mary Kate Olsen wrote about her favorite handbag in T Magazine.
It was the sort of thing that only happened because it could - "Hey, we're the Times, let's get an Olsen!" - as Mary Kate displayed neither originality nor clarity in her piece, but we still loved reading it.
Now it's Lily Allen's turn, as the British singer details her favorite eyeliner for an upcoming beauty issue. We expect the same level of fuzzy comprehension, but more swear words and perhaps a few rhymes.
The magazine hits stands in two weeks, but we have a sneak peek at her story, with one small problem:
We can't identify Lily's favorite eyeliner, since all we've got is a photo, and we've been using the same liquid stuff - from Maybelline - for like ten years.
Can you ID the liner from Lily?
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Oct 04, 2007 @ 1:38pm
We know celebrities sell copies of fashion magazines.
Usually stars just sit for an interview and an Annie Leibovitz portrait, but sometimes they're called on to perform more editorial duties.
For years French Vogue has been noted for its December/January "Guest Editor" issue, for which they enlist the style-savvy services of icons ranging from Catherine Deneuve to Sofia Coppola to Kate Moss.
As of late other magazines have been following their lead. Last spring we had a special edition of Self-Service with over 100 pages dedicated to cover girl Chloe Sevigny. This fall Kirsten Dunst plays fashion editor at LULA, with an entire spread featuring Polaroids from the actress's trip to Germany.
When Charlotte Gainsbourg recently announced that she'll be taking over the reigns of this winter's French Vogue, we thought it sounded promising. Aside from being Nicolas Ghesquiere's muse, her fashion choices are classic with a twist, always imbued with that Parisian nonchalance.
That doesn't escape the fact, however, that Charlotte is an actress-singer first, style star second.
Are celebrity-edited magazines an insightful glimpse into clothes and personal style, or should celebrities leave the editing to the editors?
--NATALIE GUEVARA